Residential care home · Milton Keynes

Tickford Abbey

Priory Street, Newport Pagnell, MK16 9AJ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 4 November 2022 Rated 3 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

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2021Requires improvementSECRW
  • April 2019GoodSECRW
  • March 2018Requires improvementSECRW
  • February 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Milton Keynes

Tickford Abbey is in the Good tier ?, with 27 other homes in Milton Keynes. 88% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 3 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (2%)
  • Good 28 (60%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 5 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 4 (9%)
  • Inadequate 1 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 5 (11%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Thurston House
    Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes · MK16 8EH · Residential care home · 7 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
  • Castlemead Court Care Home
    Milton Keynes · MK16 8HW · Nursing home · 79 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Linford Grange
    Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes · MK16 8HP · Residential care home · 20 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Lathbury Manor Care Home
    Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes · MK16 8JX · Residential care home · 29 beds1.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Westbury Grange
    Newport Pagnell, Milton Keynes · MK16 8JA · Nursing home · 45 beds1.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • The Applewood
    Milton Keynes · MK14 5AF · Residential care home · 78 beds2.7 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated

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Other homes run by Greensleeves Homes Trust

26 care homes in total: 2 Outstanding, 16 Good, 8 Requires improvement.

  • Broadlands
    Lowestoft, Suffolk · NR32 3PW · Residential care home · 52 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Harleston House
    Lowestoft, Suffolk · NR32 4HX · Residential care home · 39 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Broadacres Care Home
    Norwich, Norfolk · NR12 8AR · Residential care home · 28 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • De Lucy House
    Diss, Norfolk · IP22 4HZ · Residential care home · 60 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • The Briars
    Sandown, Isle of Wight · PO36 9BD · Residential care home · 38 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Borovere
    Alton, Hampshire · GU34 1PD · Residential care home · 34 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago

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About Tickford Abbey

Tickford Abbey is one of 47 care homes in Milton Keynes: a 32-bed residential care home in Newport Pagnell, run by Greensleeves Homes Trust. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.

Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. 18 of Greensleeves Homes Trust’s 26 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 4 out of 5 in June 2026. In Milton Keynes, 85% of homes score 5. 27 other homes in Milton Keynes share its tier, “Good”.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in November 2022. Its previous rating, in April 2021, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved.