Bluebird Care (Southend & Rochford)

Bluebird Care (Southend & Rochford) is a home care agency based in Basildon, in the Essex council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Covers Southend, Rochford. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Bluebird Care, which has 132 branches in England. The agency has been registered since October 2015.

At its latest inspection, published April 2019, the CQC rated Bluebird Care (Southend & Rochford) Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Bluebird Care (Southend & Rochford) has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Essex with a rate on record typically charge about £27 an hour and £1,675 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

There are 448 registered home care agencies in Essex. Others working the same area include Head Office, Seccare+ and Cera Care Essex and Havering, 3 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.