Home care agency

Bluebird Care (Stevenage & North Herts)

Home care agency in Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Bluebird Care

Bluebird Care (Stevenage & North Herts)

Home care agency in Hitchin, Hertfordshire

Operated by Bluebird Care

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodGreen Surroundings
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  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
AddressGround Floor, 2 Walsworth Road, Hitchin, SG4 9SP

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About

Bluebird Care (Stevenage & North Herts) is a home care agency based in Hitchin, North Hertfordshire. It delivers care and support to people in their own homes, with a particular focus on dementia. The agency supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, and people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment and learning disabilities.

Bluebird Care (Stevenage & North Herts) was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2023, receiving Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 4 October 2023 · Last inspected 1 September 2023

Inspectors found that people using this domiciliary care service were kept safe, with staff who knew them well and had supported them for a long time. Medicines were given on time by skilled staff, and people said staff were kind, caring and listened to. The registered manager was described as having a good understanding of people's needs and a focus on person-centred care, and quality checks were judged reliable.

Strengths noted
  • Staff understood how to protect people from abuse and worked well with other agencies
  • Risk assessments set out how to manage risks while keeping support as least restrictive as possible
  • Staff had specific training related to people's health and well-being and had long-standing relationships with the people they supported
  • People and staff were involved in shaping the service and felt listened to

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

Dementia

Specialist care

Dementia
Learning disabilities
Mental health
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairment
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery150 m
Hospital3.2 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAmple
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAmple
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingAmple
  • SupermarketsAdequate
  • TakeawaysAdequate

What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — Bluebird Care (Stevenage & North Herts) will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.

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Local health safety net

Bluebird Care (Stevenage & North Herts) is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Lister Hospital, 3.2 miles away. The local GP practice is THE PORTMILL SURGERY, 0.1 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Lister Hospital · 3.2 mi
Nearest GP
THE PORTMILL SURGERY · 0.1 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Part of Bluebird Care

Bluebird Care (Stevenage & North Herts) 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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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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