Residential care home · Bedford

Lotus House

34 Lansdowne Road, Bedford, MK40 2BU

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 months ago
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Lotus House is a residential care home in Bedford, run by Mentaur Limited. It has 7 registered beds and supports younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.

CQC rated it Good overall in May 2026. It was rated Requires improvement for well-led. Across Bedford, 78% of the 69 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Good
Published 11 May 2026 Rated 4 months 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?Requires improvement

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Bedford

Lotus House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier, alongside 9 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

Mentaur Limited runs 10 care homes registered with CQC: 8 Good, 2 Requires improvement.

  • Stoke House
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 8DL · Residential care home · 12 beds
    Good S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Burghley
    Kettering, North Northamptonshire · NN16 9LQ · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Holly Tree Lodge
    Bedford · MK42 8NB · Residential care home · 10 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 years ago
  • Lavanda Villa
    Bedford · MK42 8AT · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Rushwell House
    Rushden, North Northamptonshire · NN10 9TD · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Wilton House
    Northampton, West Northamptonshire · NN2 7BL · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago

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Care homes nearby

  • Lansglade House
    Bedford · MK40 2BU · Residential care home · 31 beds0.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Lansdowne Road
    Bedford · MK40 2BY · Residential care home · 14 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Henrietta House
    Bedford · MK40 2DB · Residential care home · 25 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
  • Dial House Nursing and Residential Home
    Bedford · MK40 2DB · Nursing home · 50 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago
  • The Mallards
    Bedford · MK40 2DB · Residential care home · 23 beds0.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Annandale Lodge
    Bedford · MK40 2DA · Nursing home · 26 beds0.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: OutstandingR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago

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