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Tavistock Court

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

Off Queens Street, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK40 2UD (01234) 718285

Provided and run by:
Bedford Borough Council

Report from 7 January 2025 assessment

Ratings

  • Overall

    Good

  • Safe

    Good

  • Effective

    Good

  • Caring

    Good

  • Responsive

    Good

  • Well-led

    Good

Our view of the service

Date of assessment 13 January to 17 January 2025. Tavistock Court is an Extra Care scheme with on-site care staff who provide support to people living in their own flats within one building. Not everyone who used the service received personal care. CQC only inspects where people receive the regulated activity of personal care. This is help with tasks related to personal hygiene and eating. Where they do, we also consider any wider social care provided. At the time of this inspection 19 people were receiving support with personal care. We looked at 8 priority quality statements from the safe, responsive and caring key questions and found areas of good practice. The scores for these areas have been combined with scores based on the key question ratings from the last inspection. The assessment of these 7 quality statements indicated areas of good practice since the last inspection and our overall rating remains good. Staff and managers understood their duty to safeguard people from potential harm and people's risk of experiencing avoidable harm were reduced by the provider's risk assessments and risk management plans. People were respected and valued as individuals, were involved in their care, and asked for feedback regularly about their care. People experienced positive outcomes because staff often went over and above their roles to ensure people received the care and support they needed.

People's experience of this service

People told us they found staff extremely kind, caring, and supportive and they were happy with the care, treatment and support the service provided. One person said, “The staff are wonderful and always go out of their way to help, even with things they don’t have to.” People informed us that they received care which met their needs and that their care was adapted to ensure their preferences, likes and dislikes were taken into account. We were told by people using the service that staff involved them in their care planning and that any changes to their care were made depending on their wishes and choices. People told us there were sufficient staff to meet their needs and that the staff were very kind, caring and compassionate.