Home care agency · Kettering

The Sanctuary Community Care

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 24 May 2022 Rating 4 years old
Rated 4 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from May 2022. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support. See nearby services rated recently.
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Address
4 Watervill Way, Little Addington, Kettering, NN14 4FA
Run by
Mrs Christine Ann Hotchin
Type of provider
Independent (owner-run)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
January 2016 (10 years)
Registered manager
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Last CQC check
24 May 2022
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate

Registered to provide: Personal care

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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-2396430013

The service in brief

The Sanctuary Community Care in Kettering is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Mrs Christine Ann Hotchin. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Good overall (May 2022). It is one of 31 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Raunds; 10 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Registered specialisms

Specialisms as registered with CQC.

Rating history

  1. Feb 2017 Good
  2. Sep 2019 Requires improvement
  3. May 2022 Good
  4. Today Rating 4 years old

The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.

Inspection reports to read

Where it is

Ward
Irthlingborough
Parliamentary constituency
Corby and East Northamptonshire
NHS area (integrated care board)
NHS Northamptonshire Integrated Care Board
Area classification
Smaller rural; nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in NN14 (7)

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Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence. The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.

How long it has been running

CQC registration dates from January 2016, so the service has been operating for around 10 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2017–2022), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Good.

No new overall rating has been published for 4 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.

CQC lists 3 reports for this location, the latest dated 24 May 2022.

What it may cost

We estimate visits from The Sanctuary Community Care at £30–£37 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £350 a week.

For live-in care, expect around £1,450–£1,770 a week in this region.

Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask North Northamptonshire Council for a free care needs assessment.

Ownership and company checks

The Sanctuary Community Care is the only service its provider, Mrs Christine Ann Hotchin, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.

The local picture

There are 11 other agencies within 3 miles, 3 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Ourway Care Ltd, 1.8 miles away.

7 of the 11 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Irthlingborough ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Northamptonshire ICB.

The inspection, summarised

  • People were supported by regular care staff that had built trusting and supportive relationships with people using the service.
  • Care plans and risk assessments provided staff with information and guidance on how to safely manage the risks.
  • Where the provider took on the responsibility people's medicines were safely managed.
  • Infection control practice was embedded into the service.

Inspected 28 April 2022; report published 24 May 2022. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Each area CQC checks

  • SafeGood59 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
  • EffectiveGood66 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
  • CaringGood72 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
  • ResponsiveGood66 of 78 in North Northamptonshire
  • Well-ledGood56 of 78 in North Northamptonshire

CQC key question ratings, published 24 May 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in North Northamptonshire share it.

What the ratings tell you

The Sanctuary Community Care 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 55 of the 77 other agencies in North Northamptonshire that CQC has rated.

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The Sanctuary Community Care against its area

  • Rated Good. Across North Northamptonshire, 84% of the 76 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (May 2022) is more recent than 33% of agency ratings in North Northamptonshire.
  • Registered with CQC in 2016: it has been registered longer than 89% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in North Northamptonshire lists 6.

Based on the CQC register for North Northamptonshire as at Oct 2026.

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Frequently asked about The Sanctuary Community Care

What are The Sanctuary Community Care's fees?
The Sanctuary Community Care hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
Is The Sanctuary Community Care rated well for safety?
By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
What type of care does The Sanctuary Community Care provide?
The Sanctuary Community Care is registered for homecare agencies. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
Who is the registered provider for The Sanctuary Community Care?
CQC lists Mrs Christine Ann Hotchin as the provider responsible for The Sanctuary Community Care.
Can The Sanctuary Community Care care for someone with dementia?
Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
When did CQC last rate The Sanctuary Community Care?
The latest rating is dated 24 May 2022, 4 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
Where is The Sanctuary Community Care?
The agency works from 4 Watervill Way, Little Addington, Kettering, NN14 4FA; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
Is The Sanctuary Community Care regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
The Sanctuary Community Care is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-2396430013) and was rated Good overall in May 2022.

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