





1st Homecare Solutions Ltd takes pride in delivering a friendly and reliable service, available in the Leighton Buzzard, Dunstable and nearby villages in Bedfordshire and in parts of Buckinghamshire.
In October 2025 it was awarded the much coveted 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission. Only 3% of care providers are awarded this rating demonstrating the high standards of care delivered from this branch each and every day.
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Care Provided by 1st Homecare Solutions Ltd
Types of Home Care
- Visiting Care
- Live-in Care
- 24 Hour Care
- Overnight Care (Waking)
Minimum Visit Duration (Visiting Care)
- 30 minutes
Contract Durations
- Ongoing / Long Term
- Respite / Short Term
Age Ranges
- Older Person Care (65+)
- Younger Adult Care (18-65)
Personal Care Services
- Washing & Dressing
- Toileting Assistance
- Medication Assistance (Oral)
- Companionship
- Continence Care
- Feeding & Drinking Assistance
Household Services
- Cleaning Service
- Food Preparation & Serving
- Laundry Service
- Shopping Service / Errands
- Transportation Service
Other Care Provided
- Dementia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Cancer Care
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Learning Disability / Autism
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Alcohol / Drug Misuse
- Hospital Discharge
Funding & Fees
Daily Charges per Person
- Hourly Visiting Care Fees: from £36
Contact 1st Homecare Solutions Ltd to get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Private Funding (Self-funded)
- Direct Payments (from Local Authority/NHS)
- Local Authority (Contracted Provider)
- NHS (Contracted Provider)
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Good to Know
Group/Owner
- 1st Homecare Group
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Helen Backhouse (Registered Manager)
1st Homecare Solutions Ltd Reviews (71)
1st Homecare Solutions Ltd has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.666) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time 1st Homecare Solutions Ltd has 71 reviews.
Medication is always given correctly.
They usually ask mum want she wants to eat at breakfast and lunchtime calls
Thank you for submitting this review , I know the team here in Leighton Buzzard look after mum really well. We do appreciate the time you have put into this review as they are important to us.
Very supportive and communictatve staff. Serve my mothers needs perfectly. Reassuring from my point of view for here to have alternative contact on a weekly basis and to be available for short trips out when I/we cannot fit it in.
Thank you for this review, I am pleased that we can support you all and I know the carers enjoy their trips out with mum. I do appreciate you taking the time to complete this review.
1st Homecare provide daily care for my mother-in law, I couldn't ask for a friendly more caring team to do this. The level of service is outstanding & each carer always goes above & beyond their official duties. That cheerful smile & caring nature means a lot to someone who lives on their own. Thank you x
Thank you for this review, I appreciate your kind words , the team always go above and beyond and if just a cheerfull smile and the caring nature brightens someones day that thats a job well done. We work very hard to make sure we are matching the right carers and clients so the positive relationships work both ways.
I cannot recommend 1st Homecare highly enough. The team are so caring, considerate, patient, and friendly, and they always put Mum first. It is clear they genuinely care about her wellbeing and happiness.
Mum especially loves seeing Lucy, who always makes her laugh and feels more like a friend than a carer. That connection means so much to us.
Recently, Mum had a fall and was admitted to hospital, so I had to cancel her carers at very short notice. Vicky, Ann-Marie, and Lisa were incredibly understanding throughout Mum's stay. They placed her package on hold without any fees and showed genuine concern for her recovery and wellbeing.
They are not just carers, they are outstanding people who make a real difference every day in both Mum's life and mine. The support and care they provide are truly exceptional.
Thank you so much for this review, It is a pleasure to hear such positive comments about all the team in Leighton Buzzard. I will make sure all the carers and office team are aware of your lovely comments to them all, It is great to hear that one particular carer has built such a positive...
The carers are good. They usually arrive near the scheduled time. (Usually +/- 15 minutes). However the scheduled time varies dramatically. Last night it was 8pm and the morning was 9:10. A total of 13 hours in bed. Tonight it is 10.05pm and tomorrow morning it is 7:10. A total of 9 hours in bed a difference of 4 hours. I prefer about 11 hours in bed +/- 30 minutes.
They are good at looking after me and feeding me.
Thank you for this review, I know the team in the office have been working very hard to make sure you are not too long in bed. I am pleased to hear they are looking after you well and keep you fed well. I know you are in contact with the office on a regular basis and they are woking hard to ensure...
They contact the family carers whenever information about the family member they provide care for needs to be shared or if there are any queries. Again, such communication is handled in a professional and friendly, reassuring manner.
We feel very well supported by 1st Homecare and thank the for all they do.
Thank you for this review, I am pleased to hear you feel well supported by the team in Leighton Buzzard It is lovely to read your comment that carers are approachable and have a positive and kind approach. I will pass your thanks to them all.
1st Homecare have been providing care for my husband for several years and we have always found them to be very caring and helpful. All the staff, from the managers, office staff and the carers are good at responding to queries or concerns and make us feel supported.
Thank you for this review. I am pleased to hear you feel supported by all the Leighton Buzzard team. Carers and office staff are very fond of you both. It has been a pleasure to look after your husband and get to know you over the years.
All of the Carers at 1st Homecare Solutions are the best we have ever experienced. The office staff are so polite and friendly too and it seems nothing is too much trouble.
I bless the day we found this company because it has made a world of difference to my Dad.
Many thanks for this review. I am very proud of the team in Leighton Buzzard and all the good work that they do. I am very pleased to hear that the care from us has made a world of difference to your Dad and in turn, yourself.
