Home care agency · Formby
Bluebird Care Sefton
Illustrative photo, not of Bluebird Care Sefton- Address
- Formby Business Centre, 42 Duke Street, Formby, L37 4AT
- Run by
- Spyke Enterprises Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- January 2012 (14 years)
- Part of
- Bluebird Care
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2011 (15 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07712694)
- Last CQC check
- 4 Apr 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
CQC regulated activities: Personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-356395789
About Bluebird Care Sefton
Registered with CQC as a home care agency, Bluebird Care Sefton is based in Formby, run by Spyke Enterprises Ltd. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (April 2019). It is one of 38 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Formby; 25 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The registered provider
Bluebird Care Sefton is run by Spyke Enterprises Ltd (company 07712694), incorporated in 2011.
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.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
It trades under the Bluebird Care brand, which covers 129 services run by 96 registered providers.
Registered specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe34 of 38 in Sefton
- Effective36 of 38 in Sefton
- Caring33 of 38 in Sefton
- Responsive35 of 38 in Sefton
- Well-led30 of 38 in Sefton
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 4 April 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Sefton share it.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from Bluebird Care Sefton 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.
Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,520–£1,860 per week.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Sefton Council for a free care needs assessment.
Inspection findings in brief
- People's experience of using this service: People continued to receive a consistently good service and felt safe with the support they received from the staff.
- The staff team were well-trained and in sufficient numbers to meet people's needs.
- People supported by the service told us that staff were reliable, caring and professional in their approach to their work.
- They spoke positively about the quality of service provided.
Inspected 4 March 2019; report published 4 April 2019; supporting 124 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Reading Bluebird Care Sefton's CQC ratings
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 29 of the 37 other agencies in Sefton that CQC has rated.
Choice nearby
There is 1 other agency within 3 miles, 1 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Quality HomeCare Northwest, under 0.5 miles away.
11 of the 16 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Formby East ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.
Rating history
- Apr 2015
- Sep 2016
- Apr 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 4 April 2019
- CQC inspection report 15 September 2016
- CQC inspection report 9 April 2015
- Inspection report 23 May 2014
- Inspection report 13 December 2013
- Inspection report 8 February 2013
Location and local area
- Ward
- Formby East
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sefton Central
- Integrated care board
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.
Track record
CQC registration dates from January 2012, so the service has been operating for around 14 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2019), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 4 April 2019.
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Bluebird Care Sefton against its area
- Rated Good. Across Sefton, 89% of the 38 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2019) is more recent than 18% of agency ratings in Sefton.
- Registered with CQC in 2012: it has been registered longer than 86% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Sefton lists 6.
Comparison set: every registered home care agency in Sefton, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Questions about Bluebird Care Sefton
- How much does Bluebird Care Sefton charge?
- Bluebird Care Sefton hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How is Bluebird Care Sefton rated for safety and leadership?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- What services is Bluebird Care Sefton registered for?
- Bluebird Care Sefton is registered for homecare agencies. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Who runs Bluebird Care Sefton?
- Spyke Enterprises Ltd is the registered provider for Bluebird Care Sefton.
- Is Bluebird Care Sefton registered for dementia care?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- When was Bluebird Care Sefton last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 4 April 2019, 7 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Where is Bluebird Care Sefton?
- The agency works from Formby Business Centre, 42 Duke Street, Formby, L37 4AT; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
- Is Bluebird Care Sefton regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-356395789 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency and was rated Good overall in April 2019.
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