The Shrubbery
Residential care home in Rushden, North Northamptonshire
Operated by Adara Healthcare
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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
The Shrubbery is a 48-bed residential and dementia care home in Rushden, North Northamptonshire, operated by Adara Healthcare. It provides care for older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people with dementia, physical disabilities or mental health needs.
The home was rated Requires Improvement by the Care Quality Commission in 2023. It received a Good rating for Effective, Caring and Responsive care, but Requires Improvement in Safe and Well-led domains.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 5 September 2022 · Last inspected 1 August 2022
Inspectors visited The Shrubbery in August 2022 as a focused review of safe and well-led care, after concerns about record keeping, safeguarding and oversight. The home provides personal care to older people, including those living with dementia, mental health needs or physical disabilities. The report found people were supported by safely recruited, inducted staff, that people described staff as caring, and that infection control measures, including testing and PPE use, were followed.
- Staff were recruited safely, received an induction and felt supported in their roles and able to raise concerns with management
- People told inspectors that staff were caring
- Infection prevention measures were followed, the home appeared clean and cleaning schedules were in place
- People were supported to make choices and staff used the least restrictive approach, in line with their best interests
- Oversight audits did not always identify risks or put mitigating strategies in place, and some risks were not fully recorded or mitigated
- Medicine records needed improvement, including missing reasons for 'as required' medicines and no record of prescribed thickener use to reduce choking risk
- Care plans and risk assessments had missing information, and recording of completed mitigating strategies was inconsistent
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
Specialist care
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
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
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseAdequate
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldLimited
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysAdequate
Local crime statistics
286 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
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Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £870 |
| 2025 | £915 |
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Local health safety net
The Shrubbery is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Kettering General Hospital, 9 miles away. The local GP practice is HIGHAM FERRERS SURGERY, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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