Care home · Luton

Rowles House Limited

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 9 November 2023 Rating 2 years old
Residents relaxing in a care home sitting room Illustrative photo, not of Rowles House Limited
Address
Rowles House, 28-30 Barton Road, Luton, LU3 2BB
Run by
Rowles House Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Residential care home
Beds
26 (registered with CQC)
Nursing care
No, residential care only (CQC registration)
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
January 2011 (15 years)
Registered manager
Susan Diane Rees
Company check
Active, trading since 2002 (24 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04545718)
Last CQC check
9 Nov 2023
Typical fees Estimated
£1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia). Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate

Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care

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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-122949945

Rowles House Limited at a glance

Rowles House Limited in Luton is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Good overall (November 2023). It is one of 37 CQC-registered care homes in and around Luton; 26 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Ownership and company checks

Rowles House Limited is run by Rowles House Limited (company 04545718), incorporated in 2002, 8 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 nursing care.

Inspection findings in brief

  • The service provides support to adults, some of whom live with dementia.
  • People's experience of the service and what we found: People were cared for safely and protected from abuse and the risk of abuse.
  • Known risks to people's care were assessed and reviewed regularly.
  • Safe recruitment practices were followed to ensure staff were suitable for their roles.

Inspected 10 October 2023; report published 9 November 2023; supporting 26 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.

Who they support

Taken from its CQC registration.

CQC ratings, area by area

  • SafeGood24 of 33 in Luton
  • EffectiveGood23 of 33 in Luton
  • CaringGood28 of 33 in Luton
  • ResponsiveGood24 of 33 in Luton
  • Well-ledGood22 of 33 in Luton

Source: CQC, published 9 November 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Luton share it.

History with CQC

Rowles House Limited has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.

CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2023), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.

CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 9 November 2023.

What the ratings tell you

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Rowles House Limited: no single area stands out above or below the rest.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 21 of the 32 other care homes in Luton that CQC has rated.

How it fits locally

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Barton Lodge, under 0.5 miles away.

14 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Barnfield ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Central East ICB.

Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (4 min), a shop (4 min), a park (7 min), a café (9 min) and a bus stop (3 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.

Rating history

  1. Aug 2015 Requires improvement
  2. Aug 2016 Good
  3. Dec 2018 Good
  4. Dec 2020 Inspected but not rated
  5. Nov 2023 Good
  6. Today Rating 2 years old

CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.

CQC documents

The kitchen's hygiene score

5/5

The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 8 June 2026 by Luton. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.

From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Rowles House Care Home"). Open Government Licence.

Where it is

Ward
Barnfield
Parliamentary constituency
Luton North
NHS planning area
NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
ONS area type
Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Care homes in LU3 (17)

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Within walking distance

  • Bus stop 280 m (3 min walk) · 5 stops within 600 m
  • GP surgery Bramingham Park Medical Centre, 960 m (12 min walk)
  • Pharmacy Fairfield Pharmacy, 340 m (4 min walk)
  • Shop BP Shop, 330 m (4 min walk)
  • Park 570 m (7 min walk)
  • Café Luton Town Ladies Foods, 710 m (9 min walk)
  • Place of worship St John's Methodist Church, 280 m (4 min walk)

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.

Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.

Budgeting for this home

We estimate Rowles House Limited at £1,350–£1,650 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £70k–£86k.

Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.

If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Luton Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.

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Where Rowles House Limited stands locally

  • Rated Good. Across Luton, 73% of the 33 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (November 2023) is more recent than 52% of care home ratings in Luton.
  • With 26 beds it is larger than 60% of care homes in Luton, where the typical home has 17.
  • Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 71% of care homes in the area.
  • It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Luton lists 3.

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Questions about Rowles House Limited

When did CQC last rate Rowles House Limited?
Its current CQC rating dates from 9 November 2023, 2 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
Is Rowles House Limited regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
It is. The CQC register records Rowles House Limited as a care home, location ID 1-122949945 and was rated Good overall in November 2023.
Does Rowles House Limited support people with dementia?
Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
Is Rowles House Limited rated well for safety?
CQC rates five key questions. For Rowles House Limited: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
What services is Rowles House Limited registered for?
Registration for Rowles House Limited covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
What is Rowles House Limited's address?
It is at Rowles House, 28-30 Barton Road, Luton, LU3 2BB.
What are Rowles House Limited's fees?
No fee list from Rowles House Limited has reached 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.
How many residents can Rowles House Limited take?
CQC registers Rowles House Limited for 26 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.

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