Home care agency

LightBulb Bespoke Care

Home care agency in Bedford

LightBulb Bespoke Care

Home care agency in Bedford

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell Served
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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).
AddressBroadway House, First Floor B, 4-6 The Broadway, Bedford, MK40 2TE

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About

LightBulb Bespoke Care is a home care agency based in Bedford, Bedfordshire, providing care and support in people's own homes. It supports people with dementia, older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairments and learning disabilities. The agency is rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission, with Good ratings across the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions, following a report published in 2022.

The agency describes itself as a partner of TLAP, an industry-recognised framework that supports good personalised care. Its website is copyrighted to LightBulb Bespoke Care and credits a separate company for building the site.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 3 November 2022 · Last inspected 25 October 2022

Inspectors found that people receiving personal care in their own homes were happy with the support from the staff team and felt safe. Staff were reported to arrive on time, to support people safely with medicines and infection control, and to have the training and competency checks their roles need. The report describes a passionate management team and says the service has improved since the current registered manager took up the post.

Strengths noted
  • People and relatives said they were happy with the support, and people felt safe with staff.
  • Risks to people were assessed and managed, there were enough staff to cover visits, and no missed care visits were reported.
  • Staff supported people safely with medicines and followed good infection prevention and control practice.
  • Staff competency was checked by the management team, and the provider had made improvements to recruitment, consent and feedback systems since the last inspection.

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 surgery650 m
Hospital0.7 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAmple
  • Play SpacePlentiful
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtPlentiful
  • Bowling GreenAmple
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsPlentiful
  • Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
  • Retail ShoppingPlentiful
  • SupermarketsPlentiful
  • TakeawaysPlentiful

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 — LightBulb Bespoke Care 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

LightBulb Bespoke Care is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Bedford Hospital, 0.7 miles away. The local GP practice is THE DE PARYS GROUP, 0.4 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Bedford Hospital · 0.7 mi
Nearest GP
THE DE PARYS GROUP · 0.4 mi

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

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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