How is a care needs assessment arranged in Bedford?

Ask the adult social care team at Bedford Borough Council for a care needs assessment, which anyone who appears to need support may request regardless of income. A practitioner will consider what your relative can manage safely at home and what support would help. A financial assessment then determines whether the council will contribute towards the cost. Request it early, since assessments take time to arrange and the written outcome is useful when briefing an agency.

Does Bedford Borough Council pay for support at home?

Bedford Borough Council can fund all or part of a package of care at home after a care needs assessment and a financial assessment have been completed. The amount depends on assessed need and on income and capital, with national thresholds applied to savings. Where support is funded the council pays up to the level it considers appropriate for those needs. Many families take a direct payment instead and commission the agency themselves.

Which agencies provide care at home in Bedford?

Eighty two providers registered with the Care Quality Commission to deliver care in Bedford are listed on this page. They support people in their own homes with tasks such as washing and dressing, medication, meals, shopping and company. You can compare them by rating and open any profile to read the inspection report where one exists. Coverage varies across the area and by time of day, so speak to more than one.

How does a care home differ from a nursing home?

A care home provides accommodation, meals and personal care from a trained staff team, with community nursing called in when clinical needs arise. A nursing home is registered to have a qualified nurse on duty at all times and suits someone with continuing medical needs. Care at home is the option that keeps a person in familiar surroundings and often delays a move altogether. When needs are increasing, looking at all three together avoids having to decide in a hurry later.

How much notice should we allow when arranging care?

Allow more time than seems necessary, because the busiest calls of the day are the hardest for any agency to fill. Early mornings and teatime are usually the pinch points, so a few weeks of notice improves the chances of getting the times you want. If a hospital discharge is driving the timing you may have only days, so ask the hospital social work team for help and accept that the first package can be adjusted. A review a month in is always worth arranging.

What should we ask an agency before care begins?

Ask who the registered manager is, how long they have been in post and who picks up the telephone outside office hours. Find out how absence is covered and how families are told when a visit is running late. Ask to see a sample care plan and how often it is reviewed. Where the agency has been inspected, ask what the report said and what has changed since.

Home Care in Bedford

Quality among home care agencies in Bedford looks mixed on paper, and it is worth understanding why before ruling anyone in or out. Two agencies are rated Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission and twenty eight are rated Good, while eight are rated Requires Improvement and one is rated Inadequate. Forty three carry no rating yet, which says more about how recently they registered than about the care they provide. Eighty two providers match this search in total, all of them supporting people in their own homes rather than in a residential setting. Bedford Borough Council is the body responsible for the care needs assessment that determines what support a person is entitled to, and for deciding what it will pay towards that support once finances have been assessed. Where an agency has been inspected, the report on its profile is the most reliable thing you will read about it, so start there before making any calls.

Sorting out the assessment and the funding in Bedford

Settling the money question first makes the rest of this far simpler, because the number of hours realistically available shapes everything from which agency can help to what an ordinary week looks like. The assessment is the route to that answer and it is open to everyone, not only to people who expect the council to pay. It also gives you a written description of need that any agency will want to see.

The care needs assessment and what it covers

Anyone who appears to need care and support can request an assessment whatever their savings, and no charge is made for it. Bedford Borough Council carries out the assessment and decides what support it will fund, so its adult social care team is the first point of contact. Expect questions about washing, dressing, meals, medication, mobility and how the nights are managed, and expect the outcome to be written down. A financial assessment follows, measuring income and savings against national thresholds to establish what, if anything, a person pays.

Direct payments and what the hours cost

Where the council agrees to fund support, a family can often take a direct payment instead of a commissioned service, which means choosing the agency themselves and taking on a little more administration in exchange for more control. Care is charged by the visit or by the hour, with higher rates at weekends, on bank holidays and where two carers are needed, so ask for the full schedule in writing along with the minimum visit length. Ask what notice is required to change a call and whether late cancellations are still billed. Agreeing all of this before care starts is much easier than unpicking it afterwards.

Working out which agency to trust in Bedford

Checking an agency that has no rating yet

With forty three of the eighty two agencies here still unrated, some of the checking inevitably falls to you. Ask how long the agency has been operating, how many people it supports, and whether the registered manager will speak to you directly rather than through a coordinator. Ask about training for the specific tasks your relative needs, about how staff are supervised in someone's home, and whether the agency can arrange a conversation with a family already using it. None of that replaces an inspection, but a company willing to answer plainly is usually a better bet than one that deflects.

