Care home · Bedford
Kimbolton Lodge
Illustrative photo, not of Kimbolton Lodge- Address
- 1 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2NT
- Run by
- Kimbolton Lodge Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 37 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Stephanie Leigh Ross
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1997 (29 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 03427293)
- Last CQC check
- 18 Feb 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,520–£1,850 a week for nursing care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-125022423
About Kimbolton Lodge
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Kimbolton Lodge is based in Bedford, run by Kimbolton Lodge Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (November 2019). It is one of 44 CQC-registered care homes in and around Bedford; 35 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Kimbolton Lodge: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 43 of the 69 other care homes in Bedford that CQC has rated.
Rating history
- Feb 2015
- Sep 2016
- Nov 2016
- May 2017
- Nov 2019
- Feb 2022
- Today Rating 6 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 18 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 13 November 2019
- CQC inspection report 4 May 2017
- CQC inspection report 15 November 2016
- CQC inspection report 16 September 2016
- CQC inspection report 18 February 2015
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- De Parys
- Council
- Bedford Borough Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bedford
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in MK40 (39)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 160 m (2 min walk) · 11 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Bedford St Johns, 1.5 km (18 min walk)
- GP surgery Goldington Avenue Surgery, 360 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Goldhart Pharmacy, 430 m (5 min walk)
- Shop Budgens, 190 m (2 min walk)
- Park Bedford Park, 690 m (9 min walk)
- Café Roosters, 360 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship Bedford School Chapel, 210 m (3 min walk)
- Library Bedford Central Library, 820 m (10 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
The company behind Kimbolton Lodge
Kimbolton Lodge is run by Kimbolton Lodge Limited (company 03427293), incorporated in 1997, 13 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe53 of 70 in Bedford
- Effective56 of 70 in Bedford
- Caring56 of 70 in Bedford
- Responsive56 of 70 in Bedford
- Well-led44 of 70 in Bedford
CQC key question ratings, published 13 November 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Bedford share it.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 22 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Bedford Charter House, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 25).
19 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in De Parys ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most 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 (4 min), a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (2 min), a park (9 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What it may cost
We estimate Kimbolton Lodge at £1,520–£1,850 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £79k–£96k.
NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Bedford Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- Kimbolton Lodge provides nursing and personal care for up to 36 people.
- Accommodation is provided over two floors which had been adapted to support people's needs.
- People had their own bedrooms and bathrooms were either en-suite or shared.
- Other shared communal areas included lounges, a dining room and a large garden.
Inspected 27 January 2022; report published 18 February 2022; supporting 36 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How long it has been running
Kimbolton Lodge has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 6 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Inspected but not rated.
6 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 18 February 2022.
Who it can help
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
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How Kimbolton Lodge compares
- Rated Good. Across Bedford, 77% of the 70 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 5 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2019) is more recent than 23% of care home ratings in Bedford.
- With 37 beds it is larger than 84% of care homes in Bedford, where the typical home has 16.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 73% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Bedford lists 4.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Bedford. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Kimbolton Lodge: common questions
- Who is the registered provider for Kimbolton Lodge?
- Kimbolton Lodge is run by Kimbolton Lodge Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How many residents can Kimbolton Lodge take?
- Kimbolton Lodge is registered for up to 37 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- How did Kimbolton Lodge 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 tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How much does care from Kimbolton Lodge cost?
- Kimbolton Lodge hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- What kind of care can Kimbolton Lodge offer?
- CQC lists Kimbolton Lodge under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Is Kimbolton Lodge registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Kimbolton Lodge as a care home, location ID 1-125022423 and was rated Good overall in November 2019.
- Where is Kimbolton Lodge based?
- It is at 1 Kimbolton Road, Bedford, MK40 2NT.
- When was Kimbolton Lodge last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 13 November 2019, 6 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Does Kimbolton Lodge support people with dementia?
- Dementia is not listed among the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask the provider directly if this matters to you.
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