Orchard Lodge Care Home
Stanbridge Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PN · Central Bedfordshire · East of England
28 beds · operated by Mr Mukesh Patel
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 5 years old, and 2 of this operator's 3 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement18 Jun 2021rating 3+ yrs oldWell-ledRequires improvement18 Jun 2021rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 5 years old — published 18 Jun 2021. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 2 of 3 of Mr Mukesh Patel'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 improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 18 Jun 2021 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 18 Jun 2021 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 18 Jun 2021 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 18 Jun 2021 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 18 Jun 2021 |
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 — 2 other locations
Other active services registered to Mr Mukesh Patel. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Eaton Lodge Nursing Home | Requires improvement4 Feb 2026 | Kent |
| Kenroyal Nursing Home | Good5 Dec 2025 | North Northamptonshire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 18 Jan 2011
- Beds
- 28
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-112894246
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.