Social Care Solutions Ltd (Bedfordshire)
Unit 303, Bedford Heights, Bedford, MK41 7PH · Bedford · East of England
Community based adult social care services · operated by Social Care Solutions Limited, part of Lifeways Community Care
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 3 years old, and 2 of this operator's 3 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement11 Jan 2023rating 3+ yrs oldResponsiveRequires improvement11 Jan 2023rating 3+ yrs oldWell-ledRequires improvement11 Jan 2023rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 3 years old — published 11 Jan 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 2 of 3 of Social Care Solutions Limited's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate. 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 | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 11 Jan 2023 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 11 Jan 2023 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 11 Jan 2023 |
| Responsive | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 11 Jan 2023 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 11 Jan 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 — 4 other locations
Other active services registered to Social Care Solutions Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Social Care Solutions (Raunds) | Requires improvement28 Nov 2025 | North Northamptonshire |
| Social Care Solutions (Rothwell) | Good2 Apr 2026 | North Northamptonshire |
| Social Care Solutions Ltd (Cambridge) | Not Rated | Peterborough |
| Social Care Solutions Ltd (Herts & Bucks) | Not Rated | Hertfordshire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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See a sample and order →- Registered with CQC
- 24 Aug 2017
- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-4202089220
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.