Home care agency · Sevenoaks
Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks)
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- 87 St. Johns Hill, Sevenoaks, TN13 3PE
- Run by
- BenJeMax Limited (3 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- December 2011 (14 years)
- Part of
- Bluebird Care
- Registered manager
- Charlotte Ann Gore
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2009 (17 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06891329)
- Last CQC check
- 5 Dec 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £31.50–£38.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,520–£1,860 a week. Estimate only (Bluebird Care branches publish rates a little above the national median), from published local rates. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-345046401
About Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks)
Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks) in Sevenoaks is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by BenJeMax Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (December 2019). It is one of 17 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Sevenoaks; 8 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks): no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 159 of the 225 other agencies in Kent that CQC has rated.
Needs it is registered to meet
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Track record
Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks) has been registered with CQC since December 2011, about 14 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2017–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
The rating is 6 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.
4 reports have been published for this location, most recently on 5 December 2019.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks) 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.
For live-in care, expect around £1,520–£1,860 a week in this region.
With savings below £23,250, Kent Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe178 of 226 in Kent
- Effective194 of 226 in Kent
- Caring203 of 226 in Kent
- Responsive198 of 225 in Kent
- Well-led160 of 226 in Kent
Source: CQC, published 5 December 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Kent share it.
Choice nearby
There are 6 other agencies within 3 miles, 2 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Caremore Companions, under 0.5 miles away.
9 of the 11 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Sevenoaks Town and St John's ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Kent and Medway ICB.
Ownership and company checks
Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks) is run by Benjemax Limited (company 06891329), incorporated in 2009, 2 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
BenJeMax Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Bluebird Care brand, which covers 129 services run by 96 registered providers.
Earlier inspections
- Mar 2017
- Dec 2019
- Today Rating 6 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 5 December 2019
- CQC inspection report 22 March 2017
- Inspection report 24 January 2014
- Inspection report 30 April 2013
Map and area details
- Ward
- Sevenoaks Town and St John's
- Council
- Kent County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sevenoaks
- Integrated care board
- NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in TN13 (6)
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Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.
What inspectors found
- Staff had been recruited safely to ensure they were suitable to work with people.
- People told us they had regular staff who they knew well.
- Their regular staff arrived at the right time to meet their needs.
- People were protected from abuse and avoidable harm and risks to people were managed.
Inspected 29 October 2019; report published 5 December 2019; supporting 56 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Family reviews
There are no reviews of Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks) yet. If you know the service, your experience could help someone else.
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Compared with other agencies locally
- Rated Good. Across Kent, 82% of the 222 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 11 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2019) is more recent than 29% of agency ratings in Kent.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 90% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Kent lists 6.
Comparison set: every registered home care agency in Kent, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Nearby options
Guides for families
Other home care agencies near Sevenoaks with recent ratings
- Care First 24 LtdJul 2026 · 3.3 miles
- PentaCare (West Kent)Oct 2026 · 0.7 miles
Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks): common questions
- When did CQC last rate Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks)?
- The rating now shown was published on 5 December 2019, 6 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Does Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks) support people with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- Is Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks) a registered provider?
- Yes. Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks) is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-345046401) and was rated Good overall in December 2019.
- Where is Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks) based?
- Its office is at 87 St. Johns Hill, Sevenoaks, TN13 3PE. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
- How did Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks) score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does care from Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks) cost?
- Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks)'s prices aren't on our site yet. 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.
- Who runs Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks)?
- CQC lists BenJeMax Limited as the provider responsible for Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks).
- What type of care does Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks) provide?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies. Ask Bluebird Care (Sevenoaks) how it would adapt if needs increase.
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