Rated Care Homes

Home care in Central Bedfordshire

Every home care service registered in Central Bedfordshire, with its rating from the Care Quality Commission and how that rating has changed.

Ratings updated 2 November 2026. Every rating is the Care Quality Commission's.

Central Bedfordshire has 56 home care services currently providing care. 41 support people living with dementia. 81% of those with a rating are rated Good or Outstanding, compared with 86% across the East of England and 88% across England.

Best-rated home care in Central Bedfordshire

Ranked by CQC rating, then by most recent inspection. No service pays to appear here.

  1. O Outstanding Rated
  2. O Outstanding
    Active Homecare Home care
    Rated
  3. O Outstanding
    Care Forum (MK) Home care
    Rated
  4. O Outstanding
    Peach Nursing Ltd Home care
    Rated
  5. G Good Rated
  6. G Good
    Lima Homecare LTD Home care
    Rated
  7. G Good Rated
  8. G Good
    The Caring Hands Home care
    Rated
  9. G Good Rated
  10. G Good Rated

All home care services in Central Bedfordshire

58 home care services

  1. O Outstanding LU7 4SF Rated
  2. O Outstanding
    Active Homecare Home care
    LU6 1RP Rated
  3. O Outstanding
    Care Forum (MK) Home care
    MK17 8DX Rated
  4. O Outstanding
    Peach Nursing Ltd Home care
    LU1 3TD Rated
  5. G Good LU5 6BY Rated
  6. G Good MK45 1AH Rated
  7. G Good MK45 2BX Rated
  8. G Good LU6 3SN Rated
  9. G Good LU6 3BA Rated
  10. G Good
    Combined Care Ltd Home care
    LU5 4SB Rated
  11. G Good AL5 3NS Rated
  12. G Good
    Frogmore Road Home care
    LU5 5FX Rated
  13. G Good
    High Street Sandy Home care
    SG19 1AL Rated
  14. G Good
    Lima Homecare LTD Home care
    MK45 5BF Rated
  15. G Good
    Mansgrove Farm House Care home that also provides home care
    LU6 2NL Rated
  16. G Good SG19 2AF Rated
  17. G Good LU6 3AS Rated
  18. G Good SG17 5TQ Rated
  19. G Good LU5 4SB Rated
  20. G Good LU6 1SU Rated
  21. G Good
    The Caring Hands Home care
    MK45 1GF Rated
  22. G Good LU5 4DG Rated
  23. RI Requires improvement LU5 5ES Rated
  24. RI Requires improvement
    Biggs Healthcare Home care
    LU5 4SB Rated
  25. RI Requires improvement LU7 4WG Rated
  26. RI Requires improvement LU5 5QL Rated
  27. RI Requires improvement
    Woburn Care Home care
    LU6 1LE Rated
  28. – Not yet rated
    2 Crab Lane Home care
    SG18 0LN No rating date
  29. – Not yet rated
    3 Bromley Gardens Home care
    LU5 5RL No rating date
  30. – Not yet rated MK45 3NT No rating date
  31. – Not yet rated
    AI Case Management Home care
    MK43 0BT No rating date
  32. – No overall rating LU6 1HE No rating date
  33. – Not yet rated LU6 1JJ No rating date
  34. – Not yet rated LU7 4AJ No rating date
  35. – Not yet rated
    Cera Bedford Home care
    MK45 1FN No rating date
  36. – Not yet rated LU6 3HS No rating date
  37. – Not yet rated MK45 4SA No rating date
  38. – Not yet rated MK45 4HS No rating date
  39. – Not yet rated MK45 4HS No rating date
  40. – Not yet rated MK43 0LN No rating date
  41. – Not yet rated
    GA Care Limited Home care
    SG16 6BD No rating date
  42. – Not yet rated LU1 4AR No rating date
  43. – Not yet rated LU6 1FY No rating date
  44. – Not yet rated MK45 4HS No rating date
  45. – Not yet rated
    Inwood Home Care Home care
    SG15 6XP No rating date
  46. – No overall rating SG18 0JE No rating date
  47. – Not yet rated LU5 5PL No rating date
  48. – Not yet rated MK45 4HS No rating date
  49. – No overall rating MK45 2NB No rating date
  50. – Not yet rated
    Millie-Rose Solutions LTD Home care Dormant: registered, but not providing care at the moment.
    MK45 4HR No rating date
  51. – Not yet rated
    Multi-Care Community Services Ltd - Bedfordshire Home care Dormant: registered, but not providing care at the moment.
    SG18 8BH No rating date
  52. – Not yet rated
    Natgab Care Home care
    LU6 1SA No rating date
  53. – Not yet rated
    Saving Hands Ltd Home care
    MK45 4HS No rating date
  54. – Not yet rated MK45 3GS No rating date
  55. – No overall rating
    Valley House Home care
    MK43 0PP No rating date
  56. – No overall rating LU6 1JJ No rating date
  57. – No overall rating
    Walkers Close Home care
    SG17 5DE No rating date
  58. – Not yet rated LU5 6GZ No rating date

How ratings have changed since 2015

Share of home care services in Central Bedfordshire rated Good or Outstanding at the end of each year, 2015 to 2026. The share rose from 67% in 2015 to 85% in 2026. 60% 100% 67% 85% 201520202026 Share of home care services in Central Bedfordshire rated Good or Outstanding at the end of each year, 2015 to 2026. The share rose from 67% in 2015 to 85% in 2026. 60% 100% 67% 85% 201520202026

Share rated Good or Outstanding at the end of each year, among services open today.

The share rose from 67% in 2015 to 85% in 2026.

In 2015, 3 of the home care services open today had a rating. In 2026, 33 did. Every rating is the Care Quality Commission's.

Share of home care services in Central Bedfordshire rated Good or Outstanding, by year
YearRatedRated Good or OutstandingShare
20153267%
2016171588%
2017191789%
2018212095%
2019242083%
2020242083%
2021252392%
2022282486%
2023322578%
2024332782%
2025332782%
2026332885%

Recent changes

In the last 12 months, 2 home care services improved their rating and 1 dropped.

Improved (2)

  1. G Good
    APT Care Central Bedfordshire & Bedford Up from Requires improvement to Good
  2. G Good
    MacIntyre Ampthill Support Up from Requires improvement to Good

Dropped (1)

  1. RI Requires improvement
    Blue Sapphire Care Limited Down from Good to Requires improvement

Who runs home care here

Providers with two or more home care services in Central Bedfordshire.

Getting help from Central Bedfordshire Council

The council's adult social care team is the place to start. They can assess the care you need and explain how it might be paid for.

Care needs assessment
Ask for a care needs assessment

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions

How many home care services are there in Central Bedfordshire?
Central Bedfordshire has 56 home care services currently providing care. The full list also includes 2 registered services that are not providing care at the moment.
How many home care services in Central Bedfordshire are rated Outstanding?
4 are rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission: 1st Homecare Solutions Limited, Active Homecare, Care Forum (MK) and Peach Nursing Ltd.
Which home care services in Central Bedfordshire support people living with dementia?
41 home care services support people living with dementia in Central Bedfordshire. Show only those services. The list also includes registered services that are not providing care at the moment.
How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Central Bedfordshire?
Ask the adult social care team at Central Bedfordshire Council for a care needs assessment. Start on the council's care needs assessment page. You can also phone 0300 300 8000.

Places in Central Bedfordshire

Figures show the number of home care services in each place.

Nearby areas

All home care areas in the East of England

Care homes in Central Bedfordshire

64 care homes are registered here too. See care homes in Central Bedfordshire