SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?47%Requires improvement
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SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?0%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome 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?0%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?0%Requires improvement
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?46%Requires improvement
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Freedom to speak upSignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 2 good, 31 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Margaret's Rest Home 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 Hollyberry Care Limited, Margaret's Rest Home is a residential care home in Northampton, West Northamptonshire with 27 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall and in all five key questions in May 2026. Before that, in June 2023, it was rated Good. Ratings in West Northamptonshire are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 31 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “safeguarding”.
In West Northamptonshire, 70% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from July 2025. That is true of 93% of homes in West Northamptonshire. The nearest home with a higher rating is Wilton House (Good), 0.0 km away.
