Residential care home · Luton

Marlin Lodge

31 Marlborough Road, Luton, LU3 1EF

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 14 February 2019 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
  • 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?Good

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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • January 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • November 2015GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Luton

Marlin Lodge is in the Good tier ?, with 19 other homes in Luton. 75% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (6%)
  • Good 20 (59%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 2 (6%)
  • Requires improvement 7 (21%)
  • Inadequate 1 (3%)
  • Not yet rated 2 (6%)

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About Marlin Lodge

Run by Quality Care (Surrey) Limited, Marlin Lodge is a residential care home in Luton with 17 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after people with a learning disability or autism.

Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Across Luton, 75% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.

Its CQC rating, from February 2019, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That is up from Requires improvement in January 2018. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 44% of ratings in Luton are as old (how rating age varies by council).