Ofsted rated Good · CQC registered
Homes and support forchildren and adultsin Northamptonshire
Giant Healthcare Services runs small children's homes for children and young people with complex needs, registered with Ofsted and rated Good, alongside homecare and supported living for children and adults, registered with CQC. Based in Corby, working across Northamptonshire and beyond.
- Ofsted rated Good children's homes
- CQC registered homecare and supported living
- Enhanced DBS with barred list check
- Based in Corby, covering Northamptonshire
- Referrals answered the same working day
- Small, consistent staff teams
What we provide
Our services
Children’s homes registered with Ofsted and rated Good, and homecare and supported living registered with CQC. We work alongside health professionals rather than in place of them.
Placing a young person?
Check the criteria first. If we cannot meet the need we will tell you on the first call rather than leave you waiting.
Make a ReferralCriteria
Who we support
And who we do not, so you know before you pick up the phone.
We accept
- Children and young people with learning disabilities and autism
- Physical disabilities and sensory impairments
- Mental health needs
- Children and young people aged 0 to 18 for homecare and outreach
- Adults aged 18 and over for supported living
- Complex needs requiring one to one or two to one support
We do not accept
- Nursing or clinical treatment. We do not provide nursing care in any of our services, and clinical tasks stay with the health professionals responsible for them
- Supported accommodation for 16 and 17 year olds, which is a separate Ofsted registered service we do not provide. Our supported living is for adults aged 18 and over
Local capacity
Local placements for local children
Northamptonshire has placed a lot of children out of county, and has been working to bring them back. A placement close to home keeps four things that are far easier to keep than to rebuild.
Their school
A placement out of county usually means a new school, a new set of staff and a gap while a place is found.
Their friends
The relationships a young person already has are the ones most likely to still be there in five years.
Family contact
Contact that is a short drive away happens. Contact that is a two hour drive away quietly stops happening.
Their social worker
The professional who already knows the young person stays involved, rather than handing over to someone new.
Three steps
How referrals work
A registered manager reads every referral. You get a yes or a no, rather than silence.
- 1
Send the referral
Use the form below or email the referrals team directly. Tell us the essentials and we will come back with questions.
- 2
We assess and match
We look at needs, risks and who else is already living there, and complete an impact risk assessment before any admission. Then we tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.
- 3
Placement and transition
We plan the move at the young person's pace. Even when a placement is needed urgently, matching and the impact risk assessment are completed first.
Referrals sent on a working day get a response the same day. Urgent placement? Ring 07555 971508 and ask for a registered manager.
How we work
Our approach
Consistency before anything else
Small teams, familiar faces, the same people turning up. Young people who have been moved repeatedly need staff who stay.
Trauma informed
Behaviour is communication. We look for the reason, not just the incident.
Led by the young person
Plans are built with them, not handed to them. Their views are recorded and acted on.
Ordinary life
School, meals, hobbies, arguments about screen time. Routine is the intervention.
Regulation and safeguarding
Where we stand
Our children's homes are registered with Ofsted and rated Good.
Our homecare and supported living services are registered with the Care Quality Commission for personal care. We do not provide nursing or clinical treatment in any of our services.
View our CQC profile, location ID 1-5832866722.
Safeguarding
- Enhanced DBS with barred list check on every member of staff
- Safer recruitment, with references verified and employment gaps explained
- A designated safeguarding lead, and a written route for raising a concern
- Training before anyone works with a child, and supervision afterwards
Call 999 if a child is in immediate danger. For any other worry about a child, contact the local authority safeguarding team rather than waiting for us. How we handle concerns.
Care Quality Commission
Checked by the regulator, not just by us
Anyone can write their own quality page. This is the regulator's live widget, drawn from the CQC's own records, and we would rather you read their words than a summary of ours.
- Live from cqc.org.uk, not a copy we control
- One click from the full published inspection report
- Actions taken since the last inspection, available to commissioners on request
- A newer assessment appears here the moment the CQC publishes one
Northamptonshire
Areas we cover
Northamptonshire is served by two unitary authorities, and knowing which one you are dealing with saves a fortnight. We work with both.
North Northamptonshire
Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough, Rushden, Desborough, Rothwell, Oundle, Thrapston, Raunds, Burton Latimer, Higham Ferrers, Irthlingborough.
West Northamptonshire
Northampton, Daventry, Towcester, Brackley.
Outreach travels to you. Accommodation is in fixed locations, so ask rather than assuming.
For parents and families
Looking for support for your child?
You do not need to know the right words for any of it, and you do not need to have worked out how it would be paid for. Tell us about your child and what a hard day looks like, and we will tell you honestly whether we can help.
Careers
Work with children and young people
Outreach and residential roles across Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough and Northampton. Every role is subject to an enhanced DBS check and safer recruitment.
- Children's outreach support worker
- Residential support worker
- Waking night support worker
- Team leader
- Registered manager
Feedback
What families and professionals say
The words below are what families told the Care Quality Commission's inspectors about our staff, quoted from the published report. For everything else there is Google, where feedback appears unedited. If we support your family or take your placements, add yours.
Relatives told us their children were treated with respect and dignity and staff had a caring and friendly approach to them.
They said they had very good relationships with staff.
Staff respected people’s privacy and encouraged them to maintain their independence.
Giant Healthcare ServicesReviews on Google
Real reviews only
Feedback appears on our public Google listing, written by the people who gave it, where we cannot edit it.
Published with permission
Feedback about a child in care needs consent from the right person. We never quote anyone on this site without it.
No cherry picking
Google shows everything, in the order it arrived. We would rather be checked there than curated here.
Straight answers
Frequently asked questions
Children and young people in our children's homes and through homecare, and adults aged 18 and over in supported living and homecare. Exact age ranges vary by service, so tell us the person's age and we will confirm.
We consider emergency referrals. Ring us rather than emailing. However urgent the placement, we never skip matching: an impact risk assessment is completed before any admission, and we will tell you quickly whether we can help.
No. We do not provide nursing or clinical treatment in any of our services. We work alongside the health professionals responsible for clinical tasks.
Yes. Our children's homes are registered with Ofsted and rated Good, and our homecare and supported living services are registered with the Care Quality Commission.
Referrals sent on a working day get a response the same day.
Yes, for homecare and supported living. Children's home placements are arranged through a local authority.
We do consider them. Ask us.
Make a referral
Send us the essentials and we will come back the same working day. If it is urgent, ring 07555 971508.
Same working day responseA registered manager reads it, not an inbox.
Handled securelyReferrals are handled securely and shared only with the managers involved in assessing them.
Prefer email? Send the same detail to [email protected]