Residential care home · West Northamptonshire

Primrose House

202 Harborough Road, Northampton, NN2 8DJ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 17 January 2023 Rated 3 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?Good

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2020GoodSECRW previous owner
  • June 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • June 2016Requires improvementSECRW 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

Primrose House is in the Good tier ?, with 43 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

  • Primrose House
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 8DJ · Residential care home · 2 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Stoke House
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 8DL · Residential care home · 12 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Boughton Lodge Care Home
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 7SU · Residential care home · 19 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • St Giles Charity Estates
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 8LR · Residential care home · 20 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 months ago
  • Kingsthorpe Grange
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 8LT · Nursing home · 51 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Boughton Green Road Limited
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 7AA · Residential care home · 14 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago

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Other homes run by Wellington Support Limited

4 care homes in total: 4 Good.

  • Phoenix House
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN1 4BN · Nursing home · 15 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Primrose House
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 8DJ · Residential care home · 2 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Ryecroft Apartments
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 6JF · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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Primrose House in brief

Primrose House is a 3-bed residential care home in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, run by Wellington Support Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with mental health needs and people detained under the Mental Health Act. That is smaller than most homes in West Northamptonshire, where the typical home has 22 beds.

Across West Northamptonshire, 70% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 4 of Wellington Support Limited’s 4 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in January 2023. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2020.