Nicholas James and Regal Care Trading Limited
Westlands Care Home
Care home in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire
Operated by Nicholas James and Regal Care Trading
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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
Westlands Care Home is a 28-bed care home located in Wellingborough town centre, housed in a grade II listed building. It provides dementia care and residential accommodation for older people.
The home is rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission, with Good ratings for safety, effectiveness, caring and responsiveness, though the well-led key question is marked as Requires Improvement. The 2024 inspection found the home to be safe and effective in its delivery of care.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 19 January 2024 · Last inspected 8 November 2023
Inspectors found a positive, open culture in which people spoke well of the care they received. Staff were described as knowing how to keep people safe, with enough of them to meet needs, and people were supported with meals, medicines and access to healthcare. Inspectors said the home's layout and decoration could better help people living with memory or cognitive impairments find their way around.
- Risks to people's safety are assessed and reviewed regularly, with measures put in place where possible, and people said they feel safe.
- Staff understand how to raise safeguarding concerns, staffing levels meet people's needs, and infection control and medicines are managed safely.
- Staff have the training they need, and they respect people's choices, acting in the least restrictive way and in people's best interests.
- People are supported with meals and drinks, and staff contact healthcare professionals promptly when they are worried about someone's health.
- The provider's systems for assessing, monitoring and improving the quality and safety of the service need further development.
- The home's adaptation and decoration need to better support people living with memory or cognitive impairments, including helping them orientate to time and place.
- People and their relatives need more opportunities to give feedback, so that improvements can be identified and acted on.
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.
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
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAmple
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
354 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential 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 North Northamptonshire council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £870 |
| 2025 | £915 |
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Local health safety net
Westlands Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Kettering General Hospital, 7.3 miles away. The local GP practice is ALBANY HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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