Care Homes in Central Bedfordshire
Inspection outcomes for care homes in Central Bedfordshire are encouraging on the whole. Three homes hold an Outstanding rating from the Care Quality Commission and thirty are rated Good, while four sit at Requires Improvement and seven have yet to be given a published rating. Forty four residential homes are registered in the area altogether, each providing accommodation, meals and help with personal care rather than nursing on the premises. Central Bedfordshire Council is the body that carries out the care needs assessment establishing what level of support is needed, and the financial assessment that decides how much of any fee it will meet, both free to request whatever a household's savings look like. A healthy set of ratings makes the shortlist longer rather than shorter, which is a better problem than the alternative. Work through the profiles below and read the inspection report attached to each, checking when the visit behind it took place, then arrange to see the homes that still look right in person.
Planning and paying for care in Central Bedfordshire
Two assessments sit behind almost every placement, and they answer different questions. One establishes whether residential care is the right answer at all; the other decides who pays. Both are free, and doing them before touring homes keeps the search realistic.
The care needs assessment
Anyone who appears to need care and support can ask for an assessment, whatever their capital and whatever they expect to be told. Central Bedfordshire Council is responsible for carrying it out. A practitioner works through washing, dressing, medication, mobility, continence and night time needs and records how much support is required, including whether it could still be met at home with the right package. Families occasionally find at this point that a move is not yet necessary. Requesting the assessment obliges nobody to accept what follows.
Thresholds, property and the council's contribution
A financial assessment then measures income and capital against the national threshold. Households above it generally meet the fee themselves, while those below receive a contribution on a sliding scale. How a property is counted depends on who else is living in it, and that is a question to raise directly during the assessment. Funded nursing care and continuing healthcare are decided by the health service rather than the council, so it is worth asking separately whether either could apply.
What a weekly fee actually covers
A quoted figure normally includes the room, meals and personal care, but the boundary moves from home to home. Ask in writing which of hairdressing, chiropody, escorted medical appointments, newspapers and outings fall outside it. Ask how often fees are reviewed and what recent increases have looked like. Where a third party top up above the council rate is suggested, get the arrangement and its likely rises documented before agreeing, and ask what happens if savings reach the threshold during a stay.
Choosing a home in Central Bedfordshire and what to check
Using the ratings and then going past them
Three homes rated Outstanding and thirty rated Good gives a wide field, so the grade will not narrow it for you. Open the reports and read what inspectors said about staffing levels, about whether residents were involved in decisions affecting them, and about how the home responded when a concern was raised. Check the inspection date and ask what has changed since, especially whether the registered manager is the same person. For the four homes at Requires Improvement, read the findings before ruling them out. The seven without a rating are typically recent registrations.
On the visit itself
Go at an ordinary hour rather than on a scheduled tour and stay through a mealtime, which shows more than any brochure. Watch whether staff speak with residents by name and in passing, and whether the people least able to attract attention are still being included. Ask what staff turnover has been over the past year and how many agency staff cover nights. Ask how the home would support someone whose needs increased, and how families hear about changes between visits.
