Home care agency · Tamworth
Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield)
Typical fee here £31.50–£38.50 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield)- Address
- Manor House, Lichfield Street, Tamworth, B79 7QF
- Run by
- M& D Careplus Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- September 2018 (8 years)
- Registered manager
- Deborah Diana Josephine Lahert
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10896650)
- Last CQC check
- 4 Sep 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £31.50–£38.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,520–£1,860 a week. Our estimate from published local prices (Bluebird Care branches publish rates a little above the national median), not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-5548282036
About Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield)
Registered with CQC as a home care agency, Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield) is based in Tamworth, run by M& D Careplus Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (September 2019). It is one of 19 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Tamworth; 11 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The local picture
There are 16 other agencies within 3 miles, 9 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Diversity Care - 6A Market Street, under 0.5 miles away.
9 of the 17 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Castle ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
What it may cost
We estimate visits from Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield) 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 arrangements here usually cost £1,520–£1,860 weekly.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Staffordshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
How long it has been running
CQC registration dates from September 2018, so the service has been operating for around 8 years under its current registration.
Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from September 2019.
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.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe79 of 99 in Staffordshire
- Effective88 of 99 in Staffordshire
- Caring92 of 99 in Staffordshire
- Responsive90 of 99 in Staffordshire
- Well-led67 of 99 in Staffordshire
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 4 September 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Staffordshire share it.
How its rating has changed
- Sep 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 4 September 2019
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Castle
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tamworth
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in B79 (9)
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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). This is the agency's office; care is delivered in people's own homes around it.
The company behind Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield)
Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield) is run by M & D Careplus Limited (company 10896650), incorporated in 2017, 1 year 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 social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).
The ratings in context
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 66 of the 98 other agencies in Staffordshire that CQC has rated.
Key points from CQC's visit
- Risks were assessed, and staff knew people they supported very well.
- The registered manager assured us additional detail would be added to risk management plans, so staff could refer to these for information if needed.
- Staff were trained and understood the importance of infection prevention and control.
- People told us they had not experienced any missed calls.
Inspected 20 August 2019; report published 4 September 2019. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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Compared with other agencies locally
- Rated Good. Across Staffordshire, 79% of the 97 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (September 2019) is more recent than 31% of agency ratings in Staffordshire.
- Registered with CQC in 2018: it has been registered longer than 64% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Staffordshire lists 6.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered home care agencies in Staffordshire (Oct 2026).
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Questions about Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield)
- How did Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield) score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield): Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield) charge?
- We don't have published prices from Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield) yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Who is the registered provider for Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield)?
- CQC lists M& D Careplus Limited as the provider responsible for Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield).
- What type of care does Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield) provide?
- Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield) is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- How recent is Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield)'s CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 4 September 2019, 7 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- Is Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield) registered for dementia care?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- Is Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield) a registered provider?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-5548282036 and was rated Good overall in September 2019.
- Where is Bluebird Care (Tamworth and Lichfield) based?
- Its office is at Manor House, Lichfield Street, Tamworth, B79 7QF. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
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