Home care agency · Yeovil
Bluebird Care - South Somerset
Typical fee here £31.50–£38.50 an hour Estimate
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- Suite 24, Yeovil Innovation Centre, Barracks Close, Copse Road, Yeovil, BA22 8RN
- Run by
- Kore Associates Limited (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- January 2016 (10 years)
- Part of
- Bluebird Care
- Registered manager
- Rose Elinor Crossman
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2013 (12 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08764586)
- Last CQC check
- 18 Jan 2020
- 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
Registered to provide: Personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-2211099227
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a home care agency, Bluebird Care - South Somerset is based in Yeovil, run by Kore Associates Limited. It is registered to support adults of all ages.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (January 2020). It is one of 20 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Yeovil; 13 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The local picture
There are 19 other agencies within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Somerset, Plymouth and Gloucestershire Support Services, under 0.5 miles away.
11 of the 17 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Brympton ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Somerset ICB.
What it may cost
We estimate visits from Bluebird Care - South Somerset 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.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Somerset Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
How long it has been running
Registered in January 2016, it has 10 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2017–2020), starting at Outstanding and falling to Good.
6 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
CQC lists 2 reports for this location, the latest dated 18 January 2020.
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Bluebird Care - South Somerset: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 74 of the 91 other agencies in Somerset that CQC has rated.
Registered specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
Earlier inspections
- May 2017
- Jan 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 18 January 2020
- CQC inspection report 27 May 2017
Location and local area
- Ward
- Brympton
- Council
- Somerset Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Yeovil
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Somerset Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban (further from a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in BA22 (9)
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Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence. Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.
Inspection findings in brief
- People continued to receive a service that was safe.
- The staff team received the relevant training to ensure they safeguarded people from harm and managed any risks to their health and welfare.
- Care plans included details about how moving and handling tasks had to be completed and the level of support the person needed with their medicines (if appropriate).
- The service had enough staff to meet the care needs of each person they supported and did not take on new packages of care unless they had the resources.
Inspected 30 October 2019; report published 18 January 2020. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe86 of 92 in Somerset
- Effective85 of 91 in Somerset
- Caring82 of 91 in Somerset
- Responsive81 of 91 in Somerset
- Well-led75 of 92 in Somerset
CQC key question ratings, published 18 January 2020. Under each rating: how many agencies in Somerset share it.
The company behind Bluebird Care - South Somerset
Bluebird Care - South Somerset is run by Kore Associates Limited (company 08764586), incorporated in 2013, 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 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Kore Associates Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 2 of the 2 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.
Family reviews
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Compared with other agencies locally
- Rated Good. Across Somerset, 94% of the 90 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (January 2020) is more recent than 27% of agency ratings in Somerset.
- Registered with CQC in 2016: it has been registered longer than 71% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Somerset lists 5.
Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Somerset. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
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What families ask about Bluebird Care - South Somerset
- What services is Bluebird Care - South Somerset registered for?
- Bluebird Care - South Somerset is registered for homecare agencies. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Which provider runs Bluebird Care - South Somerset?
- On CQC's register the provider is Kore Associates Limited.
- How much does Bluebird Care - South Somerset charge?
- Bluebird Care - South Somerset 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 - South Somerset rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- Where is Bluebird Care - South Somerset?
- The agency's base is Suite 24, Yeovil Innovation Centre, Barracks Close, Copse Road, Yeovil, BA22 8RN. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
- Is Bluebird Care - South Somerset a registered provider?
- Bluebird Care - South Somerset is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-2211099227) and was rated Good overall in January 2020.
- Is Bluebird Care - South Somerset registered for dementia care?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- When was Bluebird Care - South Somerset last inspected?
- The rating now shown was published on 18 January 2020, 6 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
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