47 care homes in Central Bedfordshire
- Blakelands Lodge · The Old Farm House, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, MK43 2AH
Care home · Run by Ideal Carehomes (4) Limited
Blakelands Lodge is a residential care home in Central Bedfordshire, near Bedford. We are home to older people who need support with everyday life, including residents living with dementia and residents with visual or hearing impairment,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care - Care Is Central - Honeysuckle House · Red Kite Meadows, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 1UZ
Care home · Run by Care is Central Residential Limited
Care Is Central is a residential care home in Bedford, supporting older people and younger adults from Central Bedfordshire and the surrounding area, including people living with dementia and people with a physical disability. Our view is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Cinnamon Lodge · 27 Crawley Road, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, MK43 0AA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Really Flexible Care Ltd
Cinnamon Lodge is a residential care home in Bedford supporting younger adults, including people who have a learning disability and people who are autistic. It is somebody's home first and a care setting second, and we try to keep that...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Evergreen SUSD Unit · Evergreen SUSD Unit C/O Wingfield Court, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 2TE
Care home · Run by Central Bedfordshire Council
Here at Evergreen SUSD Unit, we are a residential care home based in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, and we are proud to support a wide range of people who come through our doors. Our team works hard every day to make sure that each person...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Franklin Avenue · 18 Franklin Avenue, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 4HF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Turning Point
Franklin Avenue is a residential care home in Bedford supporting adults with learning disabilities, older people, and people with loss of sight or hearing. This is the home of the people who live in it, and we try to behave like people who...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care - Pine House · 25A Hampden Road, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 1HX
Care home · Run by Really Flexible Care Ltd
We are a residential home in Bedfordshire supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including younger adults and older people who need help with daily living. What we are trying to run is a home rather than a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Pine Lodge · 25 Hampden Road, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 1HX
Care home · Run by Really Flexible Care Ltd
Pine Lodge is a residential care home in Bedford, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autism, including younger adults building their own adult lives. We run this as a home rather than a placement. The people who live here...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Redwood House · 54 Sharpenhoe Road, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 4SD
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Complete Care Services Limited
We are Redwood House, a residential care home in Bedford. We support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, and people managing a mental health condition. Many of those living here are younger adults. This is somewhere people...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Grove -2 · 2 The Grove, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 5LX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by MacIntyre Care
The Grove in Bedfordshire is a small residential care home for adults living with learning disabilities and autism. Being small is the point of the place. With only a few people living here, staff know everybody properly rather than...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - The Grove -4 · 4 The Grove, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 5LX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by MacIntyre Care
The Grove is a residential care home near Bedford, in Central Bedfordshire, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. It is a home rather than a placement, and the household is built around the people who live in it. Support...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - The Grove -6 · 6 The Grove, Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 5LX
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by MacIntyre Care
The Grove is a residential care home in Bedford, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays. We treat this as somebody's home rather than a placement. People arrange their own rooms, have...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Mantles Court · 115 London Road, Biggleswade, Central Bedfordshire, SG18 8EF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Quantum Care Limited
Mantles Court is a residential care home in Biggleswade. We support older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including people living with dementia, people living with a mental health condition and people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - 60 Bullpond Lane · Bullpond Lane, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 3BJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
We are a small residential care home on Bullpond Lane in Dunstable, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays, which can give a family carer a genuine break while the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Ashton Lodge · Ashton Road, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 1NP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Resicare Homes Limited
At Ashton Lodge, we offer a warm and homely environment where older people can feel genuinely comfortable, safe and well looked after. We are based in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, and we are proud to support the local community by...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Beech Close · 3 Beech Close, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 3SD
Care home · Run by Central Bedfordshire Council
Beech Close is a residential care home in Dunstable. We support older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including people with a physical disability, and we take respite bookings for families needing a short break...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Dukeminster Court · Dukeminster Estate, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4FF
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Quantum Care Limited
We are a residential care home in Dunstable supporting older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia, people with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Friars Lodge · 18-20 Priory Road, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4HR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Friars Lodge Limited
