Farm Cottage
- Care home
- 5 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2026
- West 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
Its last inspection moved it down from Outstanding to Requires improvement.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
28 of 89
rated care homes in West Northamptonshire are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Farm Cottage: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in September 2022, down from Outstanding.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Stone Cottage (Good, less than 0.1 miles away) and Blakesley (Outstanding, 2.6 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Stone Cottage Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- O Blakesley Outstanding, 2.6 miles away
- RI Brackley Fields Country House Retirement Home Requires improvement, 5.2 miles away
- RI Duncote Hall Nursing Home Requires improvement, 5.4 miles away
- G The Lakes Good, 5.4 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 23 September 2022. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Responsive was rated Requires improvement on 23 September 2022. Ask to see how care plans are kept up to date, how complaints are handled and what activities are on offer.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 23 September 2022. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Victor Drage
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Older People, 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
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 01589898 (opens Companies House)
- Charity number
- 283556
Camphill Milton Keynes Communities Limited runs 4 services, all in the East Midlands. 2 are rated Good or Outstanding and 2 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Camphill Milton Keynes Communities Limited
- O Blakesley Outstanding. Care home, West Northamptonshire
- G Stone Cottage Good. Care home, West Northamptonshire
- RI The Moors Requires improvement. Care home, West Northamptonshire
Getting help from West 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 West Northamptonshire Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 126 7000, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: West Northamptonshire Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Farm Cottage provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Farm Cottage as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Farm Cottage have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 5 beds at Farm Cottage.
- When was Farm Cottage last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Farm Cottage was published on 23 September 2022.
- Who runs Farm Cottage?
- Farm Cottage is run by Camphill Milton Keynes Communities Limited. It runs 4 services, all in the East Midlands.
- What is Farm Cottage's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 23 September 2022.
Contact
- Phone
- 01327 860906
- Address
- 8 Milthorpe, Lois Weedon, Towcester, NN12 8PP Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Stone Cottage (Good, less than 0.1 miles away) and Blakesley (Outstanding, 2.6 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Stone Cottage Good, less than 0.1 miles away
- O Blakesley Outstanding, 2.6 miles away
- RI Brackley Fields Country House Retirement Home Requires improvement, 5.2 miles away
- RI Duncote Hall Nursing Home Requires improvement, 5.4 miles away
- G The Lakes Good, 5.4 miles away