Leighton Forest

Plantation Road, Leighton Buzzard LU7 3HU
Review Us
9.9 23 Reviews
  • Leighton Forest, Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Forest care home based in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, provides a welcoming, friendly home for its residents.
Show Leighton Forest on the Map

Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Physical Disability

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 85 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Bariatric Care/Obesity
  • Convalescent Care
  • Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Minibus or other transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Bar/Café
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1350 – £1500
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1400 – £1550
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1450 – £1600
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: £1500 – £1700
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1500
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1500
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1500
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1500

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Leighton Forest to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Support you may be entitled to

If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £254.06 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Nicola Mann (Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: No
  • Last Refurbishment: 2024
  • Number of floors: 2

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (85)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)

Leighton Forest Reviews (23)

9.9

Leighton Forest has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.939) out of 10, based on 23 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Leighton Forest has 23 reviews.

Overall Experience
  • 21
  • 2
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Date Published
  • 23
  • 4
  • 11
  • 23
  • 0
Reviewer Connection to Leighton Forest
  • 11
  • 4
  • 2
  • 2
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
  • 1
Total of 23, showing 21-23
Review from Paul S (Son of Resident) published on 28 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I would like to thank all the managers and staff at the home, for the wonderful work they do for my mother and letting us a family get together for her 101st birthday party, I couldn't have wished for a better day. Thank you.
Reply from Nicoleta Man, Home Manager at Leighton Forest

Thank you, it was our pleasure to have all family and friends here to celebrate with your loved one.

  • Facilities
  • Care / Support
  • Cleanliness
  • Treated with Dignity
  • Food & Drink
  • Staff
  • Activities
  • Management
  • Safety / Security
  • Rooms
  • Value for Money
Review from Barbara R (Daughter of Resident) published on 25 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am completely satisfied with the service my Mum gets, the staff are helpful, not only do they support my Mum but at difficult times they support me.
I could thoroughly recommend the home.
Since Pressbeau have taken over, the change is like going from a one star to a five star hotel, the refurbishments
are lovely and there is a very homely feel within the whole place.
Reply from Nicoleta Man, Home Manager at Leighton Forest

Thank you for your lovely review, we are pleased you are liking our refurbishments and are happy with our delivery of care.

  • Facilities
  • Care / Support
  • Cleanliness
  • Treated with Dignity
  • Food & Drink
  • Staff
  • Activities
  • Management
  • Safety / Security
  • Rooms
  • Value for Money
Review from J R (Relative of Resident) published on 22 March 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Our loved one has been at Leighton Forest for 4 weeks now, in this time the care has been excellent, and he has settled in very well. The home is very well equipped to deal with our loved one's needs. There are also nurses on duty 24/7 which is very comforting.
The manager and all the staff are extremely
kind and caring, they have listened to us as a family, understanding our loved one and all his ways. Good care being their priority, this has helped 100% during his transition into Leighton Forest and we would like to thank you all for this, he is very happy and joins in with all the many activities. Lots of new social spaces for residents and families to enjoy. Too many things to mention them all.
Leighton Forest has undergone a huge refurbishment, what a mammoth task.
A very caring and homely environment has been created, as a family we could not ask for more, thank you to the manager and all your staff.
Reply from Nicoleta Man, Home Manager at Leighton Forest

Thank you for your very lovely review, you have summed our hopes and vision in this. It is lovely that your loved one is participating in our ongoing activities.

  • Facilities
  • Care / Support
  • Cleanliness
  • Treated with Dignity
  • Food & Drink
  • Staff
  • Activities
  • Management
  • Safety / Security
  • Rooms
  • Value for Money
Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.939)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.939) out of 10 for Leighton Forest is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 23 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 23 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.939 for Leighton Forest is calculated as follows: ( (248 Excellents x 5) + (14 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 263 Ratings = 4.939
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Leighton Forest is based on 23 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 85 registered maximum number of service users is 17, which has been reached with 23 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 15 May 2025

Overall Requires improvement

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Requires improvement
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England. View Latest Report

Bed Vacancies

Please contact us for latest vacancies.

Loading

Loading Loading

Loading

Loading

Awards / Recognitions (0)

Meet the Team (0)

There are no team members posted.

Information on this page is displayed without responsibility for its accuracy on the part of carehome.co.uk. Please contact Leighton Forest to verify any information. View our terms and conditions. Leighton Forest has an Enhanced Service - more info.