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?75%Good
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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
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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
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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?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
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: 31 good, 2 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. ?
Run by Methodist Homes, Oak Manor is a residential care home in Shefford, Central Bedfordshire with 64 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. The typical home in Central Bedfordshire has 24 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Its CQC rating, from October 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. That matches its previous rating, from May 2018. Ratings in Central Bedfordshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. CQC found some shortfalls in “person-centred care”, one of 2 standards out of 33 scored below good.
Across Central Bedfordshire, 72% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2026. That is true of 90% of homes in Central Bedfordshire. HF Trust - Hollycroft, 5.1 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. It is one of 69 homes run by Methodist Homes. 60 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
