Orchard Lodge Care Home
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Orchard Lodge Care Home is a purpose-built facility located in Leighton Buzzard, offering a range of care services including residential, nursing, dementia,…
- Care home
- Orchard Lodge Care Home
- Location
- LU7 9PN, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PN
- Care types
- Nursing
- CQC rating
- Requires Improvement
- Latest CQC inspection
- 13 May 2021
- Beds
- 28
- Funding accepted
- Self Funding (Private), Local Authority, Local Authority with Top Up, NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
- Phone
- 01525 377 777
- CQC location ID
- 1-112894246
Rated 3.8/5 from 17 Google reviews.
What families say
Families have reported mixed experiences with Orchard Lodge Care Home. Some have praised the kindness and attentiveness of the staff, highlighting their respect and compassion towards residents. However, others have raised concerns about the home's handling of residents' belongings, citing instances of lost or…
What the CQC says
Rated Requires improvement by the CQC on 18 June 2021.
Requires improvement — the service is not performing as well as it should and CQC has told it how to improve. What this rating means
The five key questions
- Safe
- Requires improvement — Are people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?
- Effective
- Good — Does the care achieve good outcomes and follow best practice?
- Caring
- Good — Are staff kind, respectful and compassionate?
- Responsive
- Good — Is care organised around each person’s needs?
- Well-led
- Requires improvement — Is the home well run, open and always improving?
What has changed
- Still needs work: Safe — Requires improvement; Well-led — Requires improvement.
Source: Care Quality Commission — read the full CQC report. Last checked by CareFinder on 12 September 2026.
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