Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 2 years ago↓ Down from Outstanding
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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Crescent Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 13 other homes in Bedford.
78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Crescent Nursing Home is one of 72 care homes in Bedford: a 28-bed nursing home in Bedford, run by Apex Care Homes Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. Most homes in Bedford are smaller: the median there is 15 beds.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in January 2024. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. Before that, in November 2017, it was rated Outstanding.
In Bedford, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Bedford. The nearest home with a higher rating is Peter's Place (Good), 0.0 km away. Apex Care Homes Limited runs 4 care homes, and 2 of the 4 rated are Good or Outstanding.
