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Residential care homeCQC: Requires improvement

Highfield

Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7AH

Key details

Address
Avon Drive, Brickhill, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK41 7AH
Telephone
01234346482
Care provided
Residential home
CQC rating
CQC: Requires improvementreport published 29 November 2023
Beds
34
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
34
beds, local median 13

This overall rating was published about 2 years ago. Read the current CQC record for newer assessments or actions that may not change the overall rating immediately.

Specialist care

Highfield is registered to provide care for people with the following needs:

DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrsPhysical disabilities

About Highfield

Based in Bedford in Bedfordshire (MK41 7AH), Highfield is a residential care home run by Bedford Borough Council. It is a larger home with 34 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 November 2023. 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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