SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?79%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
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 2 exceptional, 4 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. ?
Richardson Duston Limited is in the Good tier ?, with 43 other homes in West Northamptonshire.
70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent residential care home in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, Richardson Duston Limited is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 11 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in West Northamptonshire, where the typical home has 22 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across West Northamptonshire, 70% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from May 2019. 93% of homes in West Northamptonshire also score 5.
Its CQC rating, from August 2025, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Ratings in West Northamptonshire are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 4 fell below good. The lowest was “kindness, compassion and dignity” (some shortfalls).
