Home Care and Healthcare Staffing in Corby

Corby • Northamptonshire

Trusted care and staffing across Corby

Protocol Healthcare Services works with families and care providers across Corby and the wider Northamptonshire area. For families we arrange home care that helps a loved one stay safe and independent in their own home, from a short daily visit through to full live-in support. For care providers we supply qualified nurses, carers and support workers, drawing on more than ten years of experience matching the right people to the right settings.

We are honest about where we are based. Our offices are in the South of England, in Edgware and Bournemouth, so we do not run a branch in Corby. As an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency our reach is genuinely national, and we coordinate care and place vetted professionals in Corby the same way we do everywhere we work, with enhanced DBS and right to work checks, references and training completed before anyone starts, and a consultant on hand around the clock.

Home care we arrange in Corby

• ✓ Live-in care for round the clock support
• ✓ Hourly visiting care from 30 minute calls
• ✓ Personal care, washing and dressing
• ✓ Medication support and prompting
• ✓ Dementia, Parkinson's and complex care
• ✓ Respite and emergency cover
• ✓ Private nursing at home
• ✓ Companionship and help getting out and about

Local knowledge across Corby

Corby grew rapidly around its steelworks and remains one of the youngest and fastest growing towns in Northamptonshire, with a strong sense of community across neighbourhoods such as Kingswood, Hazel Leys, Danesholme, Beanfield, Lloyds and Lodge Park, along with the newer developments at Oakley Vale and Great Oakley and the surrounding villages of Weldon, Gretton, Stanion and Corby Old Village. Most homes sit within the NN17 and NN18 postcode areas, and care needs vary just as much from street to street, so we tailor support to the person and the place rather than offering a one size fits all service.

The town centre is anchored by the Corby Cube on George Street, the striking municipal building that houses the council chamber, register office, library and The Core theatre, and it is a landmark most local families know well. For acute care, most residents are treated at Kettering General Hospital on Rothwell Road in Kettering, part of Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the accident and emergency and maternity units for the area, while Corby Community Hospital at the Willowbrook Health complex provides community beds, therapy and outpatient services closer to home. The first weeks back at home matter, so we help with medication routines, mobility and rehabilitation support and stay in close contact with families and community teams.

Adult social care in Corby is overseen by North Northamptonshire Council, the unitary authority created in 2021 that also covers Kettering, Wellingborough and East Northamptonshire. If you think a relative may qualify for help with funding, you can ask the council for a free care needs assessment, followed by a financial assessment. Many families we work with self-fund their care, and we are always happy to explain how the different routes work. You can read more on our paying for care guide.

Staffing for care providers in Corby

Care homes, supported living services, hospitals and community teams across Corby rely on dependable staffing, and that is where our staffing side comes in. We supply NMC-registered nurses and midwives, support workers, mental health professionals and learning disability specialists, from a single shift to a fully managed rota and permanent placements. Every professional is vetted to the same high standard, so you get reliable cover without the compliance headache. You can see the full range on our staffing services page.

Areas of Corby we cover

We arrange home care and supply care staff across the town and the surrounding Northamptonshire villages, including:

• Kingswood
• Hazel Leys
• Danesholme
• Beanfield
• Lloyds
• Lodge Park
• Oakley Vale
• Great Oakley
• Weldon
• Gretton
• Stanion
• Corby Old Village