Adult Social Care: Residential and Nursing Care Homes - WNC

Who is Residential and Nursing Care For?

Home care services are for adults aged 18+, who have eligible care and support needs as per the Care Act 2014 (Link).

Care homes can provide support for older and younger people with a range of conditions, such as:

• Dementia
• Mental health conditions
• Physical disabilities
• Sensory impairments - D/deaf, hard of hearing, blind or deafblind
• Significant learning disabilities

Care homes can also help people with autistic spectrum disorder, alcohol and drug problems, and eating disorders.

What is Residential and Nursing Care?

There are 2 types of care homes:

• Residential Care Homes - offer 24 hour care and staff help with personal care such as washing, dressing, using the toilet and having meals.
• Nursing Homes - offer the same as residential care homes, plus 24-hour medical care from qualified nurses.

Care homes can be run by: 

• Voluntary organisations and charities
• Private companies and individuals

Facilities

Care homes provide: 

• 24 hour care
• your own room which you can personalise with your own furniture, pictures and ornaments
• meals cooked for you and served in a dining area
• communal lounges and gardens for socialising

Care homes vary in size – from smaller homes for just a few people to larger homes that can accommodate more than 100 people.

How to Get Residential and Nursing Care:

If you’re being funded by West Northants Council, a social care professional must refer you to this service. 

If you've never used Adult Social Care services before, you can use this online form to help the Council understand any care needs you may have. They will use this information to decide if you might be eligible for support.

• Refer Yourself to Adult Social Care or Make a Referral for Somebody Else (Link)

If you’re funding your own care, you can choose your own care home directly.

Adult Social Care Framework

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has an adult social care commissioning framework. A commissioning framework is a plan that helps councils decide what care people need, who will provide it, and how to make sure it’s good and fair.

WNC pays (commissions) the following residential and nursing care providers:

Specialisms - Dementia, Learning Disabilities, Mental Health Conditions, Physical Disabilities and/or Sensory Impairments

• Northampton: HRS Care Ltd - Hastings Lodge and Hastings Cottage

Specialisms - Dementia, Mental Health Conditions, Physical Disabilities and/or Sensory Impairments

• Daventry: Crown Care X Ltd - Astley Hall
• Hartwell: Oakleaf Care Group - Orchard House
• Northampton: Avery (Lucas Court) Ltd - Ashurst Mews Care Home
• Northampton: Avery Homes SH Ltd - Spencer House Care Home
• Spratton: St Matthews Ltd - The Manor (Broomhill Hospital)

Specialisms - Dementia and/or Mental Health Conditions

• Daventry: Interhaze Ltd - Wheatsheaf Court Care Home
• Northampton: A.G.E Nursing Homes Ltd - The Angela Grace Care Centre
• Northampton: St Matthews Ltd - Kingsthorpe Grange
• Northampton: St Matthews Ltd - St Matthew's Unit
• Northampton: St Matthews Ltd - The Avenue

Specialisms - Dementia, Mental Health Conditions and/or Physical Disabilities

• Brackley: Kingsley Health Care (BL) Ltd - Brackley Care Home

Specialisms - Dementia and/or Physical Disabilities

• Brackley: Barchester - Juniper House
• Chacombe: Barchester - Chacombe Park
• Chapel Brampton: Barchester - Brampton View
• Northampton: Avery Homes Cliftonville Ltd - Cliftonville Care Home
• Northampton: Hollyberry Care Ltd - Margaret's Rest Home

Specialisms - Dementia, Physical Disabilities and/or Sensory Impairments

• Northampton: Artisan Care Northampton - Squires Mews
• Olney: Kingsley Health Care (BL) Ltd - Olney Meadows

Specialisms - Learning Disabilities and/or Mental Health Conditions

• Northampton: Pathways Care Group Ltd - Fair Haven Care Home

Specialisms - Learning Disabilities, Mental Health Conditions and/or Physical Disabilities

• Daventry: William Blake House - The Moors
• Towcester: William Blake House - Blakesley
• Towcester: William Blake House - Farm Cottage
• Towcester: William Blake House - Stone Cottage

Specialisms - Physical Disabilities

• Hartwell: Oakleaf Care Group - Cunningham House
• Hartwell: Oakleaf Care Group - Hilltop House and Lodge
• Northampton: Oakleaf Care Group - Hunsbury House
• Northampton: Oakleaf Care Group - The Cotswolds
• Northampton: Oakleaf Care Group - Weston Favell Houses
• Northampton: St Christopher's Homes - St Christophers Home

Being part of a commissioning framework doesn’t mean we recommend the provider. Please check carefully to make sure the service is right for your family member.

• Care Quality Commission (CQC) - Guide to Choosing Social Care (Link)