What Type of Services does BGS Healthcare Ltd offer?

BGS Healthcare Ltd offers Home Care.

How many Carers does BGS Healthcare Ltd employ?

BGS Healthcare Ltd employs 70 carers.

BGS Healthcare Ltd, Unit 2, Forest Gate, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN15 3RS

BGS Healthcare Ltd

Unit 2, Forest Gate, Chippenham SN15 3RS

4 Reviews

Care Provided

Types of Home Care

Visiting Care
24 Hour Care

Contract Durations

Ongoing / Long Term

Age Ranges

Older Person Care (65+)
Younger Adult Care (18-65)

Personal Care Services

Washing & Dressing
Medication Assistance (Oral)
Companionship

Household Services

Cleaning Service
Food Preparation & Serving
Shopping Service / Errands

Other Care Provided

Dementia
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: from £28

These prices are only a guideline, please contact BGS Healthcare Ltd 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

Review from G G (Client) published on 7 December 2021 Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience

Just like everyone in this area, it's having issues, however, they are looking for staff robustly.
Today 2 new ladies, absolute perfection , accepted by wife, anytime. Thanks, BGS. Often I have been problematic, but those who know ensure I do as agreed.

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Review from Arthur G (Client) published on 16 March 2021 Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience

This is the second time I have used BGS and now older, more disabled, I found the care from staff varies as do the way care executed. I have found some carers who I feel at ease with when showering as I look like a beached whale. However the issue is within a very disoriented office, no one is responsible

for you to sort out a consistent team of carers, is anyone in the office, access to managers not available.
You can be subjected to times changing, no notice, as are carers. The next day carer's list not sent until early evening thus ensuring payment still due, as 24-hour notice not possible.
Today I called the office and the mind-blowing reaction was just humiliation. Asked why I preferred certain carers, then told I should be grateful as last night carers stopped by after 10pm in own time to care. They are the reason these are requested but now told unavailable. The care service, like the brochure says, is ignored.
The client's needs, their dignity, their existence does not apply.

Reply from Emma Buffery, Care & Training at BGS Healthcare Ltd

Thank you for taking the time to review your experience with BGS Healthcare. We value all feedback as we strive for excellence in supporting families across Wiltshire.
We understand a choice of carer is important, but also know that when the need for a carer is urgent, we will present all suitable carers, so that we can find a carer as quickly as possible.
We are always happy to continue our search if our customers feel like they have not found the right carers and we are sorry to learn this wasn’t clearly communicated to you.
I am glad to say that we have come to an agreement that we can now offer you the four care staff you feel comfortable with and are able to manage your double up care, over a flexible rota.

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Review from Gerald W (Son of Client) published on 17 October 2019 Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience

BGS have looked after my father's very demanding care needs for the last 5 years since he moved into sheltered accommodation. They were the only one out of 14 care providers that I called, that we're willing to take on his needs at the time required.
They have never let us down, even in the worst

weather. Their staff are well trained, professional, friendly, polite and demonstrated sincere interest in his well being, even to the point of joining him and my mother at Coffee Mornings. Their daily visits and conversations became part of my mother's social life.
In the last few weeks, my father had to be moved into full-time care which means that we will no longer need BGS' services. What they did for my father was very demanding both physically and emotionally, requiring retraining in the use of new equipment specific to him and liaising with the NHS to share information when required.
I would not hesitate to recommend them and be used as a reference.

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Review from Heather T (Client) published on 12 September 2019 Submitted via Website • Report

Overall Experience

I am extremely disappointed in the care of BGS Healthcare. They do not have scheduled time periods for work, making it very difficult to plan my day or make appointments. The carers have not been properly prepared to deal with my disability and so do not know what their duty is. For example, giving

medicines without knowing I am blind and need assistance to take them. The carers at BGS do not stay the full allocated time period and do things in a rush to get things done and leave especially at bedtime. There seem to be more men carers than women and they fail to understand how to dress a woman, such as putting on a bra properly. BGS has a communication problem with their employees and their clients that needs to be addressed.