SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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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?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?64%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 6 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. ?
OLIVE ROW 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%).
Northamptonshire Care Limited runs OLIVE ROW CARE HOME, a nursing home in Kettering, North Northamptonshire with room for 54 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Most homes in North Northamptonshire are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.
62 other homes in North Northamptonshire share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2025. 99% of homes in North Northamptonshire also score 5. About 0.5 km away, Heatherington House is rated Outstanding.
Its CQC rating, from July 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from June 2023. That is more recent than most ratings in North Northamptonshire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 6 fell below good. The lowest was “infection prevention and control” (some shortfalls).
