Care home · Bedford
Franklin Avenue
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- 18 Franklin Avenue, Barton-le-Clay, Bedford, MK45 4HF
- Run by
- Turning Point (26 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 234887)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- August 2011 (15 years)
- Part of
- Turning Point
- Registered manager
- Jenna Michelle Bavister
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1964 (62 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 00793558)
- Last CQC check
- 2 Feb 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-253077763
About this home
Franklin Avenue in Bedford is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Turning Point. The service is registered to support older people and lists learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2018).
The registered provider
Franklin Avenue is run by Turning Point (company 00793558), incorporated in 1964, 47 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 9 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care, care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse, social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care) and other social work without accommodation.
Turning Point runs 26 CQC-registered services across 12 council areas; 23 of the 24 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (96%), against 85% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Central Bedfordshire.
It trades under the Turning Point brand, which covers 26 services run by 1 registered provider.
Who it can help
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
History with CQC
Franklin Avenue has been registered with CQC since August 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
At 8 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
CQC lists 5 reports for this location, the latest dated 2 February 2022.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Franklin Avenue at £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £68k–£83k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Central Bedfordshire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
The five key questions
- Safe38 of 56 in Central Bedfordshire
- Effective45 of 56 in Central Bedfordshire
- Caring49 of 56 in Central Bedfordshire
- Responsive46 of 56 in Central Bedfordshire
- Well-led35 of 56 in Central Bedfordshire
CQC key question ratings, published 3 February 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Central Bedfordshire share it.
How it fits locally
There are 2 other care homes within 3 miles, 1 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Redwood House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (3 of the nearest 25).
Every one of the 22 nearest rated care homes has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Central East ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (7 min), a pharmacy (1 min), a shop (1 min), a park (5 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Reading Franklin Avenue's CQC ratings
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 34 of the 55 other care homes in Central Bedfordshire that CQC has rated.
How its rating has changed
- Dec 2015
- Feb 2018
- Feb 2022
- Today Rating 8 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 2 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 3 February 2018
- CQC inspection report 16 December 2015
- Inspection report 18 December 2013
- Inspection report 2 February 2013
Finding it
- Ward
- Barton-le-Clay & Silsoe
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Larger rural; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in MK45 (16)
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Close by
- Bus stop 140 m (2 min walk) · 6 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Barton Doctors Surgery, 530 m (7 min walk)
- Pharmacy C & H Barton, 120 m (1 min walk)
- Shop Co-op Food, 70 m (1 min walk)
- Park 440 m (5 min walk)
- Place of worship Barton Methodist Church, 280 m (3 min walk)
- Library Barton Library, 160 m (2 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Inspection findings in brief
- These included being asked for proof of a negative lateral flow test (LFT) and having their temperature taken.
- They had supported people to feel at ease with staff wearing PPE by creating games and fun activities to help reduce anxiety. • The service looked clean and smelled fresh.
- Staff followed cleaning schedules which were monitored by the registered manager.
- Additional cleaning of highly used areas of the home was carried out frequently throughout the day. • People who were COVID positive had been supported to isolate in their rooms in line with guidance.
Inspected 12 January 2022; report published 2 February 2022. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Franklin Avenue on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews are from families and clients and are separate from CQC ratings. Each one is checked against a real email address; we publish good and bad reviews and providers cannot edit or remove them. How reviews work.
Franklin Avenue questions answered
- Who runs Franklin Avenue?
- On CQC's register the provider is Turning Point.
- How big is Franklin Avenue?
- Franklin Avenue has 6 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- How did Franklin Avenue score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- What are Franklin Avenue's fees?
- No fee list from Franklin Avenue has reached us. Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Is Franklin Avenue regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Franklin Avenue as a care home, location ID 1-253077763 and was rated Good overall in February 2018.
- Where is Franklin Avenue based?
- It is at 18 Franklin Avenue, Barton-le-Clay, Bedford, MK45 4HF.
- What type of care does Franklin Avenue provide?
- Franklin Avenue is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- How recent is Franklin Avenue's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 3 February 2018, 8 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Is Franklin Avenue registered for dementia care?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
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