SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?★Outstanding
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?★Outstanding
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?★Outstanding
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. ?
St Andrews Care Homes Ltd runs Danecroft, a residential care home in Bedford with room for 34 residents. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Bedford are smaller: the median there is 15 beds.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in November 2019. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Outstanding. Safe was rated Good. That is up from Good in March 2017. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 38% of homes in Bedford. Here is how rating age varies by council.
It is one of 2 homes run by St Andrews Care Homes Ltd. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. In Bedford, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in Bedford.
