Residential care home · Luton

Mulberry House

120 Barton Road, Luton, LU3 2BD

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 months ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 2 March 2026 Rated 8 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • 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?70%Good
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    • Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
    • 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
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    • Person-centred careSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?68%Good
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    • Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
    • Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 27 good, 6 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • October 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • November 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2018InadequateSECRW
  • January 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Luton

Mulberry House 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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Care homes nearby

  • Widecombe Nursing Home
    Luton · LU3 2DT · Nursing home · 38 beds0.2 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 9 months ago
  • Barton Lodge
    Luton · LU3 2DN · Nursing home · 70 beds0.3 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Rowles House Limited
    Luton · LU3 2BB · Residential care home · 26 beds0.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Little Bramingham Farm Residential Care Home
    Luton · LU3 3XF · Residential care home · 26 beds1.0 km
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 6 years ago
  • Castletroy Residential Home
    Luton · LU2 7GP · Residential care home · 69 beds1.1 km
    Inadequate S: InadequateE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Inadequate Rated 4 months ago
  • Mulberry Court
    Luton · LU3 2TF · Residential care home · 84 beds1.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago

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Other homes run by Complete Care Services Limited

3 care homes in total: 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement.

  • Jasmine House
    Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire · HP2 4AB · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Redwood House
    Bedford, Central Bedfordshire · MK45 4SD · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago

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Mulberry House at a glance

Run by Complete Care Services Limited, Mulberry House is a residential care home in Luton with 8 registered beds. CQC registers it to look after younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Luton has 18 beds, so this one is on the small side.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in March 2026. That is up from Requires improvement in October 2023. That is more recent than most ratings in Luton, where the typical rating is about 3 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “independence, choice and control”, one of 6 standards out of 33 scored below good.

About 1.0 km away, Little Bramingham Farm Residential Care Home is rated Outstanding. It is one of 3 homes run by Complete Care Services Limited. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Across Luton, 75% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.