Continuity, cover and the care plan

Ask how many different carers would come across a fortnight and how the rota is built, because familiarity matters more than almost anything else once care is underway. Find out how sickness and annual leave are covered, whether visits have been missed, and how quickly the office responds at the weekend. Confirm the agency is registered for the help required, such as support with medication, moving and handling, or dementia care. Ask how often the care plan is reviewed and who takes part, since needs change and a plan written once is soon out of date. If a hospital admission or a change in medication alters things, ask how quickly the agency can adjust the visits.

82 home care in Bedford (showing 1–50)

27 ST CUTHBERT'S STREET · 27 St. Cuthberts Street, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 3JG
Home care · Run by Jomesh Ltd
27 St Cuthbert's Street provides care and support to people in their own homes in Bedford and the surrounding area. We are here for people who want to carry on living in their own place and need some help to make that safe and manageable....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
49 Bromham Road · 49 Bromham Road, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 2AA
Home care · Run by 360 Essentials Care Limited
Our team at Bromham Road provides care and support to people in their own homes in Bedford and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, physical disabilities, and sight...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Aamevol Home Care · Suite F3, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 2BP
Home care · CQC Inadequate · Run by Aamevol Home Care Ltd
Aamevol Home Care provides care and support in people's own homes in Bedford and the surrounding area. Our work is built around the life somebody already has, and the aim is to support it rather than reorganise it for our convenience. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Anytime Care 2020 (Bedfordshire) · Office 1, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 7UP
Home care · Run by Anytime Recruitment Limited
Anytime Care 2020 provides care in people's own homes across Bedford and the surrounding parts of Bedfordshire. We support older people, adults living with dementia, people living with mental health conditions, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Assessment and Enablement Team · Room 305, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 9AP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bedford Borough Council
We at Assessment and Enablement Team are proud to provide trusted home care across Bedford, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care provider serving the Bedford...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Baobab Social Care · Unit 9 Sergeants Way, Bedford, Bedford, MK41 0EH
Home care · Run by Baobab Social Care Ltd
We at Baobab Social Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bedford and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care agency...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Home Instead · Suite 2, Bedford, Bedford, MK43 9JB
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Beda Homecare Ltd
We at Home Instead Bedford are proud to be a trusted home care agency supporting families across Bedford and the surrounding MK postcode communities. As a dedicated provider of personalised care in your own home, we believe that the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bionicare (Domiciliary Care Agency) · Woodlands Park, Bedford, Bedford, MK41 6EJ
Home care · Run by Artsermon Ltd
We at Bionicare are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bedford and the surrounding MK postcode area, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a domiciliary care agency, our...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders
Bloom & Care · 2B Miller Road, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 9NY
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Bloom & Care Limited
Bloom and Care provides care at home across Bedford and the surrounding area. We support older adults and younger adults, people living with dementia, and those with a physical disability or a visual or hearing impairment. Our most recent...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bluebird Care · Unit 2 & 3, Bedford, Bedford, MK41 7PZ
Home care · Run by Holistic Health and Support Ltd
We at Bluebird Care Bedford are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bedford and the surrounding MK postcode area, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own home. Operating throughout...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Brainiac Care and Support · 44 Harpur Street, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 2QT
Home care · Run by Brainiac Group Ltd
Brainiac Care and Support provides care at home for people in Bedford and the surrounding area. Our visits range from a short call to start the day through to several each day and longer periods of support, and the pattern is agreed with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Brighter Stays · Elstow Rd, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 9QZ
Home care · Run by Brighter Stays Limited
Brighter Stays supports adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and people with a physical disability in their own homes in and around Bedford. Most of the people we support are younger adults, and our work is about helping...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
British Elderly Care · 34, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 0NS
Home care · Run by Global Healthcare Resourcing Ltd
British Elderly Care Bedford provides care in people's own homes across Bedford and the surrounding area. We support older people, adults living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, adults with physical disabilities, those...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Brooks Health and Care · 8 Juniper Walk, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 7SX
Home care · Run by Brooks Health and Care Limited
We are Brooks Health and Care, a home care agency based in Bedford. We visit people in their own houses and flats across the town and the wider borough, fitting our support around the life someone already has rather than asking them to fit...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Caemac Investments · First Floor Suites, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 1NS
Home care · Run by Caemac Investments Limited
We are a home care agency working in Bedford and the surrounding area, providing care and support to people in their own homes. We work with older people and people living with dementia, with adults who have a learning disability and with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Care Support Branch · Bamford Road, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 0GQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care-Away Limited
Care Support works in Bedford and the surrounding area, providing care and support in people's own homes. We work with older people, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Caremark · West One 63-67, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 2FG
