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Symphony House Nursing Home
Nursing home in Northampton, West Northamptonshire
Symphony House Nursing Home
Nursing home in Northampton, West Northamptonshire
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- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Symphony House Nursing Home is a nursing home in Northampton with 25 registered beds. It provides nursing care, and its stated aim is to tailor that care to each resident's individual needs, delivered by qualified staff. The home also aims to help residents live as independent and fulfilling a life as possible, while protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of residents and staff.
The home has received a Gold Standard Framework certificate, a national award for its end of life care. The Care Quality Commission rates the home Requires Improvement overall, in a report published in 2022. Its key questions are graded Good for effectiveness, caring and responsiveness, and Requires Improvement for safety and well-led leadership.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 22 July 2022 · Last inspected 25 May 2022
Inspectors found that people using the home feel safe and that residents, relatives and staff have good relationships. People are encouraged to make their own choices, take positive risks and lead their own care. The report says several processes still need improvement, including those for safeguarding, medicines and oversight of quality.
- Staff are trained to spot and raise concerns, and individual risk assessments are in place.
- Fire, water and hygiene risks are assessed, and regular safety checks take place.
- The home is clean and free from odour, and infection control and protective equipment are used properly.
- Staff say they feel supported, can share ideas and concerns, and feel listened to.
- Safeguarding procedures were not always followed when people were admitted to the service.
- Medicines need clearer staff guidance, people do not always receive them as prescribed, and their effects are not always monitored.
- Oversight of the safety and quality of the service is not consistently effective, and mental capacity assessments were too general.
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
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected July 2025
What's nearby
- Near a main road
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
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtAmple
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
840 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing care | Fees 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 West Northamptonshire council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £917 |
| 2025 | £965 |
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Local health safety net
Symphony House Nursing Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Northampton General Hospital, 1.5 miles away. The local GP practice is QUEENSVIEW MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.2 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Northampton
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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