Ashurst Mews Care Home

Northampton Lane North, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7RQ

01604493233

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

9 August 2022

Provider

Avery (Lucas Court) Limited

Beds

60 beds

About Ashurst Mews Care Home

Ashurst Mews Care Home brings together nursing care and a genuine sense of community in West Northamptonshire, offering families a place where their loved ones can feel at home. The team here understands how important it is to find the right setting, and their dedication to the people in their care comes through in the everyday moments that matter most.

Ashurst Mews provides nursing and personal care to up to 60 people, with 53 residents using the service at the time of inspection. The home is arranged across three separate areas with adapted facilities. The ground floor supports people with residential needs, while two separate units on the second floor provide support for people with dementia and those requiring nursing care.

The home has systems in place to monitor quality and safety. Staff demonstrated commitment to ensuring residents received appropriate care, with measures established to maintain safe and effective service provision across all three areas.

Source: CQC inspection report, 28 September 2022

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger adults

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

The garden surrounding the home is wheelchair accessible.

Published on the provider's website, checked 20 September 2026. Confirm arrangements with the home before deciding.

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.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

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 with nursing
Registered capacity: 60 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · NN3 7RQ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

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.

Rating report published 28 September 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 9 August 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 10 March 2022: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 10 March 2022: Requires improvement
ResponsivePublished 10 March 2022: Requires improvement
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Caring: How do staff protect privacy, dignity and each person’s choices?
Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
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 Ashurst Mews Care Home'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 Ashurst Mews Care Home, 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 Ashurst Mews Care Home, 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 Ashurst Mews Care Home'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