England

Ashdown HouseWest Northamptonshire

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Rated:Requires ImprovementResidential

Ashdown House

13-15 Ashworth Street, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4AR

01327879276

Care Type

Residential Care

Assessment date

28 May 2024

Provider

Knighton Care Services Limited

Beds

24 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 5 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 1 is rated higher by CQC, 3 are the same and 1 is lower.

2 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 23 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementSept 2019
Requires ImprovementMay 2021
InadequateDec 2022
GoodApr 2023
Requires ImprovementSept 2024

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2024. CQC has rated this home 5 times since 2019.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home Knighton Care Services Limited runs in England.

Average care home fees in the East Midlands: £958 a week for residential care and £1,250 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Ashdown House

Ashdown House is a residential care home in West Northamptonshire, providing accommodation and personal care for older people. Details of the most recent CQC assessment are set out below.

Ashdown House, in West Northamptonshire, is a residential care home providing accommodation and personal care for up to 24 people. At the time of the assessment 17 people were living there. The CQC rated the home requires improvement overall, a decline from its previous good rating, after finding three breaches of regulations relating to safe care, staffing and governance.

Inspectors found risks to people were not always properly assessed or managed, and not all staff had completed moving and handling training. Medicines management was unsafe, infection control gaps were identified, and staffing shortages sometimes affected how well people's needs were met. Despite this, people and relatives spoke positively about staff and did not raise safety concerns directly.

Source: CQC assessment, 16 September 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

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Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 24 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · NN11 4AR

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires Improvement.

Assessment published 16 September 2024. Assessment date recorded: 28 May 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 16 September 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of assessment 15 July 2024 to 5 August 2024. Ashdown House is a residential care home providing accommodation and personal care to up to 24 people. At the time of our assessment there were 17 people using the service. As part of our assessment activity, we undertook on-site visits on 15 and 17 July 2024. This assessment was prompted by information we held about this service. We assessed a total of 15 quality statements. At the last inspection, this location was rated good. During this assessment, we found several concerns with the quality and safety of people’s care. We identified three breaches of the legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment, staffing and governance. The overall rating of this service has changed to requires improvement.

Safe: Requires Improvement
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires Improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Ashdown House's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Ashdown House, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Ashdown House, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Ashdown House's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees