Right at Home Bedford

Right at Home 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 Comprehensive live-in care services across Bedford and surrounding areas. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, sleeping nights, 24-hour care and respite care. It is run by Overslade Care. The agency has been registered since December 2021.

At its latest inspection, published November 2024, the CQC rated Right at Home Bedford Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Right at Home 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.

On how it works, the agency says: 60 minute visits, employs its carers, free assessment, carers drive and right at home. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 73 registered home care agencies in Bedford. Others working the same area include KS Care, Bloom & Care Limited and British Elderly Care Bedford, 1 of which has 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.