Goodrated 7 years ago
Rating from July 2019 (more than 2 years ago)
- Kings Lynn, PE31 7HY
- 53 beds
The Knolls Care Centre
The Knolls Care Centre is a care home with nursing in Leighton Buzzard, run by Integrated Nursing Homes Limited. CQC rated it Good overall in May 2019 (last checked 30 October 2020). It has 56 beds. It is registered to support people living with dementia, older people, people with a physical disability and younger adults.
- Care home with nursing
Plantation Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, LU7 3JE
What CQC says
Overall rating
Goodrated 7 years ago (30 May 2019)
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
Last checked by CQC: 30 October 2020.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Goodrated 7 years ago (30 May 2019)Is it effective?
Goodrated 7 years ago (30 May 2019)Is it caring?
Goodrated 7 years ago (30 May 2019)Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Goodrated 7 years ago (30 May 2019)Is it well-led?
Requires improvementrated 7 years ago (30 May 2019)
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Understanding this rating
Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.
This rating is from May 2019. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.
CQC rated it Good overall. It rated “Well-led” as Requires improvement.
What CQC looks at
Well-led: Requires improvement
CQC checks how well the service is run. It looks at the managers and leaders, the culture, how the service checks and improves its own quality, and whether staff feel able to speak up.
Questions you could ask
- Who is the registered manager, and how can families contact them?
- How do you check the quality of care yourselves?
- How can staff raise worries, and how are they supported when they do?
Questions you could ask
- What has changed since the last inspection?
How often CQC looks again
There is no fixed timetable. CQC decides when to look at a service again. It uses the information it holds about the service and how much risk it sees. It may look sooner if it hears of concerns.
About this service
- Type of care
- Care home with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older people, Physical disability, Younger adults
- Number of beds
- 56
- Nursing care
- Yes, nurses are on hand
- Registered since
- 23 March 2011
- Local council area
- Central Bedfordshire
Who runs it
- Provider
- Integrated Nursing Homes Limited
- Kind of provider
- Company or organisation