Nursing home · North Northamptonshire

Meadow View Care Home

80 High Street, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7AB

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 16 October 2024 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 5 below good
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?68%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 below good
    • Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
    • Providing InformationSome shortfalls
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 29 good, 4 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • July 2022GoodSECRW
  • July 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • September 2020Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • September 2019Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
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  • August 2018Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • August 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • October 2016Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • August 2016InadequateSECRW previous owner
  • September 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • June 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • May 2015InadequateSECRW previous owner
  • April 2015InadequateSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in North Northamptonshire

Meadow View Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 62 other homes in North Northamptonshire. 80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 7 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (2%)
  • Good 63 (58%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 11 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 20 (19%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (4%)

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What the data says about Meadow View Care Home

Meadow View Care Home is one of 108 care homes in North Northamptonshire: a 53-bed nursing home in Wellingborough, run by Wellbeing Care Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in North Northamptonshire has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

In October 2024, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in November 2023, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. That is more recent than most ratings in North Northamptonshire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. 4 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.

Across North Northamptonshire, 80% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in December 2025. That is true of 99% of homes in North Northamptonshire. About 0.5 km away, Irchester 168 is rated Outstanding. It is one of 2 homes run by Wellbeing Care Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.