Bluebird Care
Bluebird Care is a home care agency in Weston-super-mare, North Somerset (BS22 8NG).
Newly registered with the CQC, October 2026. No inspection rating has been published yet.
About Bluebird Care
Bluebird Care North Somerset is a home care agency in Weston super Mare, supporting people in their own homes across North Somerset. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have a learning disability, with autistic people, with people living with mental health needs and with people who have a physical disability. That is a wide remit and it only works if we resist applying a single approach. An older person who needs help getting up, an autistic adult who needs support to keep a tenancy going and somebody recovering from a mental health crisis are not variations on one theme. We assess each person properly, we ask what they want help with, and we build the support around the answer. The practical work includes personal care, medication managed and recorded carefully, meals cooked, help to move safely about the home, support to get out and about, and the plain matter of being reliable company in a week that may hold very little else. Continuity is what we guard most carefully. Sending familiar carers is how anybody notices that a person has become confused, stopped eating, or is in pain and not saying so. The Care Quality Commission has not yet given us an overall rating. We are open about how we recruit, train and supervise, and we would rather you asked before deciding anything.
Care provided at Bluebird Care
- Older person care
- Dementia care
- Mental health care
- Learning disability and autism support
- Physical disability support
- Younger adults care
- Covers approximately 10 miles
Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.
How Bluebird Care North Somerset compares in North Somerset
Measured against the 44 home care agencies registered in North Somerset.
- CQC rating
- Not yet rated. 24 of the 44 agencies (55%) are rated Good or Outstanding.
- Registered
- October 2026. One of the newer agencies in the area. Only 0 of the 44 have registered more recently.
- Provider
- 3 services. iCAPS Enterprises Limited runs 3 adult social care services.
Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Data: CQC register and Food Standards Agency ratings. Counts cover registered home care agencies in North Somerset.
The local picture: North Somerset
What the numbers say about home care in North Somerset.
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, South West | £28.75 to £34.94 an hour (Middle half of prices from 10 agencies. Median £32.96. Shown for South West because too few North Somerset agencies publish a rate.) |
| What North Somerset pays | £27.03 an hour (Average hourly rate, October 2026.) |
| Homecare Association minimum price | £34.42 an hour (2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.) |
| Live in care, England | £1,250 to £1,668 a week (Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.) |
Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.
- People aged 75 and over: 30,400. Rising to 34,100 by 2035, up 12%
- People aged 85 and over: 8,300. Rising to 12,700 by 2035, up 53%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,900. Rising to 4,800 by 2035, up 24%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 74%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 4 opened, 0 closed. 39 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 44 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
- Compared with the rest of North Somerset: Fewer agencies. North Somerset has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.
Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, dementia estimates, CQC register), published home care rates, Homecare Association.
Good to know about Bluebird Care North Somerset
Facts from public registers, and what the agency has told us.
- Registered with CQC
- 15 October 2026, less than a year ago.
- Run by
- iCAPS Enterprises Limited, which runs 3 adult social care services in England. All 2 that have a rating are rated Good or Outstanding.
- Service type
- Personal care in people's own homes (domiciliary care).
- Where it covers
- Not yet confirmed by the agency. Check that your postcode is covered before you rely on it.
- Live in, overnight and 24 hour care
- Not yet confirmed. The agency can add these when it claims its profile.
Sources: CQC register and the agency's own entries. Anything marked not yet confirmed is shown as unknown rather than guessed.
Common questions about Bluebird Care
Where is Bluebird Care located?
Bluebird Care is a home care agency based in Weston-super-mare, North Somerset (BS22 8NG), providing care to people in their own homes within approximately 10 miles of the area.
What type of care does Bluebird Care provide?
Bluebird Care is registered to provide care in people’s own homes, with support that includes Older person care, Dementia care, Mental health care, Learning disability and autism support, Physical disability support, Younger adults care. The full list of services is shown on this page.
Does Bluebird Care provide dementia care?
Yes. Bluebird Care supports people living with dementia. We recommend contacting the agency directly to discuss your individual situation.
Questions families ask about Bluebird Care
Can they support someone living with dementia at home?
Yes. Yes. Bluebird Care North Somerset is registered for dementia care in people's own homes.
Can they help with medication and nursing tasks?
Ask the home. Most home care agencies prompt or give medication but do not provide nursing tasks. Ask what their carers are trained to do.
Do they cover our area?
Yes. Bluebird Care North Somerset covers roughly 10 miles from Weston-super-mare.
Will the council help pay?
Ask the home. The agency has not told us which funding it accepts. Most take both council funded and self funded clients; a direct payment from the council can be used to pay them.
Typical home care fees in the South West
Bluebird Care North Somerset has not published its fees yet. These are typical hourly rates for the South West, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.
- Home care (per hour): £28 to £33 per hour, typical range
Indicative figures for the South West, not a quote from Bluebird Care North Somerset. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.
More about the care at Bluebird Care
Dementia Care at Bluebird Care
Noticing that somebody has become confused is what familiar carers do and strangers cannot, this agency argues, which is the practical case for guarding continuity. In dementia that matters more than anywhere else, because a recognised face at a familiar hour removes the need for explanation. Good support also means an unhurried pace, no arguing with a mistaken belief, and the patience to return rather than insist on a wash. Ask what dementia training the carers have completed. Ask how a refused visit is handled, and how the plan is revised as the condition advances.
Home Care at Bluebird Care
iCAPS Enterprises registered this North Somerset agency on 15 October 2026, so there is a registration to check but no inspection report. Home care means visits at agreed times in a person's own home, costing between £28 and £33 an hour across the South West. North Somerset will assess and may fund a package, though many people arrange their own. The agency says a wide remit only works if a single approach is resisted, which is a more useful statement than a promise to help anybody with anything. Ask how visits are recorded, how often the plan is reviewed, and who a relative telephones at the weekend.
Older Person Care at Bluebird Care
Help getting up is the example this agency starts with, and for a good many older people in Weston super Mare it is most of the package. The rest of the practical work it lists is personal care, medication managed and recorded carefully, meals cooked, help to move safely about the home, and company in a week that may hold very little else. Bluebird Care North Somerset says it asks each person what they want help with and builds the support around that answer. Ask how long a visit lasts and how many different carers would come in a fortnight. Ask what can be covered late in the evening, since overnight care is a separate arrangement.
Mental Health at Bluebird Care
Recovering from a mental health crisis is treated here as a different job from helping an older person get up, which is the right way round. What tends to help is structure, visits that arrive when promised, and being spoken to as an adult rather than a referral. Ask what experience the carers have in mental health, and who can be reached when things deteriorate out of hours.
Younger Adults at Bluebird Care
Asking what somebody wants help with and building the support around the answer is this agency's stated method, and for younger adults it is the only one that works. A package designed for someone at home all day fits an adult under sixty five badly. Ask whether call times can move with work or study, and whether a small consistent team is realistic.
Learning Disability and Autism at Bluebird Care
North Somerset would commission and review support of this kind, following an assessment of what the person actually needs. Good support is built on the person's own answers, with independence practised rather than removed, routines kept predictable and sensory needs respected. Ask who attends the reviews, how often they are held, and how the agency records what somebody has learned to manage alone.
Physical Disability at Bluebird Care
South West rates of £28 to £33 an hour set the frame for any package, and the detail that matters is how long each visit runs. The work is transfers, personal care, help to move about indoors and support to get out of the house. Ask whether carers are trained on the equipment already in place, and who arranges an occupational therapy review.
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