Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea

77 Ashmill Street, London NW1 6RA
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  • Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea, London
Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea is rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) (May 2023), putting their service in the top 4% of care providers nationwide.

The team provide a tailored home and live-in care service to discerning customers in three London boroughs - the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, and the City of London.

Their mission is to empower customers by keeping them safe and happy at home for as long as they so desire; care ranges from health and wellbeing checks and hourly visits to 24-hour care and live-in care. Bluebird Care Assistants are hired for their innate values - kindness, empathy, compassion - and trained for excellence in care.

A complementary in-home or in-hospital Care Consultation allows you to ask questions and supports seamless access to bespoke care and support, tailored to your individual requirements.

Your personal Customer Service Manager addresses your every need and the team is contactable around the clock, 365 days a year. With real time care notes accessible to nominated family members and medical professionals, you can check on a loved one from anywhere in the world, any time.

Call or email the Bluebirds to start your personal journey in care with London's finest care team.

Care Provided by Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea

  • Type of Service
  • Home Care Provider
  • Privately Owned
  • Specialist Care Categories
  • Alcohol Dependence (past or present)
  • Call in Service
  • Cancer Care
  • Cleaning Service
  • Companionship
  • Dementia
  • Domestic Services / Home Help
  • Drug Dependence (past or present)
  • Food Preparation & Serving
  • High Dependency Care, two carers attending
  • Laundry Service
  • Learning Disability
  • Medication Assistance
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Older Person Care
  • Palliative Care
  • Personal Hygiene Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Respite cover
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Shopping Service / Errands
  • Sit in Service
  • Other Care Provided
  • 24 Hour Care
  • Adult Home Care (18+)
  • Hospital Discharge
  • Live in Carer
  • Personal Care (on a contracted hours basis)
  • Personal Care Assessments
  • Risk Assessments in the Home

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Peter Slough (Managing Director)

Funding & Fees Guide for Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea

  • Prices
  • For our hourly rates, long shift rates, and live-in care rates, please call or email the office for a conversation with our Care Development Lead.


Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea Reviews (63)

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9.8

Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.833) out of 10, based on 14 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea has 63 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My usual cleaner is very good. She works well, is careful when handling my personal items. She is pleasant, chats about general subjects - which I appreciate and is always polite and cheerful. Occasionally I have to change my appointment and the office staff have been very helpful in arranging these
changes and sending a suitable substitute if my usual lady is unable to come.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Bluebird have been helping me care for my mum, recently diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease.
From the beginning, Bluebird Care Westminster could not have been more helpful and understanding.
They assessed my mums needs, and her carer is a lovely lady, super professional, kind, willing and a great
support to my mum and I.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

The carer company Bluebird Care, has been very helpful from the start. It's difficult sometimes to do a rota a week ahead for them but overall, they're very accommodating and try to help tailor things to how we want. We've tried 4 or 5 carers and they've all be very nice, and helpful. When my father
is asleep, some of them have helped around the house, which is appreciated. Payment it is easy and straightforward, it would be great to have a discounted long term package though. Weekend carers are less easy to get, so it would be better if they had more carers available on the weekends.

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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.833)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.833) out of 10 for Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 14 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 14 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Home Care Provider is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.833 for Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea is calculated as follows: ( (73 Excellents x 5) + (8 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 84 Ratings = 4.833

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows: 3 points for the first Positive Review, 2 points in total for each of the next 9 Positive Reviews (1st = 3, 2nd = 0.5, 3rd = 0.5, 4th = 0.25, 5th = 0.25, 6th = 0.1, 7th = 0.1, 8th = 0.1, 9th = 0.1, 10th = 0.1)

    The 5 points relating to the number of Positive Reviews for Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea is based on 14 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as follows: 3 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 5

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Home Care Provider does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Performance

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 19 Apr 2018

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Outstanding

  • Caring

    Outstanding
  • Effective

    Good
  • Responsive

    Outstanding
  • Safe

    Good
  • Well-led

    Outstanding

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.

