Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea

77 Ashmill Street, London NW1 6RA
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  • Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, London
Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea is rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) (May 2023), putting their service in the top 4% of care providers nationwide.

The team provide a tailored home and live-in care service to discerning customers in three London boroughs - the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, and the City of London.

Their mission is to empower customers by keeping them safe and happy at home for as long as they so desire; care ranges from health and wellbeing checks and hourly visits to 24-hour care and live-in care. Bluebird Care Assistants are hired for their innate values - kindness, empathy, compassion - and trained for excellence in care.

A complementary in-home or in-hospital Care Consultation allows you to ask questions and supports seamless access to bespoke care and support, tailored to your individual requirements.

Your personal Customer Service Manager addresses your every need and the team is contactable around the clock, 365 days a year. With real time care notes accessible to nominated family members and medical professionals, you can check on a loved one from anywhere in the world, any time.

Call or email the Bluebirds to start your personal journey in care with London's finest care team.

Care Provided by Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea

Types of Home Care

  • Visiting Care
  • Live-in Care
  • 24 Hour Care
  • Overnight Care (Waking)
  • Overnight Care (Sleeping)

Minimum Visit Duration (Visiting Care)

  • 60 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

  • Hourly Visiting Care Fees: £39 – £42.50
  • Weekly Live-in Care Fees: £1595 – £2200

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea to find out the exact price for your requirements.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Private Funding (Self-funded)
  • Direct Payments (from Local Authority/NHS)
  • Local Authority (Contracted Provider)
  • NHS (Contracted Provider)
Explain these funding types

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Nicola Bowditch (Registered Manager)

Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea Reviews (71)

9.8

Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.809) out of 10, based on 15 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea has 71 reviews.

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Review from Michael R (Husband of Client) published on 28 August 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very efficient and caring service - very impressed. The carer arrived punctually and dealt with my wife with dignity and warmth.
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Review from Joyce P (Daughter of Client) published on 21 August 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
This is the first time that we have used Bluebird Care Westminster. We were very satisfied with my mother’s carer.
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Review from Nancy V (Mother of Client) published on 27 June 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My son and I spent one week in London. Our caregivers were on time, prepared, efficient and not rushed in their care of my son. Most importantly, they were respectful, kind and treated my son with the utmost respect and dignity. We hope to return to London in the future and will not hesitate to use
the Bluebird agency for our care while we are there.
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Review from John W (Client) published on 11 March 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
When I first had Bluebird, I had arranged a number of visits a day. As I began to learn how to handle my illness, very severe COPD, I was able to tailor my carer visits to my needs. This proved eventually to work out at one hour long visits each day, early in the afternoon. I now have a regular carer
most of the time and look forward to her visits. She has become quite proprietorial about the organisation of my kitchen, which I find both amusing and helpful.


I get gradually weaker as time goes by, but my carer keeps up with me. Bluebird Care provides me, amongst other things, with personal hygiene, home cleaning, laundry, ironing, watering the plants, emergency shopping for such things as milk and bread, but also, importantly, they play along with my sense of fun, which, however ill I get, I hope I would never have to give up.


Thank you, Bluebird.

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Review from Harriet P (Daughter of Client) published on 4 March 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My mother was younger than some patients aged 64, but her carer adapted to this and respected her care and wishes. The carer did an excellent job keeping my mothers flat clean and tidy. She showed concern when my mother was often admitted to hospital. The fact the carer attended my mothers funeral shows
her close bond with my mother and our family.
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Review from Alma M (Client) published on 15 January 2019 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The career comes once a week and helps me shower, dress and gets my breakfast. They are always on time, civil and efficient. They check to see that they have completed all their tasks and see that all the things I need are within reach when they go. They are very caring and I don't know what I would
do without them.
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Review from Becca W (Friend of Client) published on 22 March 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Bluebird Care provided respectful, dignified and personal care for almost a year. The reviews I found online were incredibly positive and I was a little worried nothing could live up to the hype. But in every way, the experience we had was just as good - if not better. The manager and the team give
us time, their expertise and complete peace of mind.
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Review from Jane T (Client) published on 14 March 2018 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Bluebird Care (Westminster & City of London) is an excellent agency providing help in the home. Whilst being very professional and efficient the personnel have a real commitment to caring for the individual and working with them, so they can live as they wish in their own home. The company has a very
flexible approach, so that you can have continuous help or just when needed. I found this very reassuring going into hospital for an operation as I didn't know when I would be discharged or how I would be feeling and how much help I would need.
They have been invaluable to my recovery.
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Review from J D (Client) published on 2 December 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My usual cleaner is very good. She works well, is careful when handling my personal items. She is pleasant, chats about general subjects - which I appreciate and is always polite and cheerful. Occasionally I have to change my appointment and the office staff have been very helpful in arranging these
changes and sending a suitable substitute if my usual lady is unable to come.
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Review from Anne C (Daughter of Client) published on 2 December 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Bluebird have been helping me care for my mum, recently diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease.
From the beginning, Bluebird Care Westminster could not have been more helpful and understanding.
They assessed my mums needs, and her carer is a lovely lady, super professional, kind, willing and a great
support to my mum and I.
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Review from N A (Daughter of Client) published on 1 December 2015 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
The carer company Bluebird Care, has been very helpful from the start. It's difficult sometimes to do a rota a week ahead for them but overall, they're very accommodating and try to help tailor things to how we want. We've tried 4 or 5 carers and they've all be very nice, and helpful. When my father
is asleep, some of them have helped around the house, which is appreciated. Payment it is easy and straightforward, it would be great to have a discounted long term package though. Weekend carers are less easy to get, so it would be better if they had more carers available on the weekends.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.809)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.809) out of 10 for Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 15 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 15 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Home Care Provider is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.809 for Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea is calculated as follows: ( (75 Excellents x 5) + (11 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 89 Ratings = 4.809
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows: 3 points for the first Positive Review, 2 points in total for each of the next 9 Positive Reviews (1st = 3, 2nd = 0.5, 3rd = 0.5, 4th = 0.25, 5th = 0.25, 6th = 0.1, 7th = 0.1, 8th = 0.1, 9th = 0.1, 10th = 0.1)

