Sage Home Care Limited t/a Bluebird Care (Wirral)

Sage Home Care Limited t/a Bluebird Care (Wirral) is a home care agency based in Birkenhead, in the Wirral council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Areas we provide care: Heswall, Moreton, West Kirby, New Brighton, Wallasey, Greasby, Claughton, Prenton, New Ferry, Bromborough, Eastham, Woodchurch, Irby, Hoylake, Meols. 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, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists live-in care, respite care, companionship without personal care and younger adults. It is part of Bluebird Care, which has 132 branches in England. The agency has been registered since May 2014.

At its latest inspection, published November 2019, the CQC rated Sage Home Care Limited t/a Bluebird Care (Wirral) 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.

Sage Home Care Limited t/a Bluebird Care (Wirral) has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Wirral. 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: 8 minute visits. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 51 registered home care agencies in Wirral. Others working the same area include Alcedo Care Wirral, Aspire Care Support Services Ltd and Chinese Wellbeing / Merseyside Chinese Community Development Association, 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.