Residential care home · Central Bedfordshire

Marigold House

Marigold House, Hockliffe Road, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FF

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated this month
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Marigold House is a residential care home in Leighton Buzzard in Central Bedfordshire, run by Care is Central Residential Limited. It has 63 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.

Its latest CQC rating, published August 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. For comparison, 77% of care homes in Central Bedfordshire are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 26 August 2026 Rated this month
  • 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

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Central Bedfordshire

Marigold House is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 12 other homes in Central Bedfordshire. Of the 57 rated care homes here, 77% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 3 (5%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (2%)
  • Good 27 (42%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 13 (20%)
  • Requires improvement 13 (20%)
  • Not yet rated 8 (12%)

Half of Central Bedfordshire's ratings are more than 5.2 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Care is Central Residential Limited runs 2 care homes registered with CQC: 1 Requires improvement, 1 Not yet rated.

  • Care Is Central - Honeysuckle House
    Bedford, Central Bedfordshire · MK45 1UZ · Residential care home · 72 beds
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Care homes nearby

  • Carrington House Limited
    Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire · LU7 3HQ · Residential care home · 60 beds0.4 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 9 months ago
  • Elm Lodge Nursing and Residential Home
    Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire · LU7 2SW · Nursing home · 64 beds1.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Inadequate Rated 5 months ago
  • Leighton Rose Care Home
    Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire · LU7 9NX · Nursing home · 71 beds1.4 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Leighton Forest
    Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire · LU7 3HU · Nursing home · 85 beds1.9 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
  • The Knolls Care Centre
    Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire · LU7 3JE · Nursing home · 56 beds2.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
  • The White House
    Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire · LU7 9PQ · Residential care home · 28 beds3.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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