1st Homecare Solutions Limited

1st Homecare Solutions Limited is a home care agency based in Leighton Buzzard, in the Central Bedfordshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Our live-in carers are co-ordinated from our offices in Oxford, Kings Langley and Leighton Buzzard, and we cover the whole of the South East of England. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, respite care, end of life care and companionship without personal care. It is part of 1st Homecare Solutions, which has 2 branches in England. The agency has been registered since July 2015.

At its latest inspection, published October 2025, the CQC rated 1st Homecare Solutions Limited Outstanding, which means the CQC found the service performing exceptionally well. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

1st Homecare Solutions Limited charges from £34 an hour for hourly visits, a figure published on the agency's own website in September 2026. Two visits a day of an hour each comes to about £476 a week. Live-in care is from £1,645 a week. That is about 26% above the typical hourly rate in Central Bedfordshire of £26.90.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers, 24/7 on-call, family app or online notes, care within 14 days, free assessment, male or female carer on request and happy with pets. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 55 registered home care agencies in Central Bedfordshire. Others working the same area include Blue Sapphire Care Limited, Caremark (Aylesbury & Wycombe) and Ascon Care Services Limited, 2 of which have a rate on record. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care typically about £1,120 a week across England.