SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Caddington Grove is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 10 other homes in Central Bedfordshire.
72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Caddington Grove is a 66-bed nursing home in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, run by Hamberley Care (Caddington) Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Central Bedfordshire are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.
In Central Bedfordshire, 72% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in August 2025. 90% of homes in Central Bedfordshire also score 5. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in August 2019. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. For safe, the rating was Requires improvement. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 44% of homes in Central Bedfordshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
