SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
Orchid Lawns is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 14 other homes in Central Bedfordshire.
72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Health & Care Services (NW) Limited, Orchid Lawns is a nursing home in Steppingley, Central Bedfordshire with 24 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs.
CQC last rated the home in August 2021, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. Caring was rated Good. Before that, in January 2021, it was rated Inadequate. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 44% of ratings in Central Bedfordshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
Across Central Bedfordshire, 72% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. It is one of 2 homes run by Health & Care Services (NW) Limited. 1 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Baycroft Flitwick (Good), 0.8 km away.
