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Residential care home · West Northamptonshire

Merrifield House Residential Care Home

90 High Street, Wootton, Northampton, NN4 6JR

Good SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 7 years ago
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CQC rating

Good
Published 29 October 2019 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Outstanding

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • June 2017GoodSECRW
  • June 2016Requires improvementSECRW

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How it compares in West Northamptonshire

Merrifield House Residential Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 2 other homes in West Northamptonshire. 70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 11 (11%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (3%)
  • Good 44 (42%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 10 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 28 (27%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (7%)

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Merrifield House Residential Care Home at a glance

Merrifield House Residential Care Home is one of 104 care homes in West Northamptonshire: a 62-bed residential care home in Northampton, run by Merrycare Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and people with mental health needs. Most homes in West Northamptonshire are smaller: the median there is 22 beds.

CQC's latest rating, from October 2019, is Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. For well-led, the rating was Outstanding. That matches its previous rating, from June 2017. The rating is more than 5 years old. In West Northamptonshire, 27% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).

Richmond Village Northampton, 1.1 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 2 (improvement necessary), from September 2026. 93% of homes in West Northamptonshire score the top mark of 5. In West Northamptonshire, 70% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).