Bluebird Care
Bluebird Care (Maidstone, Tonbridge & Royal Tunbridge Wells)
Home care agency in Gravesend, Kent
Operated by Bluebird Care
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- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Bluebird Care is a home care agency that provides care and support in people's own homes. It has operated since 2004 and draws on more than 20 years of experience running its home care service. Its care focus is dementia, and it supports people across several client groups, including older people, younger adults under 65, people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment, learning disabilities and substance misuse. Its office is in Gravesend, Kent.
The Care Quality Commission rated Bluebird Care Good overall, with its safe, caring, responsive and well-led key questions also rated Good. Its effective key question was rated Requires Improvement. The report was published in 2019.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 23 April 2019 · Last inspected 27 February 2019
Inspectors found that people received safe, personalised care from staff who were kind, respectful and knew them well. Staff coordinated their work to provide well-connected support, and the registered manager led an open and fair culture backed by regular audits. Some people felt that newly recruited staff would benefit from further training in their role.
- Staff knew how to protect people from abuse, and people received safe care and support.
- Recruitment was safe, and the registered manager checked there were enough staff before taking on new people.
- Staff were caring, treated people with kindness and respect, and protected their privacy and dignity.
- Care was tailored to people's needs and preferences, and the service built strong links with the local community.
- Some people said not all staff were skilled in their role, and felt newly recruited staff would benefit from additional training. Inspectors made a recommendation about this.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAdequate
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
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What home care costs
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Local health safety net
Bluebird Care (Maidstone, Tonbridge & Royal Tunbridge Wells) is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Darent Valley Hospital, 5.1 miles away. The local GP practice is GRAVESEND MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.2 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of Bluebird Care
Bluebird Care (Maidstone, Tonbridge & Royal Tunbridge Wells) is one of 156 services run by Bluebird Care on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.
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