SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?56%Requires improvement
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?62%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
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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Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?57%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 19 good, 14 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. ?
Becket House Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 3 other homes in Milton Keynes.
88% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Becket House Nursing Home is a 27-bed nursing home in Milton Keynes, run by Simply CareHome Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia.
CQC last rated the home in November 2025, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in February 2022. Ratings in Milton Keynes are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found significant shortfalls in “governance, management and sustainability”, one of 14 standards out of 33 scored below good.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2026. That is true of 85% of homes in Milton Keynes. Across Milton Keynes, 88% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. MK Supported Housing Limited, 0.8 km away, is the closest home rated Good.
