Residential care home · West Northamptonshire

Obelisk House

Obelisk Rise, Northampton, NN2 8SA

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 20 December 2022 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • 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?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2019GoodSECRW 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 West Northamptonshire

Obelisk 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%).

  • 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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Care homes nearby

  • Kingsthorpe Grange
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 8LT · Nursing home · 51 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • St Giles Charity Estates
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  • Boughton Green Road Limited
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 7AA · Residential care home · 14 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Primrose House
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 8DJ · Residential care home · 3 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Primrose House
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 8DJ · Residential care home · 2 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Boughton Lodge Care Home
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 7SU · Residential care home · 19 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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Other homes run by West Northamptonshire Council

4 care homes in total: 2 Good, 2 Requires improvement.

  • Southfields House
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN3 5DS · Residential care home · 44 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Turn Furlong
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 8BZ · Residential care home · 51 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Longlands
    Daventry, West Northamptonshire · NN11 4DY · Residential care home · 51 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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Obelisk House at a glance

West Northamptonshire Council runs Obelisk House, a residential care home in Northampton, West Northamptonshire with room for 44 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in West Northamptonshire has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

CQC's latest rating, from December 2022, is Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. For caring and responsive, the rating was Good. That is down from Good in May 2019.

Kingsthorpe Grange, 0.7 km away, is the closest home rated Good. West Northamptonshire Council runs 4 care homes, and 2 of the 4 rated are Good or Outstanding. Across West Northamptonshire, 70% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.