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Meet the Team (8)

Peter

Peter Slough

Job Title: Managing Director

Joined: 2011

Peter’s first experience of arranging care was fraught and riddled with anxiety. “Finding care at short notice and trying to work with companies with no customer service ethos was frustrating. That’s when I thought there must be a better way!” Fast forward to 2023 and with over a decade of industry experience, Peter owns and oversees triple CQC Outstanding Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea.


After university he worked for an NGO in New Delhi, using his law degree to change government policy and improve lives. This passion for transformative change permeates his operation of Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea. “We are changing lives for the better, providing local residents with the opportunity to create their very best in-home support structure, delivered by Bluebirds. Requiring care and support can make one feel quite vulnerable. Our aim is to make choosing care an empowering moment, one that unlocks positive outcomes with the ultimate goal of remaining safe and happy at home.”


With his first foray into arranging care for a family member ending in disappointment, Peter notes, “Our most important ethos is to provide professional care that keeps each customer at the heart of their service… care that we would be happy for our own families to receive. Delivering a consistently compassionate, highly skilled, professional service is why two-thirds of our new customers come to us via personal recommendation.”


Peter and his young family enjoy every aspect of the Kensington & Chelsea, Westminster, and City of London boroughs from summer walks in Regents Park to winter ice skating at the Natural History Museum.


Nicola

Nicola Bowditch

Job Title: Registered Manager

Joined: 2011

Nicola started her career in care over 10 years ago as a care assistant and a volunteer having looked after her grandparents. This experience helped him realise her passion for caring for others and making a real difference in people's lives.


Nicola joined us in 2011 and has worked for us as a Care Assistant, Coordinator, Supervisor, Deputy Care Manager, Operations Manager and Registered Manager. In that time she has gained considerable experience in the key functions within Bluebird Care and recently gained her NVQ Level 5 in Health & Social Care.


Her primary objective is to ensure that at all times Bluebird Care Kensington & Chelsea provides the highest quality of care to our many customers. Her keen understanding and experience of the processes essential to providing 'quality care' have been invaluable to ensuring we maintain and exceed the highest standards.


Clarissa

Clarissa Courtney

Job Title: Registered Manager

Joined: 2019

Clarissa works alongside Nicola as a Registered Manager of Bluebird Care Kensington & Chelsea. A long-serving Bluebird, she is passionate about delivering exceptional customer service that exceeds expectations.


Virginia

Virginia Montalban

Job Title: Group Quality and Compliance Manager

Virginia oversees the quality and compliance of our service in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. She has a sharp focus on delivering a CQC Outstanding, person-centred service with safety at its core.


Miguel

Miguel Guilhermino

Job Title: Care Development Lead

Joined: 2019

Miguel is the first point of contact for our new customers. He is at your service for a complimentary Care Consultation in your own home, in-hospital, in our office, or is able to e-meet family members from around the world on Zoom, Teams, or WhatsApp calls. A highly experienced care professional, Miguel is able to explain the most complex care arrangements in simple terms. Whatever your questions, Miguel can provide clear answers that will help you understand exactly how our support from Bluebird Care can make a difference for you. He makes accessing our triple CQC Outstanding care simple by creating bespoke care plans that keep each customer at the centre.


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Julian Farnum

Job Title: Company Trainer

Joined: 2022

Julian Farnum joined Bluebird Care Kensington & Chelsea in 2014. He has been training in the healthcare field since 2011 as an associate and full-time trainer.


Julian trains our Care Assistants in a variety of disciplines including Moving and Handling, Medication, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, First Aid and other mandatory subjects. He also delivers specialist training in areas such as Dementia and Parkinson's.


His passion for teaching, combined with his keen awareness of person-centred care has enabled him to convey this knowledge to care assistants in a multi-disciplined, focused, involved and fun learning environment.


Sharon

Sharon Van Der Ster

Job Title: Probationary Team Leader

Joined: 2019

Sharon's work is critical to safeguarding the consistently superb service for which Bluebird Care Kensington & Chelsea is renowned. She supervises each probationary Care Assistant in the field, whether they have one month or ten years of prior care experience, to determine whether they meet our exacting standards.


Matthew

Matthew Hyland

Job Title: Quality and Compliance Lead

Joined: 2023

Matthew is the Quality and Compliance Lead for Bluebird Care Westminster, Kensington & Chelsea.