SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?68%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 30 good, 3 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Albert House is one of 72 care homes in Bedford: a 8-bed residential care home in Bedford, run by Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited. CQC registers it to look after people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Bedford has 15 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Of the 4 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Caretech Community Services (No.2) Limited runs 24 care homes, and 22 of the 24 rated are Good or Outstanding. In Bedford, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
Its CQC rating, from September 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from September 2017. Ratings in Bedford are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 3 fell below good. The lowest was “person-centred care” (some shortfalls).
