Care home
Orchard Lodge Care Home
Care home in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Orchard Lodge Care Home
Care home in Leighton Buzzard, Central Bedfordshire
Operated by Mr Mukesh Patel
What do these badges mean?
- Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
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About
Orchard Lodge Care Home is a 28-bed care home in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire. The home is registered to provide nursing and personal care.
The Care Quality Commission inspected Orchard Lodge in 2021 and rated it Requires Improvement overall. The home was rated Good for Effective, Caring and Responsive care, but Requires Improvement for Safe and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 17 June 2021 · Last inspected 13 May 2021
Inspectors visited Orchard Lodge in May 2021 and found the service had improved since its last inadequate rating. It cares for older adults, including people living with dementia or life-limiting conditions, and six people were living on the ground floor at the time. Staff were described as knowing how to safeguard people, consent and best-interests decisions were explored, and people were treated with kindness and involved in decisions about their care.
- Staff completed safeguarding training and know how to recognise and report concerns
- Referrals to specialist health professionals were made, and health professionals reported the service was responsive to people's needs
- People were shown kindness and respect and were involved in decisions about their care, which was individualised and person centred
- The provider and a newly appointed manager had developed oversight of the service and its plans to improve
- Medicines were not always managed safely, with improvements needed to medication recording and administration protocols and to management oversight of this area
- End of life care protocols needed review, guidance was not always available to staff, and further training was required
- Some relatives felt communication from the provider was not consistent, particularly after the service was placed in special measures
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Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected October 2025
What's nearby
Straight-line distances. A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceLimited
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkLimited
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldLimited
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsLimited
- TakeawaysLimited
Local crime statistics
9 recorded crimes in the local area (July 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 | £982 |
| 2025 | £1,008 |
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Local health safety net
Orchard Lodge Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Luton and Dunstable Hospital, 4.8 miles away. The local GP practice is HOUGHTON REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE, 2.8 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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Part of Mr Mukesh Patel
Orchard Lodge Care Home is one of 3 homes run by Mr Mukesh Patel on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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