Brookside
Residential care home in Bedford, registered for 22 beds. Regulated by CQC.
Requires improvement
Inspected within the last year
Published 2026-05-18
What the inspectors scored
| Area assessed | Rating |
|---|---|
| Safe | Requires improvement |
| Effective | Good |
| Caring | Good |
| Responsive | Good |
| Well-led | Requires improvement |
Details
- Type of care
- Residential care home
- Registered places
- 22
- Address
- 99 High Street, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 7BS
- Telephone
- 01234852324
- Registered provider
- Bedford Borough Council
- Registered manager
- Grodde, Sarah
- Registered since
- 2014-04-07
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- Bedford
- Regulator record
- View on cqc.org.uk
At 22 beds it is larger than 65% of the 57 residential care homes in Bedford.
Who this service is for
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder
- Older People
- Physical Disability
- Sensory Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Sensory impairments
- Caring for adults under 65 yrs
- Learning disabilities
- Caring for adults over 65 yrs
- Physical disabilities
The operator’s wider record
Bedford Borough Council runs 11 services in the UK with 203 beds. Across the estate:
- 7 good
- 3 need improvement
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Source: CQC HSCA Active Locations, 4 August 2026. Ratings and inspection dates are published by CQC and reproduced here under the Open Government Licence. Always check the regulator’s own record before making a decision.