SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
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?67%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?65%Good
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?61%Requires improvement
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?68%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 21 good, 12 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. ?
The Limes Care Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 10 other homes in Central Bedfordshire.
72% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Limes Care Home is one of 64 care homes in Central Bedfordshire: a 28-bed residential care home in Henlow, run by Ask Care Homes LTD. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.
The nearest home with a higher rating is HF Trust - Hollycroft (Outstanding), 3.2 km away. In Central Bedfordshire, 72% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2026. 90% of homes in Central Bedfordshire also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in April 2026, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and well-led as well. Responsive was rated Requires improvement. That is up from Requires improvement in November 2023. Ratings in Central Bedfordshire are typically about 4 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 12 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “independence, choice and control”.
