Residential care home · Bedford

Mulberry House

20 Martham Close, Bedford, MK40 4ND

Requires improvement Safe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 1 year ago
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Mulberry House is a residential care home in Bedford, run by Really Flexible Care Ltd. It has 5 registered beds and supports younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in February 2025. It was rated Inadequate for safe. Across Bedford, 78% of the 69 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 19 February 2025 Rated 1 year ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Inadequate
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
  • 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

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

How it compares in Bedford

Mulberry House 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

Really Flexible Care Ltd runs 11 care homes registered with CQC: 1 Outstanding, 5 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 3 Not yet rated.

  • Woodland House
    Milton Keynes, Central Bedfordshire · MK17 9ER · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Outstanding S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Outstanding Rated 7 years ago
  • Avon's House
    Bedford · MK41 7TX · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Bromham House
    Bedford · MK43 8PT · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Cinnamon Lodge
    Bedford, Central Bedfordshire · MK43 0AA · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • St Georges House
    Bedford · MK40 2LS · Residential care home · 5 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • The Bungalow
    Milton Keynes, Central Bedfordshire · MK17 9ER · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago

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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Francis House
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 2 years ago

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