SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?47%Requires improvement
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?50%Requires improvement
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Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?50%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?54%Requires improvement
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Providing InformationSignificant shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?54%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 6 good, 27 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Loyd House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 27 other homes in West Northamptonshire.
70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Christchurch Court Limited, Loyd House is a residential care home in Northampton, West Northamptonshire with 17 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall and in all five key questions in January 2026. Its rating before that, in February 2024, was the same. That is more recent than most ratings in West Northamptonshire, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 27 fell below good. The lowest was “consent to care and treatment” (significant shortfalls).
Christchurch View, 0.0 km away, is the closest home rated Good. 2 of Christchurch Court Limited’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2026. That is true of 93% of homes in West Northamptonshire. Across West Northamptonshire, 70% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
