Care home · Milton Keynes
Woodland House
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- Woodend, Wood End, Tingrith, Milton Keynes, MK17 9ER
- Run by
- Really Flexible Care Ltd (11 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 4 (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
- April 2013 (13 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2008 (18 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06463952)
- Last CQC check
- 8 Oct 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,310–£1,600 a week for residential 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
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-712969582
An overview of Woodland House
Woodland House in Milton Keynes is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Really Flexible Care Ltd. The service is registered to support adults under 65 and lists learning disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Inadequate overall (October 2026). Safe, Caring, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement or Inadequate. It is one of 11 CQC-registered care homes in and around Flitwick; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Reading Woodland House's CQC ratings
For Woodland House, Safe, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good.
Across Central Bedfordshire, 1 of 56 rated care homes are Inadequate for Safe (2%), while 1 of 56 rated care homes are Inadequate for Caring (2%), while 1 of 56 rated care homes are Inadequate for Responsive (2%), while 2 of 56 rated care homes are Inadequate for Well-led (4%).
Under CQC's newer scoring, its strongest area is Effective at 46% and its lowest is Well-led at 32%, averaging 37% overall.
The Safe, Caring, Responsive and Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe38% score1 of 56 in Central Bedfordshire
- Effective46% score
- Caring35% score1 of 56 in Central Bedfordshire
- Responsive36% score1 of 56 in Central Bedfordshire
- Well-led32% score2 of 56 in Central Bedfordshire
From CQC's latest report, published 8 October 2026. Under each rating: how many care homes in Central Bedfordshire share it.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- We visited the care home on the 26 May and the 1 and 7 June.
- The home is situated within a rural site alongside 2 other services operated by the provider.
- At this assessment, the rating has changed to inadequate.
- People living in the home were not able to talk to us about the care they received.
Inspected 28 January 2022; report published 8 February 2022. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Scores behind the rating
Each area below is made up of several quality statements, each scored 1 to 4 by CQC; the percentage combines those scores for the area. Averaged across the five areas, Woodland House scores 37%.
Safe 38%
- Learning culture1 · Significant shortfalls
- Safe systems, pathways and transitions2 · Some shortfalls
- Safeguarding1 · Significant shortfalls
- Involving people to manage risks1 · Significant shortfalls
- Safe environments1 · Significant shortfalls
- Safe and effective staffing2 · Some shortfalls
- Infection prevention and control2 · Some shortfalls
- Medicines optimisation2 · Some shortfalls
Effective 46%
- Assessing needs2 · Some shortfalls
- Delivering evidence-based care and treatment2 · Some shortfalls
- How staff, teams and services work together2 · Some shortfalls
- Supporting people to live healthier lives1 · Significant shortfalls
- Monitoring and improving outcomes2 · Some shortfalls
- Consent to care and treatment2 · Some shortfalls
Caring 35%
- Kindness, compassion and dignity1 · Significant shortfalls
- Treating people as individuals2 · Some shortfalls
- Independence, choice and control1 · Significant shortfalls
- Responding to people’s immediate needs1 · Significant shortfalls
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement2 · Some shortfalls
Responsive 36%
- Person-centred Care1 · Significant shortfalls
- Care provision, Integration and continuity2 · Some shortfalls
- Providing Information1 · Significant shortfalls
- Listening to and involving people1 · Significant shortfalls
- Equity in access2 · Some shortfalls
- Equity in experiences and outcomes1 · Significant shortfalls
- Planning for the future2 · Some shortfalls
Well-led 32%
- Shared direction and culture1 · Significant shortfalls
- Capable, compassionate and inclusive leaders1 · Significant shortfalls
- Freedom to speak up1 · Significant shortfalls
- Workforce equality, diversity and inclusion2 · Some shortfalls
- Governance, management and sustainability1 · Significant shortfalls
- Partnerships and communities2 · Some shortfalls
- Learning, improvement and innovation1 · Significant shortfalls
Scores: 4 exceptional, 3 good, 2 some shortfalls, 1 significant shortfalls. From CQC's assessment, assessed 8 May 2026, published 8 October 2026 (Open Government Licence). A statement with no score was not looked at in this assessment; its earlier result still counts.
How its rating has changed
- Apr 2016
- May 2019
- Feb 2022
- Oct 2026
- Today Rated in the last 12 months
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 8 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 16 May 2019
- CQC inspection report 23 April 2016
Finding it
- Ward
- Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Bedfordshire
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Larger rural · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in MK17 (9)
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Nearby
- Place of worship St Nicholas, 1.1 km (14 min walk)
Distances are as the crow flies, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL); real walking routes will be longer and may include hills or busy roads.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
The registered provider
Woodland House is run by Really Flexible Care Ltd (company 06463952), incorporated in 2008, 5 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Really Flexible Care Ltd runs 11 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 5 of the 8 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (63%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
6 of its services are in Central Bedfordshire.
Track record
Woodland House has been registered with CQC since April 2013, about 13 years.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2026), starting at Good and improving to Inadequate.
There are 3 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 8 February 2022.
Choice nearby
There are 10 other care homes within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Penniston Barn, under 0.5 miles away.
Its rating is more recent than any of the 21 nearest rated care homes.
It sits in Westoning, Flitton & Greenfield 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.
Costs to expect
We estimate Woodland House 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.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Central Bedfordshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
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Where Woodland House stands locally
- Rated Inadequate. Across Central Bedfordshire, 75% of the 56 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (October 2026) is more recent than 96% of care home ratings in Central Bedfordshire.
- With 4 beds it is smaller than 95% of care homes in Central Bedfordshire, where the typical home has 24.
- Registered with CQC in 2013: it has been registered longer than 45% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Central Bedfordshire lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (32% of care homes in Central Bedfordshire are also rated below Good here); Caring (9% of care homes in Central Bedfordshire are also rated below Good here); Responsive (16% of care homes in Central Bedfordshire are also rated below Good here); Well-led (34% of care homes in Central Bedfordshire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Central Bedfordshire. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Woodland House: common questions
- Is Woodland House rated well for safety?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Inadequate; Effective: Requires Improvement; Caring: Inadequate; Responsive: Inadequate; Well-led: Inadequate. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What are Woodland House's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Woodland House yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,455 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in East of England). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Who runs Woodland House?
- On CQC's register the provider is Really Flexible Care Ltd.
- How many residents can Woodland House take?
- Woodland House can take up to 4 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- When was Woodland House last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 8 October 2026. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Can Woodland House care for someone with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- What services is Woodland House registered for?
- Woodland House is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Is Woodland House registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Woodland House as a care home, location ID 1-712969582 and was rated Inadequate overall in October 2026.
- Where is Woodland House based?
- It is at Woodend, Wood End, Tingrith, Milton Keynes, MK17 9ER.
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