Creative Support Limited
Creative Support - The Glade
Care home in Bedford
What do these badges mean?
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Creative Support - The Glade is a care home in Bedford, run by Creative Support Limited, a not-for-profit organisation. The home has eight registered beds and supports people with learning disabilities, mental health needs or physical disabilities. The operator says its aim is to encourage autonomy, inclusion and wellbeing for people with care and support needs, working with those it supports, their families and partner agencies to meet individual needs and goals.
The Care Quality Commission rated the home Requires Improvement overall in a report published in 2022. The same grade was given for each of the five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 25 January 2022 · Last inspected 29 November 2021
Inspectors found that residents at this small autism, dementia and learning disability home were generally happy and felt well cared for, with staff described as kind and relaxed alongside people. Safeguarding, recruitment, staffing levels and medicines management were judged safe, and health professionals were said to be well involved. However, the report raises concerns about limited social opportunities, the way some people were supported, and the quality of governance.
- Staff were trained in safeguarding, safely recruited, and there were enough of them to meet people's needs.
- People were supported safely with their medicines and staff worked well with health professionals.
- Staff were kind and compassionate, and people were observed to be relaxed in their company.
- Relatives and people spoke positively about the care received, and leaders were described as keen to improve.
- People had limited opportunities to go out, pursue preferred pastimes or spend time with others, with some left alone for long periods.
- Staff did not always follow risk assessments, speak to people with dignity, or support independence, and people's preferences were not always met.
- Mental capacity and best-interest processes, clinical waste storage and audits did not consistently meet expected standards.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Specialist care
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsLimited
- Play SpaceSparse
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldLimited
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsLimited
- TakeawaysLimited
Local crime statistics
674 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,044 |
| 2025 | £1,077 |
What Bedford council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Creative Support - The Glade is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Bedford Hospital, 3.7 miles away. The local GP practice is PRIORY MEDICAL CENTRE, 2.1 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Bedford
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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