    The 5 points relating to the number of Positive Reviews for Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea is based on 15 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as follows: 3 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 5
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Home Care Provider does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 19 Apr 2018

Overall Outstanding

  • Caring Outstanding
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Outstanding
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Outstanding
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Meet the Team (4)

Peter

Peter Slough

Job Title: Managing Director Joined: 2011

Peter’s first experience of arranging care was fraught and riddled with anxiety. “Finding care at short notice and trying to work with companies with no customer service ethos was frustrating. That’s when I thought there must be a better way!” Fast forward to 2023 and with over a decade of industry experience, Peter owns and oversees triple CQC Outstanding Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea.


After university he worked for an NGO in New Delhi, using his law degree to change government policy and improve lives. This passion for transformative change permeates his operation of Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea. “We are changing lives for the better, providing local residents with the opportunity to create their very best in-home support structure, delivered by Bluebirds. Requiring care and support can make one feel quite vulnerable. Our aim is to make choosing care an empowering moment, one that unlocks positive outcomes with the ultimate goal of remaining safe and happy at home.”


With his first foray into arranging care for a family member ending in disappointment, Peter notes, “Our most important ethos is to provide professional care that keeps each customer at the heart of their service… care that we would be happy for our own families to receive. Delivering a consistently compassionate, highly skilled, professional service is why two-thirds of our new customers come to us via personal recommendation.”


Peter and his young family enjoy every aspect of the Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, and City of London boroughs from summer walks in Regents Park to winter ice skating at the Natural History Museum.

Nicola

Nicola Bowditch

Job Title: Registered Manager Joined: 2011

Nicola started her career in care over 10 years ago as a care assistant and a volunteer having looked after her grandparents. This experience helped him realise her passion for caring for others and making a real difference in people's lives.


Nicola joined us in 2011 and has worked for us as a Care Assistant, Coordinator, Supervisor, Deputy Care Manager, Operations Manager and Registered Manager. In that time she has gained considerable experience in the key functions within Bluebird Care and recently gained her NVQ Level 5 in Health & Social Care.


Her primary objective is to ensure that at all times Bluebird Care Kensington & Chelsea provides the highest quality of care to our many customers. Her keen understanding and experience of the processes essential to providing 'quality care' have been invaluable to ensuring we maintain and exceed the highest standards.

Clarissa

Clarissa Courtney

Job Title: Registered Manager Joined: 2019

Clarissa works alongside Nicola as a Registered Manager of Bluebird Care Kensington & Chelsea. A long-serving Bluebird, she is passionate about delivering exceptional customer service that exceeds expectations.

Miguel

Miguel Guilhermino

Job Title: Care Development Lead Joined: 2019

Miguel is the first point of contact for our new customers. He is at your service for a complimentary Care Consultation in your own home, in-hospital, in our office, or is able to e-meet family members from around the world on Zoom, Teams, or WhatsApp calls. A highly experienced care professional, Miguel is able to explain the most complex care arrangements in simple terms. Whatever your questions, Miguel can provide clear answers that will help you understand exactly how our support from Bluebird Care can make a difference for you. He makes accessing our triple CQC Outstanding care simple by creating bespoke care plans that keep each customer at the centre.

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