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Widecombe Nursing HomeLuton

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Rated:Requires ImprovementNursing

Widecombe Nursing Home

36 Grasmere Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2DT

01582505575

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

8 October 2025

Provider

Niram Investments Limited

Beds

38 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 22 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 18 are rated higher by CQC, 3 are the same and 1 is lower.

3 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

GoodJun 2015
Requires ImprovementJun 2016
Requires ImprovementJan 2017
GoodDec 2017
GoodApr 2021
Requires ImprovementJan 2026

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2026. CQC has rated this home 6 times since 2015.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home Niram Investments Limited runs in England.

Average care home fees in the East of England: £1,034 a week for residential care and £1,411 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Widecombe Nursing Home

Widecombe Nursing Home is a nursing home in Luton, providing care for people with nursing needs, including those living with dementia and physical disabilities. Details of the CQC's most recent findings are set out below.

Widecombe Nursing Home provides accommodation and nursing care for up to 28 people, including those living with dementia, people with nursing needs and people with physical disabilities. The CQC rated the home Requires Improvement overall. Inspectors found the provider remained in breach of regulations relating to safe care and good governance, with an unsafe environment and medicines not always managed properly.

Quality assurance processes had not identified these issues.

However, the CQC found a caring, skilled staff team who treated people with kindness and respect. People's needs were assessed and reviewed regularly, and the home worked well with health and community partners. Relatives felt the home was safe and spoke positively about the care provided.

Source: CQC assessment, 20 January 2026

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger adults

Facilities & Amenities

GardenCommunal LoungeDining Room

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 38 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · LU3 2DT

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires Improvement.

Assessment published 20 January 2026. Assessment date recorded: 8 October 2025.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 20 January 2026. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

We carried out this assessment between 14 October to 14 November 2025. Widecombe Nursing Home is a care home providing accommodation and personal care. At the time of inspection there were 28 people receiving care. The service supports people living with dementia, people with nursing needs and people with a physical disability.
At our last inspection the provider was in breach of legal regulations in relation to safe care and treatment, person-centred care and good governance. At this inspection we found although improvements had been made, the provider was still in breach of the legal regulations related to safe care and good governance. The provider was no longer in breach of the legal regulation in relation to person-centred care.
During our inspection we found audit and quality assurance processes to assess, monitor and drive improvement did not identify concerns we found. The environment was not always safe, and medicines were not always managed safely.
Widecombe Nursing home had a caring staff team with the right skills and knowledge to support people effectively. Staff told us they felt supported by the management team.
People’s needs had been assessed and were regularly reviewed. The provider worked in partnership with other organisations including health, community and faith groups to meet people’s needs.

Safe: Requires Improvement
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires Improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Widecombe Nursing Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Widecombe Nursing Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Widecombe Nursing Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Widecombe Nursing Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees