Residential care home · North Northamptonshire

SENSE - 129 Neale Avenue

129 Neale Avenue, Kettering, NN16 9HG

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

CQC rating

Good
Published 29 July 2026 Rated 3 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • 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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • December 2018GoodSECRW
  • May 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in North Northamptonshire

SENSE - 129 Neale Avenue is in the Good tier ?, with 62 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

  • Ashley Court Care Home
    Kettering, North Northamptonshire · NN16 9QT · Residential care home · 38 beds0.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • Burghley
    Kettering, North Northamptonshire · NN16 9LQ · Residential care home · 6 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Parvale House
    Kettering, North Northamptonshire · NN16 9JB · Residential care home · 6 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Avery Park Care Home
    Kettering, North Northamptonshire · NN16 9JB · Nursing home · 120 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Weston Villa
    Kettering, North Northamptonshire · NN16 9JA · Residential care home · 8 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Thorndale
    Kettering, North Northamptonshire · NN16 9FW · Residential care home · 60 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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Other homes run by Sense

36 care homes in total: 2 Outstanding, 31 Good, 3 Requires improvement.

  • SENSE - 32a Broadgate Lane
    Peterborough, Lincolnshire · PE6 8NW · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • SENSE - 89 Hastings Avenue
    Margate, Kent · CT9 2SQ · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Outstanding S: OutstandingE: OutstandingC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • SENSE - 163 Newington Road
    Ramsgate, Kent · CT12 6QB · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • SENSE - 5 Seafield Road
    Seaton, Devon · EX12 2QS · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • SENSE Andlaw House
    Exeter, Devon · EX4 3AJ · Residential care home · 9 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Otterhayes
    Ottery St. Mary, Devon · EX11 1RH · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago

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SENSE - 129 Neale Avenue at a glance

An independent residential care home in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, SENSE - 129 Neale Avenue is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 6 beds. It is registered to care for people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in North Northamptonshire has 24 beds, so this one is on the small side.

Its CQC rating, from July 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from December 2018. That is more recent than most ratings in North Northamptonshire, where the typical rating is about 4 years old. All 33 standards CQC scored were good.

In North Northamptonshire, 80% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2024. That is true of 99% of homes in North Northamptonshire. 33 of Sense’s 36 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.