SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?64%Good
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Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Person-centred careGood
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: 26 good, 7 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. ?
Leighton Rose Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 26 other homes in Central Bedfordshire.
72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Leighton Rose Care Home is one of 64 care homes in Central Bedfordshire: a 71-bed nursing home in Leighton Buzzard, run by Macc Care (LB) Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Central Bedfordshire are smaller: the median there is 24 beds.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in September 2026. The typical rating in Central Bedfordshire is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 7 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “monitoring and improving outcomes”.
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in Central Bedfordshire. In Central Bedfordshire, 72% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