I have passed your compliments to the team in the office and will make sure Dads carer is aware of this kind review. Thank you
Although personal care for my wife was tried earlier this year, it stopped due to resistance from her. The primary care worker was very good but still unable to make a breakthrough. I am now using the sitting service and the regular worker is engaging with my wife well. The care company has been helpful and flexible meeting my carer needs. Communication is good.
Thank you for this review. I am pleased to hear all is going well and that the care and support we provide is working well for you and your wife.
All carers arrive promptly, they are polite and respectful. My husband enjoys their company and is able to spend time, chatting and playing board games, also doing jigsaws. He needs to spend time with different people and these visits stimulate his mind and helps his memory.
The management team are excellent, responding quickly to any request, helping with any difficulties. Always pleasant and organised.
Thank you for this review, it is always lovely to hear the positive comments from our clients and their families, I am pleased we are able to support your husband with this social time and I hope you feel the positive outcome of our carers visits.
Mum's team is phenomenal - kind, thorough, thoughtful and attentive.
One staff member in particular always makes mum feel heard!
My mother passed in March of this year and I cannot thank 1st Homecare enough for the help and support my Mother received from them, in those years. They came in four times a day to help with my mother's personal needs and I found they were also a support to me, as caring for a loved one, who is slowly deteriorating can be emotional.
1st Homecare is very professional, supportive, and caring and when they came into the house it was like welcoming friends. I would highly recommend 1st Homecare Solutions.
Thank you for a wonderful review, it has been our absolute pleasure to support you and your mother over the years.
My Brother has Autism plus other health issues. The Carers always treat him with kindness and are mindful of his needs, including administering pills and checking his wellness.
When you phone the 1st Homecare team, each member is polite and friendly, always efficient and flexible. A very professional, helpful, and friendly service.
Thank you for an amazing review, we do our very best to accommodate and adjust to changing requirements.
a week. The carers I have I have come across whilst down at my dad’s, generally do care for my dad.
The management staff I have found are excellent, providing a professional and friendly service, but also there has a personal touch which is so important to me and I have built up a good relationship them and have been so patient with me when chopping and changing days of the carers when I can get down to my dads in the week.
I would not want any other company other than 1st Home Care looking after my dad.
Many Thanks.
Thank you for such a wonderful review, it is a great pleasure to support your dad and can adapt to the changing requirements.
Dad has mobility issues and couldn’t live on his own, so we needed help as we both work full time - my husband works from home.
I looked at reviews of carers online and got in touch with 1st Homecare.
I have found them caring, helpful, professional and friendly. The care my dad gets is outstanding from all the carers he sees, and if I need any help or advice, I can always call.
Thank you for a glowing review; it is our pleasure to support your father. We pride ourselves on providing a high standard of care and are pleased to see this reflected in your review.
The carers provide a consistently high level of care and support. They work hard and also take time to have a chat with my mother so that she feels cared for and supported. They are always courteous and friendly.
Thank you for such kind words, it has been a great pleasure supporting your parents.
You know when you are in good hands when a service provider steps up when the unexpected happens. 1st Homecare Solutions adapted when a crisis occurred with my mother and we were on holiday. The additional support they gave to Mum and ourselves meant she was happy and safe and we could return to enjoying our respite break without worry. When you care for people long term, stress-free time is worth its weight in gold. We will therefore continue to use 1st Homecare Solutions hopefully long into the future.
We pride ourselves not just on the quality of care and carers that we provide but also on the backup that the office staff can provide when complications arise. Great to see this being acknowledged.
My mother-in-law receives weekly companionship visits from 1st Homecare, they have been very successful especially because they are able to provide a carer that speaks her mother tongue. My mother-in-law has built a great rapport with the carer and really enjoys being able to communicate in her own language.
Thank you for a lovely review, it is a great pleasure to be able to support your mother-in-law this way.
My mum has two visits per day and the carers who visit her on a regular basis are brilliant, they are always polite caring and respectful. My Mum has dementia but they are always mindful of this when speaking to her.
Thank you for such kind words, it is a pleasure looking after you mum.
Mum had carers from a different care company for four years but at the point when she needed additional care, they were unable to provide it. 1st Homecare stepped in at very short notice and initially provided one carer, twice a day. Mum's requirements increased rapidly and at every point 1st Homecare were able to accommodate the changes and increased the number of carers and frequency of visits in line with Mum's needs. This ultimately involved two carers, four times a day. This was a huge comfort to me as I felt the staff genuinely cared about the service they provided and wanted Mum to be comfortable and have dignity in the last few weeks of her life. Nothing was too much trouble, changes to requirements were always doable, communication was first rate. All the carers were excellent. Kind, cheerful, compassionate and all treated Mum as an individual. 1st Homecare can be very proud of the service they provide.
Thank you for such a wonderful review, it was a pleasure to look after Mum.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 11 September 2025- Caring Outstanding
- Effective Good
- Responsive Outstanding
- Safe Good
- Well-led Good
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
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Awards / Recognitions (7)
- Recipient: 1st Homecare GroupDate: Friday 30 May 2025
- Recipient: 1st Homecare GroupDate: Friday 31 May 2024
- Recipient: 1st Homecare Solutions LtdDate: Thursday 21 Sep 2023
Meet the Team (2)
Annabella has been a director for over 10 years and is passionate about providing great care for our lovely clients. She takes responsibility for all training and compliance standards across the Group.
In her spare time, she is an accomplished member of a local choir called the Aylesbury Consort of Voices.
I have worked for 1st Homecare (including times when it had a different name) for over 25 years. I am passionate about care and will always do my very best to ensure that our lovely clients are well looked after.
Frequently Asked Questions about 1st Homecare Solutions Ltd
How many Carers does 1st Homecare Solutions Ltd employ?
1st Homecare Solutions Ltd employs 25 carers.
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