Puttenhoe
- Care home
- 29 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2014
- Brickhill, Bedford, East of England
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
4 ratings
First rated Good in 2015, most recently Good in March 2025.
19 months
since the latest rating was published.
49 of 69
rated care homes in Bedford are rated Good, like this one.
Puttenhoe: inspection record
Rated Good in March 2025.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 25 March 2025 (assessment visit 6 February 2025). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Date of assessment 06 March to 07 March 2025.
About the service: Puttenhoe is a residential care home that has 3 living communities for people using the service: Daffodil unit which supports up to 11 individuals requiring residential and respite care. Carnation unit which supports 12 individuals living with dementia. Apple Blossom unit which supports up to 6 individuals on a short-term bases after a hospital discharge, with reablement needs to support them to return to their home safely.
- Safe Good
- Caring Good
- Responsive Good
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We looked at the 5 priority quality statements from the safe, caring and responsive key questions and found areas of good practice. The scores for these areas have been combined with scores based on the key question ratings from the last inspection. Our overall rating remains Good.
At the time of this inspection 27 people were using the service.
Staff and managers understood their duty to safeguard people from potential harm and people's risk of experiencing avoidable harm were reduced by the provider's risk assessments and risk management plans. People were respected and valued as individuals; they were involved in their care and were asked for feedback regularly about their care. People experienced positive outcomes because staff often went over and above their roles to ensure people received the care and support they needed.
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Safe
Good
Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm. At our last assessment we rated this key question Good. At this assessment the rating has remained Good. This meant people were safe and protected from avoidable harm.
People told us they felt safe when staff supported them with their care and support. They had individualised risk assessments in place to enable them to maintain their independence and keep them safe. There were sufficient numbers of staff who were safely recruited to meet people's needs.
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Caring
Good
Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
At our last assessment we rated this key question Good. At this assessment the rating has remained Good. This meant people were supported and treated with dignity and respect; and involved as partners in their care.
People’s independence was fully encouraged and promoted ensuring they had choice and control over their care and support.
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Responsive
Good
Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.
At our last assessment we rated this key question Good. At this assessment the rating has remained Good. This meant people’s needs were met through good organisation and delivery.
People knew how to give feedback about their care and were able to raise any concerns or issues. People and their family had information made available to enable them to make a complaint and felt confident that any complaints would be listened to and taken seriously.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- David Yourin
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)4 inspection reports, latest 11 December 2020. Latest assessment published 25 March 2025; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Bedford Borough Council
- Ownership type
- Organisation
Bedford Borough Council runs 8 services, all in the East of England. 5 are rated Good or Outstanding and 3 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Bedford Borough Council
- G Assessment and Enablement Team Good. Home care, Bedford
- G George Beal House Good. Care home, Bedford
- G Parkside Good. Care home, Bedford
- G Rivermead Good. Care home, Bedford
Getting help from Bedford Borough Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Bedford Borough Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01234 276168, Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm, Friday 9am to 4pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Bedford Borough Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Puttenhoe provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Puttenhoe as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Puttenhoe have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 29 beds at Puttenhoe.
- When was Puttenhoe last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Puttenhoe was published on 25 March 2025.
- Who runs Puttenhoe?
- Puttenhoe is run by Bedford Borough Council. It runs 8 services, all in the East of England.
- What is Puttenhoe's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 25 March 2025.
Contact
- Phone
- 01234 718795
- Address
- 180 Putnoe Street, Putnoe, Bedford, MK41 8HQ Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
- RI Crossways Nursing Home Requires improvement, 0.7 miles away
- G The Airedale Nursing Home Good, 0.9 miles away
- RI Highfield Requires improvement, 0.9 miles away
- G Avon's House Good, 0.9 miles away
- G Creative Support - The Houghtons Good, 1 mile away