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Care homes in Bedford

There are 73 registered care homes in Bedford, 15 of them registered for nursing. Between them they have 1,699 registered beds, an average of 23 a home. 70 have a CQC rating, and 77% of those are Good or Outstanding (5 Outstanding). 16 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.

Nursing homes in Bedford 15Residential care homes in Bedford 58Dementia care homes in Bedford 34

Towns:BedfordSt Neots

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The homes

What Bedford pays for a care home place

Residential care, over-65s, 2024-25
£1,055 a week£87 more than the middle council in England (£968), the 51st highest of 152.
Nursing care, over-65s, 2024-25
£1,011 a week£74 less than the middle council in England (£1,085), the 98th highest of 151.

This is what the council spent, averaged over every placement it paid for, not a fee anyone is quoted. People paying for themselves are usually charged more: the Competition and Markets Authority found a 41% gap on average in 2017. Nursing figures exclude NHS-funded nursing care, which the NHS pays to the home on top. Source: Department of Health and Social Care, Adult social care finance report 2024-25. Every council compared