BC
Bushmead Court Residential Home
ResidentialBedford, Bedfordshire · MK40 3QW
CQC: GoodDementiaOver 65sPhysical disabilities27 beds
Residential care homeCQC: Requires improvement
Brookside
Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7BS
Key details
- Address
- 99 High Street, Kempston, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 7BS
- Telephone
- 01234852324
- Care provided
- Residential home
- CQC rating
- CQC: Requires improvementreport published 18 May 2026
- Beds
- 22
- CQC registered since
- 2014
- Operated by
- Bedford Borough Council
- Local authority
- Bedford
- CQC record
- View on cqc.org.uk
How it compares locally
84
registered homes in Bedford
59/76
local rated homes Good or Outstanding
22
beds, local median 13
Specialist care
Brookside is registered to provide care for people with the following needs:
Sensory impairmentsCaring for adults under 65 yrsLearning disabilitiesCaring for adults over 65 yrsPhysical disabilities
About Brookside
Based in Bedford in Bedfordshire (MK42 7BS), Brookside is a residential care home run by Bedford Borough Council. It has 22 beds. It provides personal care and support with daily living rather than round-the-clock nursing. Its current CQC registration dates from 2014.
The Care Quality Commission rated it Requires improvement in its latest inspection report, published May 2026. It is worth reading the full report on the CQC website and asking the home what has changed since. There are 83 other care homes nearby if you want to compare options. Contact the home directly to check vacancies and fees, and try to visit in person before deciding.
Data source and freshness
Core registration, operator, contact and service data comes from the official CQC directory dated 2026-08-05. Ratings and bed counts come from the CQC active-locations dataset. We compare directory releases by CQC location ID so real changes can update this page without inventing new copy.
Open the source dataset. Details can change between releases, so verify the current CQC record and confirm fees, services and vacancies directly with the home.
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