Thorn Springs

CQC: Good Residential care home in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire

Thorn Springs is a residential care home in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, run by Ideal Carehomes (2) Limited. It is registered for 66 beds. The Care Quality Commission rated it Good on 22 April 2026. It is registered to care for people with dementia.

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What the regulator found

The Care Quality Commission rated Thorn Springs Good on 22 April 2026, from an assessment.

Safe
Good
Effective
Good
Caring
Good
Responsive
Good
Well-led
Good

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The registration

Type: Residential care home
Beds: 66
Run by: Ideal Carehomes (2) Limited (4 homes)
Address: Collie Place, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 6TW
Council: Central Bedfordshire
On the register: 3 years, since 21 June 2023
Last CQC check: 22 April 2026
Website: www.idealcarehomes.co.uk

Registered to care for

Dementia
Caring for adults over 65 yrs

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Central Bedfordshire spent an average of £902 a week per resident on residential care for over-65s in 2024-25. That is a council average, not this home’s fee, and people paying for themselves are usually charged more. What every council pays

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