Nursing home · West Northamptonshire

St Andrew's Healthcare - 17 The Avenue

17 The Avenue, Cliftonville, Northampton, NN1 5BT

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 1 year ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 1 October 2025 Rated 1 year ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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    • 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
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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?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: 33 good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

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How it compares in West Northamptonshire

St Andrew's Healthcare - 17 The Avenue 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

  • 23/23a The Avenue
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN1 5BT · Residential care home · 5 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • St Andrews Healthcare – 19 The Avenue
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN1 5BT · Nursing home · 2 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • St Andrews Healthcare – 21 The Avenue
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN1 5BT · Nursing home · 1 bedsunder 0.1 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Spencer House Care Home
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN1 5BU · Nursing home · 65 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Cliftonville Care Home
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN1 5BE · Nursing home · 106 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • 44 Stimpson Avenue
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN1 4LP · Residential care home · 3 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by St Andrew's Healthcare

5 care homes in total: 1 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 2 Not yet rated.

  • 23/23a The Avenue
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN1 5BT · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • Winslow
    Nottingham · NG6 8SS · Nursing home · 6 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • St Andrews Healthcare – 19 The Avenue
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN1 5BT · Nursing home · 2 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • St Andrews Healthcare – 21 The Avenue
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN1 5BT · Nursing home · 1 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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About St Andrew's Healthcare - 17 The Avenue

St Andrew's Healthcare - 17 The Avenue is an independent 1-bed nursing home in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in West Northamptonshire, where the typical home has 22 beds.

In West Northamptonshire, 70% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Of the 4 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 1 of St Andrew's Healthcare’s 3 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in October 2025. The typical rating in West Northamptonshire is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC scored 33 standards, and every one was good.