Home care · Run by Blisshealth Concepts Ltd
Caremark Bedford provides care and support to people in their own homes across Bedford and the surrounding area. We work with older people, with younger adults, with people living with dementia and with people who have physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Careville · Unit 428, Bedford, Bedford, MK41 7PH
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Careville Limited
Careville provides care at home across Bedford, supporting adults of all ages, including older adults and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a learning disability and autistic adults, adults with mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Cera · Salamander House, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 0DH
Home care · Run by Cera Care Operations Limited
Cera Bedford provides care and support to people in their own homes in Bedford and the surrounding area. We work with older people and people living with dementia, with people who have physical disabilities or a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Cindy Care · 9 Dane Lane, Bedford, Bedford, MK45 3HT
Home care · Run by Cindy Care Limited
Cindy Care provides home care to older people living in and around Bedford. We do one thing, and we would rather do it well than spread ourselves across everything. What we offer is help at home for older adults who are finding daily life...
Specialisms: Older Person Care
Cordial Support · Alperton House, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 8UY
Home care · Run by Cordial Support Limited
We at Cordial Support are proud to offer trusted home care across Bedford, bringing compassionate support directly to older people in the comfort of their own homes. As a dedicated home care agency serving the Bedford community and the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care
Creative Support - Services · Unit B, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 9TW
Home care · Run by Creative Support Limited
We at Creative Support Bedford are a dedicated home care provider supporting people across the town of Bedford and the surrounding MK postcode communities. Our mission is to deliver compassionate, personalised care in the place people love...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Desirol · 44 Harpur Street, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 2QT
Home care · Run by Desirol Limited
We at Desirol are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bedford and the surrounding areas, bringing professional support directly into the places our clients love most: their own homes. As a dedicated home care agency serving the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Destiny Intergrated Care · Unit 224, Bedford, Bedford, MK41 7PH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Destiny Intergrated Care Limited
At Destiny Integrated Care, we provide home care support to people living in Bedford and the surrounding areas. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in their own homes, living as independently as possible, surrounded by the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Dial4Care Recruitment · 2nd Floor, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 3JJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Dial4Care Recruitment Ltd
We at Dial4Care Recruitment are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bedford and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well in the place they know and love best: their own home. Based in the heart of Bedford...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Diversified Care Solutions · 32 Barford Avenue, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 0DS
Home care · Run by Diversified Care Solutions Ltd
We at Diversified Care Solutions are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bedford and the surrounding areas, supporting people who wish to remain safe, comfortable, and independent in the place they know best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Domsil Care & Support · Office 5, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 1EZ
Home care · Run by Domsil Care & Support Limited
Domsil Care and Support provides care at home to adults in Bedford and the surrounding area. We visit older people who need help to carry on living in their own houses, adults living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Edmar Recruitment Services · 19 Sergeants Way, Bedford, Bedford, MK41 0EH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Edmar Recruitment Services Ltd
Edmar Recruitment provides care and support to people in their own homes in Bedford and the surrounding area. We work with older people and people living with dementia, with adults who have a learning disability and with autistic adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Elite Care Services · 10c Stephenson Court, Bedford, Bedford, MK44 3WH
Home care · Run by Elite Care Services Ltd
We at Elite Care Services are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bedford and the surrounding areas of Bedfordshire, supporting individuals to live well and independently within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Etavele · 28 Monmouth Close, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 0EW
Home care · Run by Etavele Ltd
At Etavele, we provide home care to people living in Bedford and the surrounding area, supporting individuals to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes for as long as they wish. We work with a wide range of people,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
First 2 Care Service · 66-68 St Loyes Street, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 1EZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by First 2 Care Service Ltd
We at First 2 Care Service are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bedford and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well and safely within the place they know best: their own home. Based in the MK postcode...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
FirstCare-Bedfordshire & MK · 3rd Floor, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 0DJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Firstcare (GB) Ltd
FirstCare in Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes provides care at home for people across the area. What we do is straightforward, and we would rather set it out plainly than dress it up: reliable, respectful help in the place where somebody...
Francis House Home Care · 231 Bedford Road, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 8DA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bedfordshire Supported Housing Limited
We at Francis House Home Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bedford and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a trusted home care agency...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
GoodOaks Homecare- · Suite 1A, Bedford, Bedford, MK43 9JB
Home care · Run by At Your Side Care Ltd
