Brackley Care Home
- Care home
- 66 beds
- Nursing care
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2020
- West Northamptonshire, East Midlands
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
1 rating
Only one rating on record, so there is no trend to show yet.
4 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
50 of 89
rated care homes in West Northamptonshire are rated Good, like this one.
Brackley Care Home: inspection record
Rated Good in June 2022.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 11 June 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Brackley Care Home is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care for to up to 66 people. The service provides support to younger and older people with a diagnosis of dementia, mental health and/or physical disabilities. At the time of our inspection there were 35 people using the service.
What inspectors found
Medicine administration was not consistently recorded regarding as required medicines, the registered manager was aware of this and immediately put strategies in place to mitigate the risk of this occurring again. People were supported to have their medicines as prescribed by staff who had been trained and assessed as competent.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
People were protected from known risks. However, records were not always completed to evidence this. Risk assessments were completed, and strategies identified to mitigate these risks. Staff understood safeguarding and how to recognise and report any concerns of potential abuse.
Staff were safely recruited, inducted and trained to meet people's needs. Adequate staffing levels were observed.
People were supported by staff who knew them well and had the information required to meet their needs. People and relatives were all consistently positive about the staff and the support they received.
Care plans contained person centred, detailed information to support staff in understanding the person's individual holistic needs. People's likes, dislikes, preferences, choices and life history had been recorded.
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.
People's communication needs were assessed and when required, information had been presented in a different format to meet people's needs. Such as, large print or easy read.
Staff supported people to access healthcare services as required. Any specialist support was recorded, and actions completed.
People were supported to access activities, outings and celebrations. Friend and relatives were welcomed into the service and people were supported to maintain relationships.
People were protected from infections. Staff wore appropriate personal protective equipment, the home was regularly cleaned and the registered manager followed government guidance on COVID-19.
The registered manager had systems and processes in place to make improvements to the service and gain people, relatives and staff views. There was an improvement plan in place and action plans were completed when any concerns were identified. People, relatives and staff knew how to complain.
Governance systems were in place to ensure people were supported in a dignified person-centred way by staff who understood and respected people.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 11 June 2022. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- The last rating is 4 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Stephanie Eley
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with 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)2 inspection reports, latest 11 June 2022. 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
- Kingsley Healthcare (BL) LimitedBrand: Kingsley Healthcare
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 11196409 (opens Companies House)
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 Brackley Care Home provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Brackley Care Home as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Brackley Care Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 66 beds at Brackley Care Home.
- When was Brackley Care Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Brackley Care Home was published on 11 June 2022.
- Who runs Brackley Care Home?
- Brackley Care Home is run by Kingsley Healthcare (BL) Limited.
- What is Brackley Care Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 11 June 2022.
Contact
- Phone
- 01280 313135
- Address
- Wellington Road, Brackley, NN13 6QZ Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- RI Brackley Fields Country House Retirement Home Requires improvement, 0.6 miles away
- – Juniper House Not yet rated, 0.7 miles away
- RI Farm Cottage Requires improvement, 5.4 miles away
- G Stone Cottage Good, 5.4 miles away
- RI Cheney House Requires improvement, 6.2 miles away