Home care agency · Barnsley
Bridge Medical Solutions
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Bridge Medical Solutions- Address
- Unit 1A, Redbrook Business Park, Wilthorpe Road, Barnsley, S75 1JN
- Run by
- Bridge Medical Solutions Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- August 2013 (13 years)
- Registered manager
- Alison Little
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2012 (14 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 07924402)
- Last CQC check
- 1 Mar 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-826832021
About Bridge Medical Solutions
Registered with CQC as a home care agency, Bridge Medical Solutions is based in Barnsley, run by Bridge Medical Solutions Ltd. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss, drug or alcohol problems and eating disorders.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (March 2019). It is one of 55 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Barnsley; 48 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led
- Safe47 of 51 in Barnsley
- Effective47 of 51 in Barnsley
- Caring51 of 51 in Barnsley
- Responsive47 of 51 in Barnsley
- Well-led45 of 51 in Barnsley
From CQC's latest report, published 1 March 2019. Under each rating: how many agencies in Barnsley share it.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Bridge Medical Solutions at £30–£37 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £350 a week.
For live-in care, expect around £1,450–£1,770 a week in this region.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Barnsley Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Who it can help
Registration details from CQC.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 23 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Caremark (Barnsley), under 0.5 miles away.
23 of the 25 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Darton West ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS South Yorkshire ICB.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from August 2013, so the service has been operating for around 13 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
7 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.
Reports on record: 3, with the most recent dated 1 March 2019.
Earlier inspections
- Sep 2016
- Mar 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 1 March 2019
- CQC inspection report 16 September 2016
- Inspection report 4 June 2014
Map and area details
- Ward
- Darton West
- Parliamentary constituency
- Barnsley North
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in S75 (14)
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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.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Bridge Medical Solutions: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 44 of the 50 other agencies in Barnsley that CQC has rated.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- About the service: Bridge Medical Solutions is a small family run domiciliary care service.
- Bridge Medical Solutions also provide care staff to other providers via their staffing agency.
- People's experience of using this service: The service has been developed and designed in line with the values that underpin the Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance.
- These values include choice, promotion of independence and inclusion.
Inspected 14 February 2019; report published 1 March 2019. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Who runs it
Bridge Medical Solutions is run by Bridge Medical Solutions Ltd (company 07924402), incorporated in 2012, 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 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).
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Bridge Medical Solutions in local context
- Rated Good. Across Barnsley, 96% of the 51 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (March 2019) is more recent than 12% of agency ratings in Barnsley.
- Registered with CQC in 2013: it has been registered longer than 91% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 9 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Barnsley lists 6.
Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Barnsley. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
Nearby options
Guides for families
Barnsley: home care agencies inspected recently
- Crossroads (Barnsley) LimitedMay 2026 · 0.8 miles
- BMBC Reablement ServiceJun 2025 · under 0.5 miles
- Honest Home CareJun 2025 · under 0.5 miles
Quick answers about Bridge Medical Solutions
- What are Bridge Medical Solutions's fees?
- Bridge Medical Solutions hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- How did Bridge Medical Solutions score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Bridge Medical Solutions: 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 Bridge Medical Solutions registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies. Ask Bridge Medical Solutions how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Who is the registered provider for Bridge Medical Solutions?
- Bridge Medical Solutions Ltd is the registered provider for Bridge Medical Solutions.
- Is Bridge Medical Solutions registered for dementia care?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- When was Bridge Medical Solutions last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 1 March 2019, 7 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- What is Bridge Medical Solutions's address?
- Unit 1A, Redbrook Business Park, Wilthorpe Road, Barnsley, S75 1JN is the agency's office; check it serves your postcode.
- Is Bridge Medical Solutions regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Registered, yes: location 1-826832021 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a home care agency and was rated Good overall in March 2019.
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