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Residential care home · Bedford

Southway

290 London Road, Bedford, MK42 0PX

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 6 years ago
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Southway is a residential care home in Bedford in Bedford, run by Bedford Borough Council. It has 42 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia and people with a physical disability.

Its latest CQC rating, published February 2020, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. For comparison, 78% of care homes in Bedford are rated Good or Outstanding. The rating is 6 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 1 February 2020 Rated 6 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • 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

Older rating. Published 1 February 2020, 6 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

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

How it compares in Bedford

Southway 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

See all 72 care homes in Bedford →

The provider's other homes

Bedford Borough Council runs 7 care homes registered with CQC: 4 Good, 3 Requires improvement.

  • George Beal House
    Bedford · MK42 7HL · Residential care home · 12 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 1 year ago
  • Parkside
    Bedford · MK42 8AB · Residential care home · 31 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 1 year ago
  • Puttenhoe
    Bedford · MK41 8HQ · Residential care home · 29 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 1 year ago
  • Rivermead
    Bedford · MK42 8AU · Residential care home · 33 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 1 year ago
  • Brookside
    Bedford · MK42 7BS · Residential care home · 22 beds
    Requires improvement SECRW Rated 4 months ago
  • Highfield
    Bedford · MK41 7AH · Residential care home · 34 beds
    Requires improvement SECRW Rated 2 years ago

All 7 homes run by Bedford Borough Council →

Care homes nearby

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    Requires improvement SECRW Rated 6 months ago
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    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
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    Good SECRW Rated 8 years ago
  • Waterloo House Care Home Limited
    Bedford · MK40 3PQ · Residential care home · 24 beds1.8 km
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
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