Crescent Nursing Home
12 The Crescent, Bedford, MK40 2RU · Bedford · East of England
28 beds · operated by Apex Care Homes Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 2 years old, and 2 of this operator's 4 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement19 Jan 2024Well-ledRequires improvement19 Jan 2024
- Age of rating
- 2 years old — published 19 Jan 2024. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 2 of 4 of Apex Care Homes Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement | 19 Jan 2024 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 4 Nov 2017 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 4 Nov 2017 |
| Responsive | Good | 19 Jan 2024 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement | 19 Jan 2024 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 3 other locations
Other active services registered to Apex Care Homes Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Alicia Nursing Home | Requires improvement17 Jun 2025 | Luton |
| Bunyan Lodge | Good2 Nov 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Bedford |
| Peter's Place | Good27 Oct 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Bedford |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 5 Nov 2010
- Beds
- 28
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-112872374
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.