We are GoodOaks Homecare in Bedford, supporting people across the area in their own homes. We plan support around the way somebody already lives rather than around a standard package, and we keep the same carers visiting the same people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Hands In Harmony Home Care Services · Unit 8-9, Bedford, Bedford, MK43 9JB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Hands In Harmony Home Care Services Limited
At Hands In Harmony Home Care, based in Bedford, we provide personalised care and support that allows people to live well in the comfort of their own homes. We work with a wide range of individuals, including older adults, younger adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Hands on Healthcare Solutions · Office Room 1, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 0DH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Hands on Healthcare Solutions Ltd
Here at Hands on Healthcare Solutions, we provide home care to people living in Bedford and the surrounding area, supporting individuals to remain in their own homes with the help they need to live well day to day. We work with a wide...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Harmonylane Care Main Office · 22b Foster Hill Road, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 2EN
Home care · Run by Harmonylane Care Limited
We at Harmonylane Care are a home care agency proudly supporting families across Bedford and the surrounding areas of Bedfordshire. Our mission is to deliver compassionate, personalised home care that allows people to remain safely and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Heart to Heart · Third Floor, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 2TE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Heart to Heart Integrated Care Ltd
We at Heart to Heart are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bedford and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live safely, comfortably and confidently in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Helping Hands · Suite 4, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 9QG
Home care · Run by Midshires Care Limited
We provide care at home in Bedford and the surrounding area, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. People usually come to us at a point of change: a fall, a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Holistic Healthcare · The Knowledge Centre, Bedford, Bedford, MK44 3AL
Home care · Run by Holistic Healthcare Bedford Ltd
Holistic Healthcare Bedford provides care in people's own homes across Bedford and the surrounding area. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia and people whose physical disabilities make daily life harder to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Homesaints · Bedford Business Centre 61-63, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 2PR
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Homesaints Limited
We at Homesaints are a home care agency based in Bedford, providing personalised support to individuals across the local community who wish to remain living independently in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Operating from...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
JOINING HANDS HEALTHCARE · 28 Spring Road, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 8LP
Home care · Run by Joining Hands Limited
Joining Hands Healthcare supports people in their own homes in Bedford and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have physical disabilities or sight and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
K4 Care · 131 Midland Road, Bedford, Bedford, MK40 1DN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by K4 Care Bedford Limited
K4 Care Bedford provides care at home for people in Bedford and the surrounding area. Our visits range from a short call to start the day through to several each day and longer periods of support, and the pattern is agreed with the person...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Kingdom Healthcare Services · Bedford Heights, Bedford, Bedford, MK41 7PH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Kingdom Healthcare Services Ltd
We at Kingdom Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bedford and the surrounding communities, supporting older people and younger adults to live well within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Kitec Supported Living · Office B, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 9QZ
Home care · Run by Kitec Healthcare Services Limited
Kitec Supported Living provides support to adults in and around Bedford, helping people live in their own homes with the right level of assistance and no more than they want. We support adults with a learning disability and autistic...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
KS Care · Safestore Offices, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 9QZ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by KS Care Ltd
KS Care provides care and support in people's own homes in Bedford and the surrounding area. Our work is built around the life somebody already has, and the aim is to support it rather than reorganise it. We support older adults who need...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
KYAH Social Care Services · Bedford Heights, Bedford, Bedford, MK41 7PH
Home care · Run by KYAH Social Care Services Ltd
We at KYAH Social Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bedford and the surrounding communities, supporting older people and adults with a wide range of needs to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best:...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability
L & F Care Services · Bedford Heights, Bedford, Bedford, MK41 7PH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by L&F Care Services Limited
We at L & F Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bedford and the surrounding communities, supporting older adults, younger people, and individuals living with a wide range of needs in the place they know and love most:...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Ladyslaude Court · Bramley Way, Bedford, Bedford, MK41 7GD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Methodist Homes
We at Ladyslaude Court are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bedford, supporting older adults to live well and safely within the familiar comfort of their own homes. As a dedicated home care provider serving the Bedford...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Lakesyde Care · 12 Hilton Close, Bedford, Bedford, MK42 7FT
Home care · Run by Lakesyde Care Limited
At Lakesyde Care, we provide home care support to people living in Bedford and the surrounding area. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, maintaining their independence and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, East Middle half of prices from 15 agencies. Median £31.88.	£26.00 to £34.30 an hour
Homecare Association minimum price 2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.	£34.42 an hour
Live in care, England Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.	£1,250 to £1,668 a week

Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Home Care near Bedford

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