Grangefield Residential Care Home

Residential care home in Northampton, North Northamptonshire

Operated by Grangefield Care

CQC Good23 bedsDementiaResidential
NeighbourhoodCultural HubWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • Cultural Hub — An excellent range of libraries, museums, galleries, theatres and community venues within easy reach (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
Address60 Northampton Road, Earls Barton, Northampton, NN6 0HE
Beds23

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About

Grangefield Residential Care Home is a small residential care home in Northampton providing care for older people and those living with dementia. The home has 23 registered beds and is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with Good grades for safety, effectiveness, caring and responsiveness.

The home offers residential care in a close-knit setting and also provides daycare. Grangefield involves families in care planning and decision-making, and operates with owner, manager and staff working together day-to-day to support residents.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 13 April 2023 · Last inspected 27 February 2023

Grangefield Residential Care Home provides personal care and accommodation for up to 23 people aged over 65, including those living with dementia. At the February 2023 visit, inspectors found that people felt protected and cared for, and that staff supported their choices. The home's overall rating improved from requires improvement to good.

Strengths noted
  • Inspectors found people felt protected from harm, and staff knew how to raise safeguarding concerns.
  • Risk assessments were reviewed regularly, and staff followed them, which addressed an area flagged at the previous inspection.
  • Medicines were managed safely, and incidents and accidents were acted on, with lessons learned when things went wrong.
  • Relatives praised the communication they received, and the provider and registered manager acted quickly on the issues found.
Areas to improve
  • Some care records were not written around the individual person.
  • Some of the language used was not always respectful.
  • Not all notifications required by law had been sent to the CQC.

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

Care provided

Dementia
Residential

Specialist care

Dementia
Older people (65+)

What's nearby

GP surgery500 m
A&E: Northampton General Hospital5.8 miles
  • Near a main road
  • Ambulance station about 300 m away
  • Fire station about 500 m away

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAdequate
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkSparse
  • Tennis CourtLimited
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldSparse

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingLimited
  • SupermarketsSparse
  • TakeawaysSparse

Local crime statistics

840 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime30%
Anti-social behaviour25%
Public order7%
Other theft6%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Dementia careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what North Northamptonshire council pays.

Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what North Northamptonshire pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£870
2025£915

What North Northamptonshire council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees

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Local health safety net

Grangefield Residential Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Northampton General Hospital, 5.8 miles away. The local GP practice is EARLS BARTON MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.3 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Northampton General Hospital · 5.8 mi
Nearest GP
EARLS BARTON MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.3 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Northampton

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Age UK Northamptonshire

Provides a range of services to older people to improve their quality of life, to promote independence and prevent them falling into frailty, poverty and isolation

0.3 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1059995)
Charity

Dostiyo- Asian Women and Girls Organisation

-Advice and Information-Countywide Advocacy Service for Older People-Opportunities to volunteers and gain training within Dostiyo and through external agenices.-Various classes for the elderly and…

0.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1058077)
Charity

The David Taylor Housing Trust for Elderly and Retired Persons

Making donations for the provision of housing for the elderly and those of limited means.

0.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (236102)
Charity

The Methodist Homestead

The Methodist Homestead provides warm, manageable, comfortable and secure homes for our Residents in a caring Christian environment in keeping with the needs of our Residents, primarily for: a)…

1.1 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1150018)
Charity

Northants Parkinson's People

Northants Parkinson's People have a monthly newsletter, a three times per week walking group, twice weekly exercise class and monthly lunch club. We provide telephone friendship calls and a…

2.3 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1188652)

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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