Can North Northamptonshire Council fund a care home place?

It can, where a person meets both the needs test and the financial test. The care needs assessment has to conclude that residential care is the right way to meet those needs, and a financial assessment of income and capital then decides the contribution each side makes. North Northamptonshire Council is the authority responsible for both stages and for arranging funded support where someone qualifies. If the home you prefer charges above the council rate, you will be asked how that difference is to be covered.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Kettering?

Contact the adult social care team at North Northamptonshire Council and ask for an assessment of care and support needs. A person can request one themselves, a relative can ask on their behalf with agreement, or a hospital team can refer at the point of discharge. The assessment is free and no level of savings affects the right to have one. Ask for a copy of the written outcome, as homes find it useful when considering an admission.

How early should the search begin?

Sooner than most families expect, because the better regarded homes often keep waiting lists. A search that only starts when a discharge is imminent leaves days rather than weeks to compare options. Looking early also lets your relative take part in the choice while they are able to say what they want. Even a provisional shortlist gives you something firm to fall back on.

Which care homes in Kettering does this page list?

It covers thirty three residential care homes in Kettering registered with the Care Quality Commission. Among them are Heather Holmes Care Home, Haydock House, St Anns Care Home and Perrywood House, alongside other registered services in the area. Each entry shows the home's current rating and links through to a fuller profile. Filtering by the support your relative needs is the quickest way to a shortlist you can visit.

What should we ask when visiting a care home?

Ask about staffing first, including the numbers on duty overnight and how much agency cover is used. Ask what a normal day looks like for residents, how much choice they have over meals and bedtimes, and what happens for someone who prefers their own room. Check how medication, falls and changes in health are recorded and who families contact with a concern. Give real weight to what you observe during the visit, not only to the answers you are given.

How does a care home differ from a nursing home?

A residential care home provides personal care, which means help with washing, dressing, eating, moving around and taking medication, delivered by care staff. A nursing home offers the same alongside clinical care from registered nurses working on site. Every provider listed on this page is registered as a residential care home. If your relative's health needs are likely to grow, ask each home how far its registration allows it to support them.

Care Homes in Kettering

Kettering has 33 CQC registered care homes. 26 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 3 Requires improvement, and 2 have not yet been rated. 24 of the 33 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Kettering at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Kettering, to help you judge the options below.

North Northamptonshire Council pays, residential care: £915 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,233 to £1,449, median £1,356
Care home beds filled across North Northamptonshire: 86%. The 12 month average is 85%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 78
People aged 75 and over: 35,200. Rising to 41,200 by 2035, up 17%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 3 closed. 9 changed owner, covering 484 beds.
Who pays, across North Northamptonshire (estimate): 37% council, 35% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 4,500. Rising to 5,700 by 2035, up 28%
People aged 85 and over: 8,400. Rising to 13,400 by 2035, up 59%

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Planning and paying for a care home in Kettering

Residential care is rarely arranged at leisure. It usually follows a hospital admission or a long stretch in which support at home has quietly stopped being enough, and the paperwork arrives at the least convenient moment. Getting the assessment underway early takes some of the pressure out of everything that follows.

The care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support can ask for an assessment, whatever their savings, and there is no charge for it. It considers personal care, mobility, nutrition, memory, medication and the risks of staying at home, and ends in a written record of the support required. North Northamptonshire Council Adult Social Care carries out that assessment and the financial assessment that decides what public funding contributes towards a placement. Even where a family expects to pay privately, the written outcome is worth having, since it gives every home a clear account of what is needed.

What the weekly fee reflects

Providers set their own fees, shaped by staffing, the level of support included, the room and whether nursing input forms part of the package. Ask for the figure in writing, together with a list of anything charged separately, and ask how often fees are reviewed. Where the council contributes towards a placement, its rate may sit below the home's price, leaving a difference that has to be met from elsewhere. Confirm that point, along with deposits, notice periods and what happens if a resident spends time in hospital, before any contract is signed.

Choosing a Kettering home and what to check

Thirty three homes is a large field, and filtering on paper first leaves you with a handful you can actually see properly.

Reading beneath the rating

Each overall judgement rests on five separate questions, on whether a home is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led. Two homes on this list have reached Outstanding and a substantial group are rated Good, but the pattern across those five judgements is what really distinguishes one home from another. Check the date of each inspection, because a change of manager can alter a home considerably within a year. Where a home has been asked to improve, read the findings and ask the manager what has been done since, and what evidence they can put in front of you. Most will talk openly about a poor inspection, and how they do so is revealing in itself.

