SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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 Matthews Unit is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 27 other homes in West Northamptonshire.
70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
St Matthews Unit is an independent 52-bed nursing home in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. Most homes in West Northamptonshire are smaller: the median there is 22 beds.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2022. 93% of homes in West Northamptonshire also score 5. In West Northamptonshire, 70% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). It is one of 7 homes run by St. Matthews Limited. 3 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. About 0.2 km away, Wilton House is rated Good.
CQC's latest rating, from September 2023, is Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated caring as Good. Before that, in July 2022, it was rated Inadequate.
