SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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?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. ?
Victoria House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 10 other homes in North Northamptonshire.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Victoria House is one of 108 care homes in North Northamptonshire: a 47-bed residential care home in Rushden, run by Shaw Healthcare (de Montfort) Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and people with mental health needs. The typical home in North Northamptonshire has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
4 of Shaw Healthcare (de Montfort) Limited’s 6 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). The nearest home with a higher rating is Hayway (Outstanding), 0.6 km away. In North Northamptonshire, 80% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in March 2026. 99% of homes in North Northamptonshire also score 5.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in January 2023. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. Its rating before that, in December 2018, was the same.
