Care home · Kettering
The Old Vicarage
Illustrative photo, not of The Old Vicarage- Address
- Weekly Village, Kettering, NN16 9UP
- Run by
- Royal Bay Care Homes Ltd (4 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 38 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- March 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Helen Finlay
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1999 (27 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03852183)
- Last CQC check
- 7 Nov 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,330–£1,630 a week for nursing care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-123459772
The service in brief
The Old Vicarage is a CQC-registered nursing home in Kettering, run by Royal Bay Care Homes Ltd. It is registered to support older people.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (November 2023). It is one of 26 CQC-registered care homes in and around Kettering; 22 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe82 of 102 in North Northamptonshire
- Effective88 of 102 in North Northamptonshire
- Caring93 of 102 in North Northamptonshire
- Responsive86 of 102 in North Northamptonshire
- Well-led70 of 102 in North Northamptonshire
From CQC's latest report, published 7 November 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in North Northamptonshire share it.
Reading The Old Vicarage's CQC ratings
The Old Vicarage has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 69 of the 101 other care homes in North Northamptonshire that CQC has rated.
Key points from CQC's visit
- People's experience of the service and what we found: People felt safe within the service.
- Risk assessments were in place to manage risks within people's lives, and staff understood how to manage risk.
- Staff recruitment procedures ensured that appropriate pre-employment checks were carried out.
- Medicines were stored and administered safely, and staff had training in this area.
Inspected 18 October 2023; report published 7 November 2023; supporting 38 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How its rating has changed
- Oct 2015
- Nov 2017
- Feb 2022
- Nov 2023
- Today Rating 2 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 7 November 2023
- CQC inspection report 22 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 17 November 2017
- CQC inspection report 7 October 2015
- Inspection report 6 July 2013
- Inspection report 25 October 2012
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 12 August 2025 by North Northamptonshire. Food is a big part of daily life in a home, so ask about menus, choice and mealtimes.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "The Old Vicarage Care Home Ltd"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Geddington & Stanion
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kettering
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Smaller rural; further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in NN16 (19)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 200 m (3 min walk) · 2 stops within 600 m
- Café Lavender Bee Tearoom, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship St Mary the Virgin, 320 m (4 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
The Old Vicarage over the years
CQC registration dates from March 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2023), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 7 November 2023.
Needs it is registered to meet
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Likely fees
We estimate The Old Vicarage at £1,330–£1,630 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £69k–£85k.
For residents assessed as needing nursing, a weekly NHS contribution goes straight to the home towards the fee, whoever pays the rest.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from North Northamptonshire Council after a needs and financial assessment.
The registered provider
The Old Vicarage is run by Royal Bay Care Homes Ltd (company 03852183), incorporated in 1999, 11 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Royal Bay Care Homes Ltd runs 4 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 4 of the 4 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
Around Kettering
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 22 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Country View Nursing Home, under 0.5 miles away.
7 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Geddington & Stanion ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (further from a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Northamptonshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a café (2 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Family reviews
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The Old Vicarage against its area
- Rated Good. Across North Northamptonshire, 82% of the 102 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2023) is more recent than 61% of care home ratings in North Northamptonshire.
- With 38 beds it is larger than 65% of care homes in North Northamptonshire, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 58% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in North Northamptonshire lists 3.
Based on the CQC register for North Northamptonshire as at Oct 2026.
Nearby options
Guides for families
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Questions about The Old Vicarage
- Who is the registered provider for The Old Vicarage?
- CQC lists Royal Bay Care Homes Ltd as the provider responsible for The Old Vicarage.
- How many beds does The Old Vicarage have?
- The Old Vicarage is registered for up to 38 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- How did The Old Vicarage score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How much does care from The Old Vicarage cost?
- The Old Vicarage's prices aren't on our site yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,250 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East Midlands). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- Is The Old Vicarage a registered provider?
- Registered, yes: location 1-123459772 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Good overall in November 2023.
- Where is The Old Vicarage?
- It is at Weekly Village, Kettering, NN16 9UP.
- What services is The Old Vicarage registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers nursing homes. Ask The Old Vicarage how it would adapt if needs increase.
- How recent is The Old Vicarage's CQC rating?
- CQC published the current rating on 7 November 2023, 2 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Can The Old Vicarage care for someone with dementia?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
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