Nursing home · North Northamptonshire

Park House Care Home

50 Park Road, Wellingborough, NN8 4QE

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago New owner since April 2024

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 16 May 2023 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?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

The home changed owner in April 2024. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2020Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • August 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • June 2015GoodSECRW 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

Park House Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 19 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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Care homes nearby

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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Hillcrest
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Westlands Care Home
    Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · NN8 4JH · Residential care home · 28 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Kenroyal Nursing Home
    Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · NN8 4JD · Nursing home · 64 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 10 months ago
  • Lancum House
    Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire · NN8 3GL · Residential care home · 43 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago

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What the data says about Park House Care Home

Park House Care Home is one of 108 care homes in North Northamptonshire: a 42-bed nursing home in Wellingborough, run by Kara Healthcare (Park House Care) Ltd. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. The typical home in North Northamptonshire has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

CQC last rated the home in May 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. For caring, the rating was Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in March 2020.

The home changed owner in April 2024. Across North Northamptonshire, 80% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 2026. That is true of 99% of homes in North Northamptonshire. The nearest home with a higher rating is Wendleberrie House (Good), 0.1 km away.