Residential care home · Central Bedfordshire

Sharnbrook Care Home Limited

17a Park Road North, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5LD

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 12 February 2019 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2016GoodSECRW

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

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How it compares in Central Bedfordshire

Sharnbrook Care Home Limited is in the Good tier ?, with 26 other homes in Central Bedfordshire. 72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (3%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (2%)
  • Good 27 (42%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 11 (17%)
  • Requires improvement 15 (23%)
  • Inadequate 1 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 7 (11%)

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Sharnbrook Care Home Limited in brief

Sharnbrook Care Home Limited is an independent 24-bed residential care home in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.

The Limes, 0.7 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2025. 90% of homes in Central Bedfordshire also score 5. Across Central Bedfordshire, 72% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.

Its CQC rating, from February 2019, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its rating before that, in May 2016, was the same. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 44% of homes in Central Bedfordshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.