Nursing home · North Northamptonshire

Willow Brook House

77 South Road, Corby, NN17 1XD

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago ↑ Up from Inadequate

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 17 February 2024 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • August 2023InadequateSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in North Northamptonshire

Willow Brook House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 19 other homes in North Northamptonshire. 80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 7 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (2%)
  • Good 63 (58%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 11 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 20 (19%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (4%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Holland House
    Corby, North Northamptonshire · NN17 1UX · Residential care home · 4 beds0.2 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Bannigans
    Corby, North Northamptonshire · NN17 1UX · Residential care home · 4 beds0.2 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Glenmoor House Care Home
    Corby, North Northamptonshire · NN17 1AD · Nursing home · 59 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Redmond House
    Corby, North Northamptonshire · NN17 1EA · Residential care home · 12 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Welland House - Occupation Road
    Corby, North Northamptonshire · NN17 1EA · Residential care home · 12 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
  • Seagrave House Care Home
    Corby, North Northamptonshire · NN17 1EH · Residential care home · 84 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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Other homes run by St. Matthews Limited

7 care homes in total: 3 Good, 4 Requires improvement.

  • Kingsthorpe Grange
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 8LT · Nursing home · 51 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Maple Leaf House
    Coventry · CV3 3AG · Nursing home · 30 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • St Matthews Limited - The Avenue
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN3 6BA · Nursing home · 32 beds
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago
  • Althorp Grange
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN6 8LD · Nursing home · 57 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 10 months ago
  • Hawthorne House
    Coventry · CV4 9QS · Nursing home · 102 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • St Matthews Unit
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 7HF · Nursing home · 52 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago

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Willow Brook House at a glance

Willow Brook House is one of 108 care homes in North Northamptonshire: a 43-bed nursing home in Corby, run by St. Matthews Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. Most homes in North Northamptonshire are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.

CQC's latest rating, from February 2024, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated caring as Good. Its previous rating, in August 2023, was Inadequate, so the home has improved.

19 other homes in North Northamptonshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”. It is one of 7 homes run by St. Matthews Limited. 3 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Holland House, 0.2 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.