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Bluebird Care Leeds North
Typical fee here £31.50–£38.50 an hour Estimate
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- 2 Woodside Mews, Clayton Wood Close, Leeds, LS16 6QE
- Run by
- HD Care Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- July 2011 (15 years)
- Part of
- Bluebird Care
- Registered manager
- Sophie Victoria Bellwood
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2001 (25 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04258006)
- Last CQC check
- 28 Feb 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £31.50–£38.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,520–£1,860 a week. An estimate based on local published fees (Bluebird Care branches publish rates a little above the national median). Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-280404914
Bluebird Care Leeds North at a glance
Bluebird Care Leeds North in Leeds is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by HD Care Limited.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2019). It is one of 137 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Horsforth; 69 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe117 of 150 in Leeds
- Effective132 of 150 in Leeds
- Caring138 of 149 in Leeds
- Responsive134 of 150 in Leeds
- Well-led103 of 150 in Leeds
From CQC's latest report, published 28 February 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Leeds share it.
Who they support
As listed with the regulator.
The inspection, summarised
- It provides personal care to people living in their own houses and flats in the community.
- It provides a service to older adults and younger disabled adults.
- Where they do we also take into account any wider social care provided.
- Like registered providers, they are 'registered persons'.
Inspected 14 December 2018; report published 28 February 2019. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
What the ratings tell you
CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 102 of the 149 other agencies in Leeds that CQC has rated.
Rating history
- Jun 2016
- Feb 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 28 February 2019
- CQC inspection report 16 June 2016
- Inspection report 27 September 2013
- Inspection report 16 October 2012
Where it is
- Ward
- Weetwood
- Council
- Leeds City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leeds Central and Headingley
- Integrated care board
- NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in LS16 (6)
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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Bkind Care Ltd, under 0.5 miles away.
Every one of the 16 nearest rated agencies has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Weetwood ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS West Yorkshire ICB.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from Bluebird Care Leeds North at £31.50–£38.50 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region (Bluebird Care branches publish rates a little above the national median). As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £370 a week.
A live-in carer typically costs £1,520–£1,860 a week locally.
Leeds Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Track record
Registered in July 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
At 7 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
4 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 28 February 2019.
Ownership and company checks
Bluebird Care Leeds North is run by Hd Care Limited (company 04258006), incorporated in 2001, 9 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
It trades under the Bluebird Care brand, which covers 129 services run by 96 registered providers.
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Where Bluebird Care Leeds North stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Leeds, 83% of the 143 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2019) is more recent than 5% of agency ratings in Leeds.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 92% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 1 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Leeds lists 5.
Based on the CQC register for Leeds as at Oct 2026.
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Bluebird Care Leeds North: common questions
- What is Bluebird Care Leeds North's address?
- The agency works from 2 Woodside Mews, Clayton Wood Close, Leeds, LS16 6QE; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
- Is Bluebird Care Leeds North registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Bluebird Care Leeds North as a home care agency, location ID 1-280404914 and was rated Good overall in February 2019.
- Does Bluebird Care Leeds North support people with dementia?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
- When did CQC last rate Bluebird Care Leeds North?
- 28 February 2019 is when the current rating was published, 7 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- What kind of care can Bluebird Care Leeds North offer?
- Registration for Bluebird Care Leeds North covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
- Who is the registered provider for Bluebird Care Leeds North?
- On CQC's register the provider is HD Care Limited.
- What are Bluebird Care Leeds North's fees?
- Bluebird Care Leeds North has not published its fees with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- Is Bluebird Care Leeds North rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Bluebird Care Leeds North: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
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