Assessment and Enablement Team
Room 305, Borough Hall, Bedford, MK42 9AP · Bedford · East of England
Community based adult social care services · operated by Bedford Borough Council
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but 3 of this operator's 10 rated homes are below Good.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 3 of 10 of Bedford Borough Council'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 | Good | 22 May 2025 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 2 May 2019 |
| Caring | Good | 22 May 2025 |
| Responsive | Good | 22 May 2025 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 2 May 2019 |
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 — 10 other locations
Other active services registered to Bedford Borough Council. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Brookside | Requires improvement18 May 2026 | Bedford |
| Dame Alice Court | Good10 Jun 2025 | Bedford |
| George Beal House | Good22 May 2025 | Bedford |
| Highfield | Requires improvement29 Nov 2023 | Bedford |
| Parkside | Good16 Oct 2024 | Bedford |
| Puttenhoe | Good25 Mar 2025 | Bedford |
| Rivermead | Good9 Apr 2025 | Bedford |
| Shared Lives Bedford | Not Rated | Bedford |
| Southway | Requires improvement1 Sep 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Bedford |
| Tavistock Court | Good24 Feb 2025 | Bedford |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-129995305
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.