SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?78%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
Learning cultureExceptional
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?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in accessExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?86%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 28 good, 5 exceptional. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Run by West Northamptonshire Council, Turn Furlong is a residential care home in Northampton, West Northamptonshire with 51 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in West Northamptonshire are smaller: the median there is 22 beds.
In West Northamptonshire, 70% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2026. 93% of homes in West Northamptonshire also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. West Northamptonshire Council runs 4 care homes, and 2 of the 4 rated are Good or Outstanding.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in May 2025. Ratings in West Northamptonshire are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC scored 33 standards: 5 exceptional and the rest good.
