Dukeminster Estate, Church Street, Dunstable, LU5 4FF
Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 2 years ago↓ Down from Good
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. ?
Dukeminster Court is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 14 other homes in Central Bedfordshire.
72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Dukeminster Court is one of 64 care homes in Central Bedfordshire: a 75-bed residential care home in Dunstable, run by Quantum Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Central Bedfordshire has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Across Central Bedfordshire, 72% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in November 2025. 90% of homes in Central Bedfordshire also score 5. Quantum Care Limited runs 23 care homes, and 14 of the 19 rated are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Friars Lodge (Good), 0.3 km away.
CQC last rated the home in December 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. Its previous rating, in January 2022, was Good, so the home has slipped.
