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?92%★Outstanding
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Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Assessing needsExceptional
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?95%★Outstanding
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Independence, choice and controlExceptional
Kindness, compassion and dignityExceptional
Responding to people's immediate needsExceptional
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?79%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 InformationExceptional
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: 23 good, 9 exceptional, 1 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. ?
Pathway House is one of 72 care homes in Bedford: a 12-bed residential care home in Bedford, run by Accomplish Group Support Limited. It is registered to care for younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.
The current CQC rating is Outstanding, published in July 2025. It was Outstanding for effective and caring as well. Safe, responsive and well-led were rated Good. That is up from Requires improvement in October 2021. Ratings in Bedford are typically about 3 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 1 fell below good. The lowest was “medicines optimisation” (some shortfalls).
None of the 6 nearest homes is rated Outstanding. It is one of 10 homes run by Accomplish Group Support Limited. 9 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Across Bedford, 78% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