Friars Lodge is a residential care home in Dunstable in Central Bedfordshire. We provide a home for older people who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite stays for those needing care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Linsell House · Ridgeway Avenue, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4QJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Central Bedfordshire Council
Here at Linsell House, we provide residential care for adults in the heart of Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire. We support people with a range of needs, including learning disabilities, autism, physical disabilities, and visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care - Mansgrove Farm House · Common Road, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 2NL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Harriston Homes Limited
Mansgrove Farm House is a residential home near Dunstable supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with mental ill health, and people with physical disabilities or sight and hearing loss. Most of the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Redwood Reablement Unit · 1-9 All Saints View, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5LP
Care home · Run by Central Bedfordshire Council
The Redwood Reablement Unit in Dunstable provides short stays for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities, and we also take respite admissions. What we do here is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Ridgeway Lodge Care Home · Brandreth Avenue, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One No.1 Limited
We at Ridgeway Lodge Care Home are proud to offer warm, welcoming residential care in the heart of Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire. Our home provides a comfortable and supportive setting for older people, younger adults, and those living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Ridgeway Lodge Care Home · Brandreth Avenue, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 4RE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HC-One No.5 Limited
We are Ridgeway Lodge Care Home, a residential care home in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire. We care for older people, residents living with dementia, people with a physical disability, and younger adults who need support with daily life....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Sharnbrook Care Home · 17a Park Road North, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5LD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sharnbrook Care Home Limited
Sharnbrook Care Home is a residential home in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. We are a permanent home to older people, and we also offer respite stays for people who need care for a short period or whose family carer needs a break. Most of our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care - The Limes · Cumberland Street, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5BW
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Optimal Living (Luton) Limited
The Limes is a residential care home in Dunstable supporting a wide range of adults. Some are older people, some have a learning disability or autism, and others are living with mental health needs, a physical disability or a visual or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Thorn Springs · Collie Place, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 6TW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ideal Carehomes (2) Limited
Thorn Springs is a residential care home in Dunstable for older people, including those living with dementia. We are not a nursing home, so what we do well is personal care, a settled daily rhythm and knowing everybody who lives here as a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Tudor House · 76 West Street, Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 1NX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Janes Care Homes Limited
We at Tudor House are proud to offer dedicated residential care in the heart of Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, providing a warm and supportive home for older people, including those living with dementia. Our setting has been thoughtfully...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Ferndale Residential Home · Easton Road, Flitwick, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 1HB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Central Bedfordshire Council
We are Ferndale Residential Home in Flitwick, Central Bedfordshire. We provide a home for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people with a physical disability, and we also offer respite stays. As a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Hubbard Close · 15 Hubbard Close, Flitwick, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 1XL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by MacIntyre Care
Hubbard Close is a small residential home in Flitwick, Bedfordshire, and it is home to adults with learning disabilities and to autistic adults. We also offer respite stays, planned well in advance so that a short stay means arriving...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Saxon Close · 2 Saxon Close, Flitwick, Central Bedfordshire, MK45 1UT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by MacIntyre Care
Saxon Close is a small residential care home in Flitwick, Central Bedfordshire, supporting adults who need help with daily living in an ordinary house on an ordinary street. Most of our work is with adults who have a learning disability or...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - The Limes Care Home · 85 High Street, Henlow, Central Bedfordshire, SG16 6AB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ask Care Homes LTD
The Limes Care Home is a residential care home in Henlow, Central Bedfordshire. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Lady Spencer House · 52 High Street, Houghton Regis, Central Bedfordshire, LU5 5BJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Lady Spencer House Ltd
We are Lady Spencer House, a residential care home in Houghton Regis, Central Bedfordshire. We provide a home for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also take respite stays. A home of our size has an advantage that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - HF Trust - Hollycroft · 90 Church Street, Langford, Central Bedfordshire, SG18 9QA
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by HF Trust Limited
Hollycroft is a residential care home in Langford, Bedfordshire, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. We offer permanent places and respite stays. The house is run so that the people living in it make the everyday...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Carrington House · Carrington House, Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 3HQ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Carrington House Ltd
