SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
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?80%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Equity in accessExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
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: 27 good, 2 exceptional, 4 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. ?
Cinnamon Lodge is a 5-bed residential care home in Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, run by Really Flexible Care Ltd. It is registered to care for younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Central Bedfordshire, where the typical home has 24 beds.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in December 2024. The typical rating in Central Bedfordshire is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 4 fell below good. The lowest was “infection prevention and control” (some shortfalls).
26 other homes in Central Bedfordshire share its tier, “Good”. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in February 2025. That is true of 90% of homes in Central Bedfordshire. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 4 of Really Flexible Care Ltd’s 8 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).