What a visit should tell you

Arrange to come when the home is busy, around a meal or mid morning, rather than at a quiet time chosen for you. Watch how staff talk to residents who cannot easily speak for themselves, and whether people look occupied or simply left. Ask how many staff work overnight, how absence is covered, how long the manager has been in post and how much agency cover the home relies on. Ask as well what would happen if your relative's needs grew, and whether a further move would follow.

33 care homes in Kettering

Perrywood House · 78 Rockingham Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 9AA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
Perrywood House is a residential care home in Kettering supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and people managing mental health conditions, most of them younger adults. Respite stays are available as well. The house...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Consensus Support Services - 121 Station Road · 121 Station Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 5PA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
We are Consensus Support at 121 Station Road, a residential care home in Kettering, North Northamptonshire. We support adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults and people with physical disabilities, including younger adults,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Heather Holmes Care Home · 64 Rushton Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 2QD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
Here at Heather Holmes Care Home in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, we provide residential care for younger adults, including those living with a learning disability or autism. We also offer respite care for individuals and families who...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Haydock House · 89 Rockingham Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 9HX
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
Haydock House is a residential care home in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism and adults living with a mental health condition. Most of the people who live here are younger adults,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Avens · 39 Denford Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 4DF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Avens Ltd
We are Avens, a residential care home in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with a physical disability and younger adults. This is where people live, so the atmosphere...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
St Anns Care Home · 12 The Crescent, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 7HW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Colleycare Limited
We at St Anns Care Home are proud to offer warm, dedicated residential care in the heart of Kettering, North Northamptonshire. Our welcoming home provides a place where older people can feel safe, valued and truly at ease, supported by a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
SENSE - 129 Neale Avenue · 129 Neale Avenue, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 9HG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sense
We are Sense at 129 Neale Avenue, a small residential care home in Kettering. We support adults with a learning disability or who are autistic, people with a physical disability and people living with sight or hearing loss, including those...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Nene House · 1 Sackville Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 4NZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Vista Care Limited
Nene House is a residential care home in Kettering. The people who live here are adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, and younger adults who want a settled base and staff who take the time to know them. We also offer respite...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Rookery Cottage · 5 Church Way, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 1JS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Rookery Cottage
Rookery Cottage is a residential care home in Kettering. We support older people, including many who are living with dementia, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places for those who need a break or a period of support after...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
78 Polwell Lane · Barton Seagrave, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 6UB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
We at 78 Polwell Lane offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in Kettering, providing specialist residential care for younger adults living with learning disabilities and autism. Our home in North Northamptonshire is designed to...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Glenkindie Lodge Residential Care Home · 27 Harborough Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 2QX
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Abraham Health Care Limited
Glenkindie Lodge is a residential care home in Kettering, providing a permanent home for adults who need care and support with everyday life. We aim for a household where people are known properly rather than looked after efficiently. Our...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
The Heathers · 76 Rockingham Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 9AA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
The Heathers is a residential care home in Kettering. We support younger adults and people living with dementia, mental ill health, a learning disability or autism, which makes for a varied household and means we plan for each person...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Jean Elizabeth Residential Care · 99a High Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 4HE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Jean Elizabeth Residential Care Ltd
We at Jean Elizabeth Residential Care offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in Kettering, providing dedicated support for older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia. Nestled within the North Northamptonshire...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Rockingham House · 19 London Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0EF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Vista Care Limited
Rockingham House is a residential care home in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. Most of the people who live here are younger adults. A home for younger adults has to be about...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Burghley · 17 Burghley Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 9LQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mentaur Limited
We are Burghley, a residential care home in Kettering. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and people living with mental health conditions. Respite stays are available....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Parvale House · 223 Rockingham Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 9JB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
Parvale House is a residential care home in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, supporting adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults and people with mental health needs, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays for...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Heatherington House · 5 London Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0EF
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
Heatherington House is a residential care home in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism and people managing mental health conditions, including younger adults. We also offer respite...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hermitage House Care Home · Kingfisher Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 4GN
Care home · Run by Country Court Care Homes 11 OpCo Limited
We are Hermitage House Care Home in Kettering, North Northamptonshire. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. Ours is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Orchard House Residential Care Home · 155 Barton Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 6RT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by R Sons (Homes) Limited
Orchard House is a residential care home in Kettering caring for older people, including those living with dementia or mental ill health, and people with physical disabilities. The house runs at a domestic pace. Help with washing,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Elm Bank Care Home · 81-83 Northampton Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 7JZ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Elm Bank Healthcare Limited
Elm Bank is a residential care home in Kettering supporting older people, including those living with dementia, and people with physical disabilities. Younger adults whose needs are best met in a residential setting are welcome too, and we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Weston Villa · 179 Rockingham Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 9JA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
We are Weston Villa, a residential care home in Kettering. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and we also offer respite stays. We plan around individuals rather than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Ashley Court Care Home · Reservoir Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 9QT
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Regal Care Trading Ltd
Ashley Court is a residential care home in Kettering, North Northamptonshire. We are home to older people who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with a visual...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Aston House · 16 Queensberry Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 7HL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mr Marko Raphael Korosso
We are Aston House in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, a residential home supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people with sight or hearing loss. Most of the people who live...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Thorndale · Malham Drive, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 9FW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Shaw Healthcare (de Montfort) Limited
We at Thorndale are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the welcoming town of Kettering, North Northamptonshire. Our home provides a comfortable and supportive setting for older people, with specialist expertise in dementia...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Westhill Park Care Home · 1 Chataway Drive, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 7FF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Anchor Hanover Group
Westhill Park Care Home is in Kettering, and we provide residential care for older people who need support with daily living. Respite stays are available too, planned in advance or arranged quickly when a family needs cover. Most of what...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Kettonby Care Home · 9 Kettonby Gardens, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 6BT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Kettonby Care Limited
Kettonby Care Home in Kettering supports adults living with learning disabilities and autism, including younger adults and people with a visual or hearing impairment. Sensory impairment alongside a learning disability changes what good...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Agape Annexe · 191 Havelock Street, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 9QB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mr & Mrs M Hamilton
Agape Annexe is a small residential home in Kettering supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults moving into a home of their own for the first time. We also offer respite stays, planned in...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Southleigh · 31 London Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0EF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Pathways Care Group Limited
Southleigh is a residential care home in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, supporting adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults and people with physical disabilities. We also offer respite stays for people who need support...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Netherfield · 240 Polwell Lane, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 5PD
Care home · Run by Time to Shine Ltd
Netherfield is a residential care home in Kettering supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. Most of the people living here are younger adults. We treat the house as belonging to the people who live in it, and we...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
2 Windsor Avenue · Desborough, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 2SS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
We are 2 Windsor Avenue, a residential care home in Kettering, North Northamptonshire. We support older people and younger adults who need help with everyday life, including residents with physical disabilities, and we offer respite stays...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Burton Oaks · 119 Station Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN15 5PA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by RNJ Care Limited
We are a residential care home in Kettering. The people who live here are mostly older, though we also support younger adults, and between them they bring a wide range of needs: dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Clanfield Residential Care Home · 3 Toll Bar Road, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN14 3LH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Crossley and Campbell Partnership
Clanfield Residential Care Home is in Kettering, and we provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia and those whose physical disability means they need help to move about safely and comfortably. We are a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Smythe House · 72 St Peters Avenue, Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 0HB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Consensus Support Services Limited
Smythe House is a residential care home in Kettering supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and people living with mental ill health, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays. This is somebody's home...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care