Carrington House is a residential care home in Leighton Buzzard, caring for older people who can no longer manage safely on their own, and supporting people living with a physical disability and younger adults. We aim for the feel of a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Marigold House · Marigold House, Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 3FF
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Care is Central Residential Limited
We are a residential care home in Leighton Buzzard, providing a home for older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. Our aim is a settled...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The White House · High Street, Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire, LU7 9PQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Janes Care Homes Limited
We at The White House are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Leighton Buzzard, where every resident is treated as part of our extended family. Nestled within the friendly community of Central...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Woodside Nursing and Residential Care Home · The Old Vicarage, Luton, Central Bedfordshire, LU1 4BJ
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Shires Healthcare (Woodside) Limited
Woodside Nursing and Residential Care Home is a nursing home in Luton, offering both residential and nursing care. We support older people, residents living with dementia, residents who have a learning disability, autistic residents,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care - Penniston Barn · Wadelow Grange, Milton Keynes, Central Bedfordshire, MK17 9ER
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Really Flexible Care Ltd
We are a residential home at Penniston Barn, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including younger adults. Being out of town shapes the place. There is room to be outside, a slower pace than a busy street...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Bungalow · Woodend, Milton Keynes, Central Bedfordshire, MK17 9ER
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Really Flexible Care Ltd
Here at The Bungalow, we are a residential care home based in Milton Keynes, Central Bedfordshire, and we are proud to support the people who live with us every single day. We specialise in supporting younger adults, including those living...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - West Hill Place · 12 Burrows Close, Milton Keynes, Central Bedfordshire, MK17 8SN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Zebra Care Homes Limited
West Hill Place is a care home near Milton Keynes. We provide residential care for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, mostly younger adults, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. The question we ask...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Woodland House · Woodend, Milton Keynes, Central Bedfordshire, MK17 9ER
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Really Flexible Care Ltd
Here at Woodland House, we are a residential care home based in Milton Keynes, Central Bedfordshire, and we are genuinely proud of the community we have built here. We support adults with learning disabilities and autism, with a particular...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Pemdale · 26a Nursery Close, Potton, Central Bedfordshire, SG19 2QE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Turning Point
Pemdale is a residential care home in Potton, in the quieter part of Central Bedfordshire, and we support a mixed group of people. Some of our residents are older and need help with the practical business of the day, while others are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Allison House Residential Home · Swan Lane, Sandy, Central Bedfordshire, SG19 1NE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Central Bedfordshire Council
Allison House Residential Home is in Sandy, and we provide residential care for older people, for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and for people living with dementia or with a physical disability. Respite stays are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Sheridan House · 8 Bedford Road, Sandy, Central Bedfordshire, SG19 1EL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Accomplish Group Support Limited
We at Sheridan House are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in Sandy, Central Bedfordshire, where individuals with learning disabilities and autism can truly feel at home. Our community is built around the belief...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - HF Trust - 117 a & b Hitchin Road · 117 A & B Hitchin Road, Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, SG17 5JD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HF Trust Limited
We at HF Trust 117 a & b Hitchin Road are proud to offer a warm, welcoming residential care home in the heart of Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, specialising in support for adults with learning disabilities and autism. Nestled within a...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - HF Trust - Clifton View · 72a Broad Street, Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, SG17 5RP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by HF Trust Limited
HF Trust at Clifton View is a residential care home in Shefford supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults, alongside older people who need residential care. We work in a deliberately...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Oak Manor · Harvest Rise, Shefford, Central Bedfordshire, SG17 5GE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Methodist Homes
Oak Manor is a residential care home in Shefford. We care for older people who need support with daily living, including those living with dementia and those whose physical disability means they need help to move about safely. We also...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Knoll House · Studham Lane, Studham, Central Bedfordshire, LU6 2QJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Silver Tree Care Limited
We are a residential care home in Studham, caring for older people including those living with dementia, people with mental health needs, people with physical disabilities and those affected by sight or hearing loss. Being in a village...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
What care costs in East, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care Middle half of prices from 44 East homes. Median £1,582. | Varies by council | £1,421 to £1,708 |
| Nursing care Middle half of prices from 17 East homes. Median £1,935. | Varies by council | £1,800 to £2,126 |
| Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 33 East homes. Median £1,785. | Not published separately | £1,602 to £1,877 |
| Nursing dementia care Middle half of prices from 10 East homes. Median £1,940. | Not published separately | £1,870 to £2,100 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.