SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?66%Good
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?71%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
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?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
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?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 28 good, 5 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. ?
An independent residential care home in Luton, Oakley Lodge Care Home (55) is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 7 beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, 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.
Across Luton, 75% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 2 homes run by Oakley Lodge Care Home Ltd. 2 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in March 2025. That matches its previous rating, from December 2019. The typical rating in Luton is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 5 fell below good. The lowest was “assessing needs” (some shortfalls).
