GoodSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: GoodRated 3 years ago↑ Up from Req. improvementNo registered managerNew owner since September 2026
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
The home changed owner in September 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Ridgeway Lodge Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 26 other homes in Central Bedfordshire.
72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by HC-One No.5 Limited, Ridgeway Lodge Care Home is a residential care home in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire with 61 registered beds. It is registered to care for 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.
HC-One No.5 Limited has run the home since September 2026, when it changed owner. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in September 2026. 90% of homes in Central Bedfordshire also score 5. In Central Bedfordshire, 72% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. HC-One No.5 Limited runs 62 care homes, and 49 of the 60 rated are Good or Outstanding.
In July 2023, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Before that, in December 2022, it was rated Requires improvement.
