Brackley Fields Country House Retirement Home

Halse Road, Brackley, Northamptonshire, NN13 6EA

01280704575

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

14 July 2022

Provider

Brackley Fields Care Ltd

Beds

35 beds

About Brackley Fields Country House Retirement Home

Brackley Fields Country House Retirement Home is a residential care home in West Northamptonshire, providing accommodation and personal care for younger and older adults, including people living with dementia. Further details on the most recent CQC inspection findings are set out below.

Brackley Fields Country House provides accommodation and personal care for up to 32 people, including younger and older adults and those with dementia. At inspection, 24 people were using the service. Inspectors found significant concerns with record-keeping, noting gaps in documentation of personal care tasks and risk strategies.

People's records did not consistently evidence that person-centred care was being delivered, and not all risks were clearly identified and properly mitigated. Injuries had not always been recorded with limited follow-up information provided.

Medicine records also required improvement. While people received their prescribed medicines, documentation did not always explain why 'as required' medicines had been given, and staff lacked the information needed to understand when such medicines should be administered. The home's audit systems were not effective at identifying missing information, and overall systems and processes for oversight and continuous improvement were inconsistent.

Source: CQC inspection report, 17 August 2022

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 35 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · NN13 6EA

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 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.

Rating report published 17 August 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 14 July 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: 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?
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 Brackley Fields Country House Retirement 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 Brackley Fields Country House Retirement 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 Brackley Fields Country House Retirement 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 Brackley Fields Country House Retirement 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