Residential care home · West Northamptonshire

St Giles Charity Estates

Nicholas Rothwell House, 290 Harborough Road, Kingsthrope, Northampton, NN2 8LR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 6 months ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 15 April 2026 Rated 6 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 6 below good
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to 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: 31 good, 2 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • November 2020Inspected, no new rating
  • November 2017GoodSECRW
  • November 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in West Northamptonshire

St Giles Charity Estates 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

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

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About St Giles Charity Estates

Charity of St Giles runs St Giles Charity Estates, a residential care home in Northampton, West Northamptonshire with room for 20 residents. It is registered to care for older people and people with a physical disability.

43 other homes in West Northamptonshire share its tier, “Good”. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.

Its CQC rating, from April 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its rating before that, in November 2017, was the same. The typical rating in West Northamptonshire is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 2 fell below good. The lowest was “delivering evidence-based care and treatment” (some shortfalls).