What care costs in North Northamptonshire, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care East Midlands figure, because too few North Northamptonshire homes publish this price. 34 homes. Median £1,356.	£915	£1,233 to £1,449
Nursing care England figure, because too few North Northamptonshire homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916.	£978	£1,600 to £2,071
Residential dementia care East Midlands figure, because too few North Northamptonshire homes publish this price. 20 homes. Median £1,350.	Not published separately	£1,278 to £1,475
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few North Northamptonshire homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,890 to £2,221

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Glenkindie Lodge Residential Care Home, 25 August 2026, Requires improvement
SENSE - 129 Neale Avenue, 29 July 2026, Good
Elm Bank Care Home, 2 October 2025, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

Nene House, 16 January 2018, Good
78 Polwell Lane, 17 March 2018, Good
2 Windsor Avenue, 15 May 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Kettering

How many care homes are there in Kettering?

Kettering has 33 CQC registered care homes: 2 Outstanding, 26 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 2 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Kettering?

North Northamptonshire Council pays an average of £915 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,233 to £1,449 a week. East Midlands figure, because too few North Northamptonshire homes publish this price. 34 homes. Median £1,356. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Kettering were inspected most recently?

Glenkindie Lodge Residential Care Home (25 August 2026), SENSE - 129 Neale Avenue (29 July 2026) and Elm Bank Care Home (2 October 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.