Home care agency · St Helens
Bluebird Care (St Helens)
Typical fee here £31.50–£38.50 an hour Estimate
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- 70 Cambridge Road, St Helens, WA10 4HD
- Run by
- Jan Walsh & Co Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- November 2014 (11 years)
- Part of
- Bluebird Care
- Registered manager
- Caitlin Ruth Robinson
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2014 (12 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08950958)
- Last CQC check
- 8 Nov 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £31.50–£38.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,520–£1,860 a week. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region (Bluebird Care branches publish rates a little above the national median); the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-1749368256
An overview of Bluebird Care (St Helens)
Bluebird Care (St Helens) in St Helens is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Jan Walsh & Co Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (November 2018). It is one of 97 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of St Helens; 55 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Ownership and company checks
Bluebird Care (St Helens) is run by Jan Walsh & Co Ltd (company 08950958), incorporated in 2014.
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.
It trades under the Bluebird Care brand, which covers 129 services run by 96 registered providers.
How its rating has changed
- Mar 2016
- Nov 2018
- Today Rating 7 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 8 November 2018
- CQC inspection report 4 March 2016
Where it is
- Ward
- West Park
- Council
- St Helens Borough Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Helens South and Whiston
- NHS planning area
- NHS Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in WA10 (13)
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Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence. Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
Inspection findings in brief
- Both visits were announced to ensure someone was available to assist us.
- Both days included visits to the office and talking to staff and people who used the service.
- The last inspection of this service was in December 2015.
- It provides personal care to people living in their own houses and flats in the community.
Inspected 25 September 2018; report published 8 November 2018. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe28 of 31 in St. Helens
- Effective29 of 31 in St. Helens
- Caring30 of 31 in St. Helens
- Responsive30 of 31 in St. Helens
- Well-led27 of 31 in St. Helens
From CQC's latest report, published 8 November 2018. Under each rating: how many agencies in St. Helens share it.
What the ratings tell you
Bluebird Care (St Helens) has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 26 of the 30 other agencies in St. Helens that CQC has rated.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from November 2014, so the service has been operating for around 11 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
No new overall rating has been published for 7 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
CQC lists 2 reports for this location, the latest dated 8 November 2018.
Who they support
As listed with the regulator.
What it may cost
We estimate visits from Bluebird Care (St Helens) 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.
Live-in care in this region typically runs £1,520–£1,860 a week.
With savings below £23,250, St. Helens Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Care Assurred Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
17 of the 20 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in West Park 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 Cheshire and Merseyside ICB.
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Where Bluebird Care (St Helens) stands locally
- Rated Good. Across St. Helens, 90% of the 31 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2018) is more recent than 13% of agency ratings in St. Helens.
- Registered with CQC in 2014: it has been registered longer than 65% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 6 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in St. Helens lists 6.
Based on the CQC register for St. Helens as at Oct 2026.
Other agencies close by
Guides for families
St Helens: home care agencies inspected recently
- Home Instead Warrington & LymmAug 2026 · 6.7 miles
- TogetherCareAug 2026 · under 0.5 miles
- Lumina Care Wigan & St HelensJan 2025 · 0.7 miles
Bluebird Care (St Helens) questions answered
- When was Bluebird Care (St Helens) last inspected?
- The latest rating is dated 8 November 2018, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Does Bluebird Care (St Helens) support people with dementia?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- Is Bluebird Care (St Helens) regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Bluebird Care (St Helens) as a home care agency, location ID 1-1749368256 and was rated Good overall in November 2018.
- What is Bluebird Care (St Helens)'s address?
- 70 Cambridge Road, St Helens, WA10 4HD is the agency's office; check it serves your postcode.
- How is Bluebird Care (St Helens) 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 two to read first in the report.
- How much does Bluebird Care (St Helens) charge?
- We don't have published prices from Bluebird Care (St Helens) yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Who runs Bluebird Care (St Helens)?
- CQC lists Jan Walsh & Co Ltd as the provider responsible for Bluebird Care (St Helens).
- What kind of care can Bluebird Care (St Helens) offer?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies. Ask Bluebird Care (St Helens) how it would adapt if needs increase.
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