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 Elcombe House, a residential care home in Bedford with room for 23 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Bedford, where the typical home has 15 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from December 2019, is Outstanding overall. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Outstanding. For safe, the rating was Good. Before that, in May 2017, it was rated Good. 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.
1 of the 6 nearest homes is also Outstanding. It is one of 2 homes run by St Andrews Care Homes Ltd. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Across Bedford, 78% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
