SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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
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. ?
St John's Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 9 other homes in West Northamptonshire.
70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
St John's Home is an independent 50-bed residential care home in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after older people and younger adults. Most homes in West Northamptonshire are smaller: the median there is 22 beds.
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from September 2026. 93% of homes in West Northamptonshire also score 5. Across West Northamptonshire, 70% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC's latest rating, from April 2023, is Good overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. Safe was rated Requires improvement. That is up from Requires improvement in March 2021.
