She appears to have a new lease of life since moving into the homeSarah C(Friend of Resident/Service User)
singers and dancers entertain, ladies have their nails manicuredJenny S(Daughter-in-law of Resident/Service User)
Everyone in the home is helpful. Always keep you in touch with what is going on and always listenKathleen M(Daughter of Resident/Service User)
She appears to have a new lease of life since moving into the homeSarah C(Friend of Resident/Service User)
singers and dancers entertain, ladies have their nails manicuredJenny S(Daughter-in-law of Resident/Service User)
Everyone in the home is helpful. Always keep you in touch with what is going on and always listenKathleen M(Daughter of Resident/Service User)
Rathgar is a warm and welcoming home for the elderly, situated three miles from the centre of Northampton. Their philosophy of care is to provide residents with a secure, relaxed and homely environment in which their care, well-being and comfort are of prime importance.
The commitment is to enhance the resident’s quality of life by preserving dignity and nurturing the spirit, celebrating individuality, enabling freedom of choice and independence. They aim...
Care Provided by Rathgar Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 23 Service Users
Dementia Care Types Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent Care
Accreditations
- Adopt A Grandparent
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
Please contact Rathgar to discuss fees further.
Contact Rathgar Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Owner
- Rathgar Care Home Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Jane Borland (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2017
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (11)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (6)
Parking
- Car park in front of the building. Off street parking across the care home.
Rathgar Care Home Reviews (52)
Rathgar Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.705) out of 10, based on 16 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Rathgar Care Home has 52 reviews.
As a family, we cannot fault Rathgar Home, the staff and management are so good to people both residents and visitors. The home is the best we have seen.
The food is 1st class and the staff and management do all they can to make sure the residents have the meals they need.
I have never been into a cleaner care home, the rooms are very clean and the home always smells clean.
The staff at Rathgar appear to be very kind and caring towards my friend.
She appears to have a new lease of life since moving into the home and this is thanks to the wonderful care she is receiving. It's so comforting to know that she is safe.
I find the home very friendly and helpful plus the care and activities keep the resident content. My wife is settling in the home and she likes the staff.
My Mum was a resident at Rathgar for almost 3 years until she passed away on October 15th this year. During her stay, Mum was treated with dignity and respect and part of the Rathgar 'family'. The staff and owner of the care home cannot be faulted. Mum was safe, secure and well looked after.
Of particular note was the superb end of life care we received for Mum. I cannot overemphasise the wonderful care and support we received at the end of Mum's life. I am so thankful Mum found a place at Rathgar and would highly recommend the Home.
Uncles health is not good and the level of care and attention to him and his condition has been superb from the top down. All the staff have smiles on their faces and his wife (unfortunately hospitalised herself over the past 6 weeks) is so very grateful that he is being looked after so well, especially as she cannot visit currently. The home has even offered to try to set up a video call so that they can at least see/talk to each other when she gets home, as it is unlikely that she will be able to visit straight away, that is over and above the expected.
Mum has been at Rathgar for 5 years and since the new owners here took over it has been a lot better eg new furniture, new carpets, regular entertainment. All the staff that have been at the home a few years are very good with the residents and there are some good, caring new staff. Sometimes teatime food can be poor, but overall, good.
The staff look after our relative like they would their own family members.
Residents are well cared for and I would recommend the home to other families and professionals.
Faced with 48 hours to find residential care and a seemingly endless round of fruitless phone calls. I found Rathgar, then just under new ownership. I live too far away to visit frequently but have been reassured by the attention of the devoted personnel, the newly refurbished domestic surroundings and professional care in place. I can trust in the staff and believe that I have chosen a great place with a homely, compassionate atmosphere and a creative quality of living. Here my godmother can spend the rest of her time safely in the locality of her friends where she has lived for many years.
The care provided is excellent. Staff are warm and caring, professional and approachable. They interact appropriately and well with residents and respond quickly to their needs. The home is small but very homely and clean. Rooms are adequately decorated and furnished but maybe a bit on the small side. My mother enjoys the home-cooked food and tells me it is good.
My husband has been in the home for over 12 months.
He is very well looked after and is happy, which to me is the main reason. The staff are very good to him and friendly.
Good quality care home. Friendly staff and the owner is very approachable and cares about his residents. It's a homely feeling as you walk through the doors. Decor and garden areas are lovely. Food is of a very good standard. The main reason we chose Rathgar is because the staff are excellent, some staff have been at Rathgar a number of years which speaks for itself. Very happy with all they do there for my mum.
I was extremely concerned about putting mum in a home but she has been looked after very well and it is more like a family home than a care home. I have put my name down to go there if the time comes.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 22 April 2026Requires improvement
- Caring Good
- Effective Good
- Responsive Good
- Safe Requires improvement
- Well-led Requires improvement
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
1 Bed Vacancy
Posted: 22 July 2026Ground floor bedroom, fully furnished with TV point with ensuite toilet
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