Elm Lodge Nursing and Residential Home is a nursing home in Leighton Buzzard in Central Bedfordshire, run by Cambridge Nursing Home Ltd. It is registered for up to 64 residents and supports older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
Its latest CQC rating, published April 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for caring; Inadequate for well-led. For comparison, 77% of care homes in Central Bedfordshire are rated Good or Outstanding.
CQC rating
Requires improvement
Published 16 April 2026
Rated 5 months 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?Inadequate
Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗
How it compares in Central Bedfordshire
Elm Lodge Nursing and Residential Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 12 other homes in Central Bedfordshire.
Of the 57 rated care homes here, 77% are Good or Outstanding
(England: 83%).
- Outstanding 3 (5%)
- Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (2%)
- Good 27 (42%)
- Good, with an area to improve 13 (20%)
- Requires improvement 13 (20%)
- Not yet rated 8 (12%)
Half of Central Bedfordshire's ratings are more than 5.2 years old. How tiers work
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