Higham House Nursing Home
- Care home
- 30 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2025
- Rushden, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
This rating was carried over from the previous owner after a change of ownership.
At a glance
3 ratings
Rated Requires improvement at every inspection since 2020.
5 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
18 of 100
rated care homes in North Northamptonshire are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Higham House Nursing Home: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in July 2021.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Hayway (Outstanding, 0.1 miles away) and The Beeches Care Home (Good, 0.2 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- O Hayway Outstanding, 0.1 miles away
- G The Beeches Care Home Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Victoria House Good, 0.3 miles away
- G Rushwell House Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Aspen House Good, 0.6 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 23 July 2021. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 5 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Ionela-Cristina Chifan
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Golden Nest Carehomes Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 06389517 (opens Companies House)
Golden Nest Carehomes Limited runs 3 services in England, 1 of them in the East Midlands. 1 is rated Good or Outstanding, 1 is rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 1 has no rating yet.
Other services run by Golden Nest Carehomes Limited
- G Shenstone House Good. Care home with nursing, Worcestershire, West Midlands
- – Roxy Avenue Not yet rated. Care home, Redbridge, London
Getting help from North Northamptonshire Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at North Northamptonshire Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 126 3000, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (closed on bank holidays)
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Care home fee rates published by the council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Higham House Nursing Home provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Higham House Nursing Home as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Higham House Nursing Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 30 beds at Higham House Nursing Home.
- When was Higham House Nursing Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Higham House Nursing Home was published on 23 July 2021.
- Who runs Higham House Nursing Home?
- Higham House Nursing Home is run by Golden Nest Carehomes Limited. It runs 3 services in England, 1 of them in the East Midlands.
- What is Higham House Nursing Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 23 July 2021.
Contact
- Phone
- 01933 314253
- Address
- 87 Higham Road, Rushden, NN10 6DG Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Hayway (Outstanding, 0.1 miles away) and The Beeches Care Home (Good, 0.2 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- O Hayway Outstanding, 0.1 miles away
- G The Beeches Care Home Good, 0.2 miles away
- G Victoria House Good, 0.3 miles away
- G Rushwell House Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Aspen House Good, 0.6 miles away