The Shrubbery
- Care home
- 48 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2016
- North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
3 years
since the latest rating was published.
18 of 100
rated care homes in North Northamptonshire are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
The Shrubbery: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in December 2023, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: K Lodge (Good, 0.2 miles away) and Hayway (Outstanding, 0.8 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G K Lodge Good, 0.2 miles away
- RI Higham House Nursing Home Requires improvement, 0.8 miles away
- O Hayway Outstanding, 0.8 miles away
- G The Beeches Care Home Good, 0.9 miles away
- G Victoria House Good, 1 mile away
About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 13 December 2023. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
The Shrubbery is a residential care home providing personal care and accommodation to up to 45 people. The service provides support to older people living with dementia, mental health needs and/or physical disabilities. At the time of our inspection there were 36 people using the service.
What inspectors found
Systems and processes to ensure effective oversight of the service required improvement. Audits had not always been effective in identifying risk factors and putting mitigating strategies into place.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Risks to people were not always recorded fully or mitigated. We found concerns with the recording of mitigating strategies being completed, and missing information within care plans and risk assessments.
Medicine management required improvement. Records were not always completed to identify why an 'as required' medicine had been administered. Prescribed thickener had not been recorded to evidence the correct amount was used to reduce the risk of choking.
Staff felt supported within their roles and felt confident to discuss any concerns they may have with the management team.
Feedback was sought from people, relatives and staff to identify where improvements were needed. Staff and people were also offered regular meetings to share information and discuss any concerns they had.
People were supported by staff who were safely recruited, had received an induction and were supported within their roles. People told us staff were caring.
People were protected against infections such as COVID-19. Staff followed government guidance on testing and wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE). The home appeared clean and there were no malodours. Cleaning schedules were in place to evidence when cleaning was completed.
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 13 December 2023. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 13 December 2023. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Teresa Taylor
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)3 inspection reports, latest 13 December 2023. The reports are on 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
- Adara Healthcare Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 03366004 (opens Companies House)
Adara Healthcare Limited runs 2 services in England, 1 of them in the East Midlands. 1 is rated Good or Outstanding and 1 is rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Adara Healthcare Limited
- O Burlington Hall Care Home Outstanding. Care home, Milton Keynes, South East
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 The Shrubbery provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists The Shrubbery as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does The Shrubbery have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 48 beds at The Shrubbery.
- When was The Shrubbery last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for The Shrubbery was published on 13 December 2023.
- Who runs The Shrubbery?
- The Shrubbery is run by Adara Healthcare Limited. It runs 2 services in England, 1 of them in the East Midlands.
- What is The Shrubbery's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 13 December 2023.
Contact
- Phone
- 01933 317380
- Address
- 66 College Street, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8DZ Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: K Lodge (Good, 0.2 miles away) and Hayway (Outstanding, 0.8 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G K Lodge Good, 0.2 miles away
- RI Higham House Nursing Home Requires improvement, 0.8 miles away
- O Hayway Outstanding, 0.8 miles away
- G The Beeches Care Home Good, 0.9 miles away
- G Victoria House Good, 1 mile away