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Residential care homeCQC: Requires improvement

Southway

Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 0PX

Key details

Address
290 London Road, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 0PX
Telephone
01234267737
Care provided
Residential home
CQC rating
CQC: Requires improvementreport published 1 September 2022
Beds
42
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
42
beds, local median 13

This overall rating was published about 3 years ago. Read the current CQC record for newer assessments or actions that may not change the overall rating immediately.

Specialist care

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

DementiaCaring for adults over 65 yrsPhysical disabilities

About Southway

Southway is a residential care home in Bedford in Bedfordshire (MK42 0PX), run by Bedford Borough Council. It is a larger home with 42 beds. It provides personal care and support with daily living rather than round-the-clock nursing. The home has been registered with the Care Quality Commission since 2014.

The Care Quality Commission rated it Requires improvement in its latest inspection report, published September 2022. 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. Fees and availability change often, so speak to the home directly and arrange a visit if you can.

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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