Kimbolton
7 Kimbolton Avenue, Bedford, MK40 3AD · Bedford · East of England
6 beds · operated by Community Care Solutions Limited, part of Lifeways Community Care
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but Well-led is Requires improvement (7 Feb 2023), and the rating is 3 years old.
- Below Good on
- Well-ledRequires improvement7 Feb 2023rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 7 Feb 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 3 of Community Care Solutions Limited's rated homes are Good or better. See the operator.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 7 Feb 2023 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 7 Feb 2023 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 7 Feb 2023 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 7 Feb 2023 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 7 Feb 2023 |
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 Community Care Solutions Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia House - Peterborough | Good22 Aug 2025 | Peterborough |
| Aspen House | Good24 Feb 2023rating 3+ yrs old | North Northamptonshire |
| Elliot Avenue | Not Rated | Peterborough |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 24 Nov 2010
- Beds
- 6
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-136255544
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.