Residential care home · Hertfordshire

Luke's Place

The Old Estates Office, Putteridge Park, Luton, LU2 8LD

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 9 months ago ↑ Up from Inadequate

CQC rating

Good
Published 2 January 2026 Rated 9 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 8 below good
    • Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
    • Learning cultureSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • 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?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Providing InformationSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?68%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown2 of 7 below good
    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • 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: 28 good, 5 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2023InadequateSECRW
  • June 2022Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • October 2021InadequateSECRW previous owner
  • January 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • May 2020Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
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  • March 2019Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • December 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • September 2016Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • August 2016InadequateSECRW previous owner
  • January 2016InadequateSECRW previous owner
  • August 2015InadequateSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Hertfordshire

Luke's Place is in the Good tier ?, with 121 other homes in Hertfordshire. 76% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 9 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 12 (5%)
  • Good 122 (50%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 23 (9%)
  • Requires improvement 50 (20%)
  • Inadequate 1 (0%)
  • Not yet rated 29 (12%)

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Luke's Place at a glance

Luke's Place is a 4-bed residential care home in Luton, Hertfordshire, run by Anchusa Care Limited. It is registered to care for younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Hertfordshire, where the typical home has 30 beds.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in January 2026. Before that, in October 2023, it was rated Inadequate. The typical rating in Hertfordshire is about 5 years old, so this one is fairly recent. CQC found some shortfalls in “providing information”, one of 5 standards out of 33 scored below good.

None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in November 2025. That is true of 92% of homes in Hertfordshire. Across Hertfordshire, 76% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.