CQC report explained · a residential care home

What the CQC found at Bedford Lodge

Goodpublished 30 August 2019, 7 years ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the home performing well and meeting their expectations.

The five questions inspectors ask

Safe?: Good; Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
Effective?: Good; Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
Caring?: Good; Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
Responsive?: Good; Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
Well-led?: Good; Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.

The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Bedford Lodge.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Bedford Lodge

Each visit the CQC has published, newest first, back to the day the home was registered.

March 2022Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
Safe: Inspected but not rated
August 2019Good
Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
July 2025
Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 23 July 2025.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0. A home can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections.

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Care at home

88 live-in carers within about an hour of Bedford

These are self-employed carers on PrimeCarers, the introductory agency that runs this directory. Each has a profile with their own rates and reviews from families, and you choose who to talk to.

Most charge £980 to £1,260 a week. 76 can care for a couple. 12 years' experience on average.

Amanda N.

1 review

From £1,015 a week, 10 years caring

Based about 10 minutes from Bedford. Can care for a couple

Peter O.

1 review

From £1,120 a week, 2 years caring

Based about 13 minutes from Bedford. Can care for a couple

Jennifer B.

1 review

From £1,120 a week, 29 years caring

Based about 14 minutes from Bedford. Can care for a couple

Doyinsola O.

1 review

From £980 a week, 2 years caring

Based about 20 minutes from Bedford. Can care for a couple

“We can all fully relax around Nyarai and she feels like part of our family, which is no mean feat!”

Bridget S., about Nyarai N.

“She handled the new situation in front of her with such professionalism and I felt I could trust her 100%.”

Siobhan D., about Sithabile Tabile M.

See live-in carers near BedfordProfiles, rates and reviews are free to look at.

Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them. Carers set their own rates, and who is free changes week to week.