Elm Bank Care Home
- Care home
- 115 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2026
- Kettering, North Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 30 April 2026.
Rated Requires improvement in October 2025 under the previous provider, Elm Bank Healthcare Limited.
At a glance
6 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
13 months
since the latest rating was published.
81%
of rated care homes in North Northamptonshire are Good or Outstanding (79% across the East Midlands, 83% across England).
Elm Bank Care Home: inspection record
Not yet rated under the current provider. The squares show ratings given under earlier providers.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Beaumont Nursing Home (Good, 0.1 miles away) and Westhill Park Care Home (Good, 0.4 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Beaumont Nursing Home Good, 0.1 miles away
- G Westhill Park Care Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Aston House Good, 0.4 miles away
- G St Anns Care Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- O Heatherington House Outstanding, 0.6 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 2 October 2025. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Effective was rated Requires improvement on 2 October 2025. Ask about staff training and how health appointments are arranged.
- Caring was rated Requires improvement on 2 October 2025. Ask how staff protect dignity and how residents are involved in decisions about their care.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 2 October 2025. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Larisa-Mihaela Bledea
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, 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
- Barchester Healthcare Homes LimitedBrand: Barchester Healthcare
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 02849519 (opens Companies House)
- Previous provider
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- Elm Bank Healthcare Limitedregistered
Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited runs 153 services in England, 12 of them in the East Midlands. 114 are rated Good or Outstanding, 12 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 27 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
- O Badgeworth Court Care Centre Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Gloucestershire, South West
- O Briardene Care Home Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Stockton-on-Tees, North East
- O Harton Grange Outstanding. Care home, South Tyneside, North East
- O Lucerne House Outstanding. Care home with nursing, Devon, South West
See all 153 services run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
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 Elm Bank Care Home provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Elm Bank Care Home as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Elm Bank Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 115 beds at Elm Bank Care Home.
- When was Elm Bank Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Elm Bank Care Home was published on 2 October 2025.
- Who runs Elm Bank Care Home?
- Elm Bank Care Home is run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited. It runs 153 services in England, 12 of them in the East Midlands.
- What is Elm Bank Care Home's CQC rating?
- Not yet rated under the new provider, who registered with the CQC on 30 April 2026.
Contact
- Phone
- 01536 313520
- Address
- 81-83 Northampton Road, Kettering, NN15 7JZ Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Beaumont Nursing Home (Good, 0.1 miles away) and Westhill Park Care Home (Good, 0.4 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Beaumont Nursing Home Good, 0.1 miles away
- G Westhill Park Care Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Aston House Good, 0.4 miles away
- G St Anns Care Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- O Heatherington House Outstanding, 0.6 miles away