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%

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

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

  1. Perrywood House · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  2. Consensus Support Services - 121 Station Road · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  3. Heather Holmes Care Home · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  4. Haydock House · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Outstanding
  5. Avens · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  6. St Anns Care Home · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  7. SENSE - 129 Neale Avenue · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  8. Nene House · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  9. Rookery Cottage · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  10. 78 Polwell Lane · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  11. Glenkindie Lodge Residential Care Home · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Requires improvement
  12. The Heathers · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  13. Jean Elizabeth Residential Care · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  14. Rockingham House · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  15. Burghley · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  16. Parvale House · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  17. Heatherington House · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Outstanding
  18. Hermitage House Care Home · Kettering, North Northamptonshire
  19. Orchard House Residential Care Home · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  20. Elm Bank Care Home · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Requires improvement
  21. Weston Villa · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  22. Ashley Court Care Home · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Requires improvement
  23. Aston House · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  24. Thorndale · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  25. Westhill Park Care Home · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  26. Kettonby Care Home · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  27. Agape Annexe · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  28. Southleigh · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  29. Netherfield · Kettering, North Northamptonshire
  30. 2 Windsor Avenue · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  31. Burton Oaks · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  32. Clanfield Residential Care Home · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
  33. Smythe House · Kettering, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good

What care costs in North Northamptonshire, per week

Type of careWhat the council paysWhat 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.

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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.

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