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. ?
Sharnbrook House is a 30-bed residential care home in Bedford, run by Greensleeves Homes Trust. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Bedford are smaller: the median there is 15 beds.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. It is one of 26 homes run by Greensleeves Homes Trust. 18 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in October 2025. 92% of homes in Bedford also score 5. In Bedford, 78% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in March 2019. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in August 2016. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 38% of ratings in Bedford are as old (how rating age varies by council).
