Residential care home · Bedford

Creative Support - Dove Lane

7 Dove Lane, Harrold, Bedford, MK43 7DF

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
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Creative Support - Dove Lane is a residential care home in Bedford, run by Creative Support Limited. It is registered for up to 6 residents and supports older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in January 2022. It was rated Good for caring. Across Bedford, 78% of the 69 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 25 January 2022 Rated 4 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

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How it compares in Bedford

Creative Support - Dove Lane is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 13 other homes in Bedford. Of the 69 rated care homes here, 78% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 5 (7%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 2 (3%)
  • Good 37 (51%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 10 (14%)
  • Requires improvement 14 (19%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 3 (4%)

Half of Bedford's ratings are more than 3.6 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Creative Support Limited runs 11 care homes registered with CQC: 8 Good, 3 Requires improvement.

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