Ashfield House – Shaw healthcare
At a Glance
The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.
Residential homes
Staff warmth score
of reviewers answered yes
Good to know
- Registered beds40
- SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Dementia, Mental health conditions
- Last inspected2019-10-12
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The Evidence
What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.
What families say
Families describe finding a genuinely welcoming atmosphere when they visit. The transition period — often the hardest time for everyone — appears to be handled with particular care, with dedicated staff staying close to new residents until they feel properly settled.
The eight family priority themes
- Staff warmth72
- Compassion & dignity72
- Cleanliness70
- Activities & engagement65
- Food quality65
- Healthcare68
- Management & leadership72
- Resident happiness70
What inspectors found
Inspected 2019-10-12
Is this home safe?
Is the care effective?
The Effective domain was rated Good in January 2022 and confirmed unchanged in July 2023. This domain covers care planning, staff training, healthcare access, nutrition, and how well care reflects individual needs. No specific examples of care plan content, training records, GP access arrangements, or mealtime observations are included in the published findings. The home lists dementia as a specialism, which implies some structured approach to dementia-specific training, but this is not described.Is this home caring?
The Caring domain was rated Good at the January 2022 inspection and confirmed unchanged in July 2023. This domain covers staff warmth, dignity, respect, privacy, and independence. No direct inspector observations, resident quotes, or relative feedback are included in the published text. The rating indicates inspectors were satisfied with how staff treat the people who live here, but the report does not describe specific interactions or practices observed.Is the home responsive?
The Responsive domain was rated Good in January 2022 and confirmed in July 2023. This domain covers activities, engagement, individualised care, and end-of-life planning. No specific activity programmes, individual engagement examples, or end-of-life planning details are published. The home supports people with dementia, mental health conditions, and general older adult needs, which implies a need for varied and individually tailored activity provision, but how this is delivered in practice is not described.Is the home well-led?
The Well-led domain was rated Good in January 2022 and confirmed unchanged in July 2023. A registered manager, Ms Gina Fearn, is named, along with a nominated individual, Mr Liam Francis Scanlon. The home is operated by Shaw Healthcare (de Montfort) Limited. No specific information about management visibility, staff culture, governance processes, or how the home responds to complaints or incidents is included in the published findings.
Source: CQC inspection report →
What the evidence base says
The home provides specialist support for dementia and mental health conditions, alongside general care for over-65s. While the home offers dementia care as one of its specialisms, families particularly value how staff help residents with memory challenges maintain their sense of self during the adjustment period. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.
The DCC Verdict
Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.
DCC Family Score
Ashfield House Raunds holds a Good rating across all five inspection domains, which is a positive baseline, but the published inspection report contains very limited specific detail, so most scores reflect a confirmed Good rating rather than rich, observed evidence.
Homes in East Midlands typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
Families describe finding a genuinely welcoming atmosphere when they visit. The transition period — often the hardest time for everyone — appears to be handled with particular care, with dedicated staff staying close to new residents until they feel properly settled.
What inspectors have recorded
How it sits against good practice
For families worried about how an elderly relative will cope with such a big change, the track record here suggests real understanding of what that journey involves.
Worth a visit
Ashfield House Raunds, on Ashfield Avenue in Wellingborough, was rated Good across all five inspection domains at its last full inspection, with a report published in January 2022. The rating was reviewed again in July 2023, and inspectors found no reason to change it. The home supports up to 40 people and specialises in dementia, mental health conditions, and care for older adults. A named registered manager is in post, and the home is run by Shaw Healthcare (de Montfort) Limited. The main limitation of this report is that very little specific detail was published: no direct observations, no quotes from residents or relatives, and no examples of what Good care looks like in practice at this home. A Good rating is a meaningful baseline, but it tells you what inspectors concluded, not what a Tuesday afternoon actually feels like for your mum or dad. Visit on an unannounced or low-key basis if possible, note whether staff use your parent's preferred name, observe the pace of interactions in a corridor or communal space, and ask the manager directly about night staffing levels, how often agency staff are used, and how the home keeps families informed when something changes.
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In Their Own Words
How Ashfield House – Shaw healthcare describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Where century-old residents find their feet again
Ashfield House – Raunds – Your Trusted residential home
Moving into residential care at any age brings challenges, but Ashfield House in Raunds seems to understand what it takes to help even the most elderly residents settle in. This Wellingborough care home has built its reputation on patient, consistent support through those crucial early weeks.
Who they care for
The home provides specialist support for dementia and mental health conditions, alongside general care for over-65s.
While the home offers dementia care as one of its specialisms, families particularly value how staff help residents with memory challenges maintain their sense of self during the adjustment period.
“For families worried about how an elderly relative will cope with such a big change, the track record here suggests real understanding of what that journey involves.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
The DCC Verdict
Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.
DCC Family Score
Ashfield House Raunds holds a Good rating across all five inspection domains, which is a positive baseline, but the published inspection report contains very limited specific detail, so most scores reflect a confirmed Good rating rather than rich, observed evidence.
Homes in East Midlands typically score 68–82.The three-lens summary
What families tell us
Families describe finding a genuinely welcoming atmosphere when they visit. The transition period — often the hardest time for everyone — appears to be handled with particular care, with dedicated staff staying close to new residents until they feel properly settled.
What inspectors have recorded
How it sits against good practice
For families worried about how an elderly relative will cope with such a big change, the track record here suggests real understanding of what that journey involves.
Worth a visit
Ashfield House Raunds, on Ashfield Avenue in Wellingborough, was rated Good across all five inspection domains at its last full inspection, with a report published in January 2022. The rating was reviewed again in July 2023, and inspectors found no reason to change it. The home supports up to 40 people and specialises in dementia, mental health conditions, and care for older adults. A named registered manager is in post, and the home is run by Shaw Healthcare (de Montfort) Limited. The main limitation of this report is that very little specific detail was published: no direct observations, no quotes from residents or relatives, and no examples of what Good care looks like in practice at this home. A Good rating is a meaningful baseline, but it tells you what inspectors concluded, not what a Tuesday afternoon actually feels like for your mum or dad. Visit on an unannounced or low-key basis if possible, note whether staff use your parent's preferred name, observe the pace of interactions in a corridor or communal space, and ask the manager directly about night staffing levels, how often agency staff are used, and how the home keeps families informed when something changes.
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In Their Own Words
How Ashfield House – Shaw healthcare describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.
Where century-old residents find their feet again
Ashfield House – Raunds – Your Trusted residential home
Moving into residential care at any age brings challenges, but Ashfield House in Raunds seems to understand what it takes to help even the most elderly residents settle in. This Wellingborough care home has built its reputation on patient, consistent support through those crucial early weeks.
Who they care for
The home provides specialist support for dementia and mental health conditions, alongside general care for over-65s.
While the home offers dementia care as one of its specialisms, families particularly value how staff help residents with memory challenges maintain their sense of self during the adjustment period.
The home & environment
The home maintains consistently clean premises throughout, something visitors regularly notice. While the physical environment clearly meets good standards, it's the way staff use these spaces to help residents feel at home that stands out.
“For families worried about how an elderly relative will cope with such a big change, the track record here suggests real understanding of what that journey involves.”
DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.
