Care Support Bedford Branch
Bamford Road, Bedford, MK42 0GQ · Bedford · East of England
Community based adult social care services · operated by Care-Away Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 2 years old.
- Age of rating
- 2 years old — published 7 Jun 2024. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- All 3 of Care-Away Limited's rated homes are Good or better.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Good | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 21 Sep 2018 |
| Caring | Good | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Responsive | Good | 7 Jun 2024 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 21 Sep 2018 |
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 — 5 other locations
Other active services registered to Care-Away Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Alder House Extra Care Scheme | Not yet rated | Wandsworth |
| Care Support Essex Branch | Good17 Jun 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Havering |
| Elizabeth Gardens Extra Care Scheme | Not yet rated | Thurrock |
| Newham Branch | Good21 Oct 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Newham |
| Newham Extra Care | Not yet rated | Newham |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 24 Oct 2016
- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-2994693780
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.