SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?53%Requires improvement
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SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?63%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?65%Good
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
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: 18 good, 15 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. ?
Marigold House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 14 other homes in Central Bedfordshire.
72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Care is Central Residential Limited, Marigold House is a residential care home in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire with 63 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers 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.
14 other homes in Central Bedfordshire share its tier, “Requires improvement”. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2026. 90% of homes in Central Bedfordshire also score 5. The nearest home with a higher rating is Leighton Rose Care Home (Good), 1.4 km away. It is one of 2 homes run by Care is Central Residential Limited. 0 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in August 2026. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. Ratings in Central Bedfordshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 15 fell below good. The lowest was “safeguarding” (significant shortfalls).
