Care Homes in Rushden
Rushden has 12 CQC registered care homes. 7 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 8 of the 12 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Rushden at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Rushden, 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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Arranging and Funding a Care Home Place in Rushden
Few households resolve the question of cost in a single conversation, and there are two distinct routes into a placement. A family can approach homes directly and meet the weekly fee itself, or it can go through an assessment and receive help towards the cost. The assessed route has more stages to it, so starting early is worth a great deal.
Requesting a care needs assessment
Any adult who appears to need care and support can ask for a care needs assessment, and a relative providing that care can request a separate carer's assessment in their own right. Both are arranged through North Northamptonshire Council adult social care, the authority responsible for assessing need and for arranging funded support where a person qualifies. The assessment records how someone manages washing, dressing, meals, medication and moving about, and it ends in a written statement of need rather than a recommendation of any particular home.
Who contributes, and how much
Where eligible needs are identified, a financial assessment considers income and capital. Savings above the upper threshold mean the placement is funded privately; below it, the authority contributes and the resident pays an assessed share out of income. How a property is treated depends on who else lives in it and on the wider circumstances of the household, so ask the team to explain those rules before any decision is taken.
What the weekly fee covers
Residential fees are charged weekly and normally take in the room, all meals, laundry and personal care. Rates differ between homes in Rushden, and extras such as hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers and escorted appointments are commonly billed on top. Ask every shortlisted home for a written breakdown, and ask what would happen to the fee if needs increased after someone had moved in.
Choosing the Right Care Home in Rushden and What to Look For
Because the judgements here cover most of the available range, the published record does real work in Rushden. Three homes are rated Outstanding, six are rated Good, two have been told they require improvement and one is yet to be rated, so reading what inspectors found is the natural first step.
What an Outstanding judgement does and does not mean
An Outstanding rating reflects what inspectors found on a particular visit, in the areas they examined, and it is worth reading the report to see which of the five questions drove it. A home can be Outstanding on leadership and merely solid on something that matters more to your relative. Equally, where a home requires improvement, the report sets out precisely what the concerns were and what the provider was asked to put right.
What residential registration covers
All twelve providers here are registered for residential care, meaning accommodation with personal care rather than nursing on site. Tasks needing a qualified nurse on the premises, such as complex wound management or a feeding tube, fall outside that registration. Where those needs already exist, or are likely to develop, a nursing registered home is the better starting point.
What a visit tells you
Go at a busy time rather than a quiet one and watch the ordinary details: whether residents are up and occupied, whether staff use people's names without checking a chart, whether the building suits someone unsteady on their feet. Ask how many staff are on duty overnight and how often the same carers work with the same residents. Homes such as Hayway, Kingly Terrace and Redclyffe Residential Care Home appear here alongside others, and the feel of a place is something no report conveys in full.
12 care homes in Rushden
- Rushden · 302 Wellingborough Road, Rushden, North Northamptonshire, NN10 6BB
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Rushden is a care home in the town of the same name, and we support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays. At our most recent inspection the Care Quality Commission...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Aspen House · 277 Wellingborough Road, Rushden, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9XN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Community Care Solutions Limited
Aspen House is a residential care home in Rushden. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. This is somebody's home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Martins · 1b Wymington Road, Rushden, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9JU
Care home · Run by Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
The Martins is a residential care home in Rushden, caring for older people who can no longer manage safely on their own, and supporting people managing mental health conditions and younger adults. We aim for the feel of a household rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Redclyffe Residential Care Home · 1 Pightles Terrace, Rushden, North Northamptonshire, NN10 0LN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by BPS Care Homes Limited
Redclyffe Residential Care Home is in Rushden, caring for older people, including those living with dementia. We are not a nursing home, so what we do well is personal care, a settled daily rhythm and knowing everybody who lives here as a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - The Chestnuts · 296 Bedford Road, Rushden, North Northamptonshire, NN10 0SE
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Here at The Chestnuts, we provide residential care for people in the heart of Rushden, North Northamptonshire. We support younger adults, including those living with a learning disability or autism, and we also offer respite care for those...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Shrubbery · 66 College Street, Rushden, North Northamptonshire, NN10 8DZ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Adara Healthcare Limited
We are The Shrubbery, a residential care home in Rushden, North Northamptonshire. We care for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions and people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - K Lodge · 50 North End, Rushden, North Northamptonshire, NN10 8JB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by K-Lodge Care Home Limited
K Lodge is a residential care home in Rushden in North Northamptonshire. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, people with physical disabilities and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Kingly Terrace · 2 Essex Road, Rushden, North Northamptonshire, NN10 0LG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Kingly Care Partnership Limited
We at Kingly Terrace are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the heart of Rushden, North Northamptonshire, welcoming older adults, younger adults, and those living with dementia into a warm and supportive home. Our residential...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Beeches Care Home · 12 Higham Road, Rushden, North Northamptonshire, NN10 6DZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Manny Wragg
The Beeches Care Home provides residential care in Rushden for older people, including people living with dementia, people with mental health needs, people with physical disabilities and people who have sight or hearing loss. We also take...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care - Hayway · 49 Hayway, Rushden, North Northamptonshire, NN10 6AG
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Hayway is a residential care home in Rushden, North Northamptonshire, supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays for people who need a place for a shorter period....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Victoria House · 77 Victoria Road, Rushden, North Northamptonshire, NN10 0AS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Shaw Healthcare (de Montfort) Limited
Victoria House is a residential care home in Rushden for older people who need help with daily living. We support people living with dementia and people with mental health needs, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. Our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Respite Care - Rushwell House · 116 Wellingborough Road, Rushden, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9TD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mentaur Limited
We at Rushwell House are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the heart of Rushden, North Northamptonshire. Our home provides a welcoming environment where older people, younger adults, and individuals with a range of support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, 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
- Redclyffe Residential Care Home, 8 September 2026, Good
- Kingly Terrace, 24 August 2026, Good
- The Beeches Care Home, 2 April 2025, Good
Longest since a report
- Rushden, 28 February 2018, Outstanding
- Hayway, 28 February 2018, Outstanding
- The Shrubbery, 8 January 2019, Requires improvement
Frequently asked questions about care homes in Rushden
How many care homes are there in Rushden?
Rushden has 12 CQC registered care homes: 2 Outstanding, 7 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 1 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 Rushden?
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 Rushden were inspected most recently?
Redclyffe Residential Care Home (8 September 2026), Kingly Terrace (24 August 2026) and The Beeches Care Home (2 April 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.