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74 Old Ford End

Queens Park, Bedford, MK40 4LY

Goodpublished 27 January 2026, 7 months ago

Rated Good: inspectors found the service performing well and meeting their expectations.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on 74 Old Ford End on 10 September 2019. We are still reading it. Check back soon, or read the report itself on cqc.org.uk.

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The story over the years

Every inspection of 74 Old Ford End

2 rated inspections over 3 years: the service has slipped, from Good to Requires improvement.

  1. September 2019Requires improvementcurrent ratingdown from Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  2. April 2016Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  3. April 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  4. May 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  5. November 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  6. December 2010

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 20 December 2010.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission. A service can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections, not every contact the CQC has had with the service.

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