Bionicare (Domiciliary Care Agency)

Bionicare (Domiciliary Care Agency) is a home care agency based in Bedford, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 9 miles of its Bedford office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Artsermon. The agency has been registered since January 2011.

Bionicare (Domiciliary Care Agency) has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered agency; the CQC usually inspects within its first year or so.

Bionicare (Domiciliary Care Agency) has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Bedford. Across England agencies usually charge £26 to £36 an hour for visits and £1,200 to £1,750 a week for live-in care. Ask for a written price list that shows the weekend and bank holiday rates and the shortest visit they will do.

There are 73 registered home care agencies in Bedford. Others working the same area include Careville Ltd., Destiny Intergrated Care Limited and Kingdom Healthcare Services Ltd. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.