Nursing Homes in Rushden
Rushden has 3 CQC registered nursing homes. 1 is rated Good, 2 Requires improvement. All 3 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Choosing a Nursing Home in Rushden and What to Look For
When most of the list has been told to improve
Where two of three homes have been asked to improve, the reports carry most of the weight in a decision. Rushden Park and Higham House Nursing Home are both rated Requires Improvement, so read each report for the particular areas inspectors raised, then ask the manager what has changed, when it changed and what evidence there is for it. Avenue House Nursing and Care Home holds a Good rating, and its report will name its own strengths. Check the date of every inspection, since a judgement can be a few years old and a home may now be in a different position.
The checks that matter in nursing care
A registered nursing home must have a qualified nurse on duty at all hours, so ask how many nurses and carers cover each shift, how vacancies and sickness are filled and how much agency cover is relied on. Ask how pressure care, continence support, swallowing difficulties and medication reviews are managed, and how quickly a general practitioner or district nurse attends when someone becomes unwell. Ask to see a sample care plan and the recent activity programme. Visit twice if you can, once by arrangement and once at a quieter hour, and watch how people needing help to eat are supported.
Arranging the Assessment and Settling the Funding
How the assessment works
A nursing placement normally rests on an assessment of need followed by a financial assessment. The first is free, open to anyone who asks, and records the help required with mobility, medication, nursing tasks and the daily routine. Ask North Northamptonshire Council Adult Social Care to carry it out and to arrange the financial assessment alongside it, since homes will want to read the outcome before offering a bed. Where the move follows a hospital admission, ask for the discharge team to be involved from the start.
Fees and what sits outside them
Nursing fees are quoted weekly and run above residential fees, because they pay for qualified nursing hours as well as the room, meals, laundry and personal care. Where capital falls below the national threshold, the council may contribute up to the rate it will meet, with the resident paying from income such as pensions. Where registered nursing is confirmed as necessary, the health service pays a contribution towards the nursing element directly to the home. Ask for the fee in writing, with the policy on annual reviews and hospital stays.
3 nursing homes in Rushden
- Park · Rushden, North Northamptonshire · CQC Requires improvement
- Avenue House Nursing and Care Home · Rushden, North Northamptonshire · CQC Good
- Higham House Nursing Home · Rushden, North Northamptonshire · CQC Requires improvement
What care costs in East Midlands, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care Middle half of prices from 34 East Midlands homes. Median £1,356. | Varies by council | £1,233 to £1,449 |
| Nursing care England figure, because too few East Midlands homes publish this price. 140 homes. Median £1,916. | Varies by council | £1,600 to £2,071 |
| Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 20 East Midlands homes. Median £1,350. | Not published separately | £1,278 to £1,475 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few East Midlands 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. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Rushden Park, 7 September 2023, Requires improvement
- Higham House Nursing Home, 23 July 2021, Requires improvement
- Avenue House Nursing and Care Home, 27 October 2020, Good
Longest since a report
- Avenue House Nursing and Care Home, 27 October 2020, Good
- Higham House Nursing Home, 23 July 2021, Requires improvement
- Rushden Park, 7 September 2023, Requires improvement
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Rushden
How many nursing homes are there in Rushden?
Rushden has 3 CQC registered nursing homes: 1 Good, 2 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
Which nursing homes in Rushden were inspected most recently?
Rushden Park (7 September 2023), Higham House Nursing Home (23 July 2021) and Avenue House Nursing and Care Home (27 October 2020) have the most recent CQC reports.