Helping Hands Bedford

Helping Hands Bedford 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 older people, people living with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. It is part of Midshires Care, which has 150 branches in England. The agency has been registered since November 2025.

Helping Hands Bedford 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.

Helping Hands Bedford 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 Kitec Supported Living, KS Care and JOINING HANDS HEALTHCARE. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.