Bloom & Care

2B Miller Road, Elstow, Bedford MK42 9NY
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  • Bloom & Care, Bedford
Bloom & Care is a multi-award winning, nurse-led company providing high-quality home care in the Bedford and the surrounding area. Bloom & Care is the only home care provider in Bedford to be rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) (November 2024).

The company's owners are two sisters who have a passion for the care industry that stems from their days as district nurses in the community nursing teams of Bedford and the surrounding areas.

Bloom & Care remains a small personalised company to ensure clients and their families receive person centred care and support.

Care packages are tailored to the needs of the individual and support ranges from more general care services to more specialist services such as care for dementia & palliative care and also for conditions such as Parkinson's Disease, stroke and multiple sclerosis.

Staff are carefully selected for their compassion and ability, undergoing intensive training to provide the levels of care that clients have come to expect.

The company promotes dignity and respect for the individual at all times.

Care Provided by Bloom & Care

  • Type of Service
  • Home Care Provider
  • Privately Owned
  • Specialist Care Categories
  • Call in Service
  • Cancer Care
  • Cleaning Service
  • Companionship
  • Dementia
  • Domestic Services / Home Help
  • 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
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Shopping Service / Errands
  • Sit in Service
  • Transportation Service
  • Other Care Provided
  • Adult Home Care (18+)
  • Hospital Discharge
  • Personal Care (on a contracted hours basis)
  • Personal Care Assessments
  • Risk Assessments in the Home

Good to Know

  • Owner
  • Bloom & Care Ltd
  • Person in charge
  • Jessica Graziano and Kirsty Miceli (Registered Manager and Nominated Individual)

Funding & Fees Guide for Bloom & Care

  • Prices
  • Price list is available on request.
    Fees are tailor-made to fit your needs and are available on request.
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Bloom & Care has a Review Score of 10 (10.000) out of 10, based on 12 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Bloom & Care has 44 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am indebted to this company for the truly excellent care my wife has received at their hands. Our Carers were always on time, never hurried and showed a great deal of care and concern for my poor terminally ill wife.
I would have no hesitation at all in recommending them to anyone needing care beyond
the family.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The only word I have for Bloom & Care is excellent. They are always on time and my mum gets the same carers every day. I have had years of stress from the unreliability of other care agencies until I found Bloom & Care, they are truly excellent!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We were extremely pleased to find Bloom & Care to assist in the care of our elderly mother (aged 90), who has dementia and is increasingly bedridden. Staff at Bloom & Care have treated mum with incredible sensitivity and made a very good relationship with her quite quickly. Their care has proved thoroughly
professional and we have had much useful advice from them on her ongoing care needs. They have also proved very efficient at adjusting mum's care needs as they change. Thoroughly recommend them.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We have found the support we have received from Bloom & Care to be exceptional. The communication we have received is clear and unambiguous, we are kept well informed and the manager has made herself available to answer any questions and offer support when we have needed it. Our care has been excellent,
we have continuity and the carer that visits us is compassionate and caring. The care that we have received is person-centred and adapted to meet my husband's specific personal needs. I feel that I can trust Bloom & Care to look after my husband as if he was a member of their family; I truly believe he is receiving care that they too would be happy to receive.

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Current Review Score: 10.0 (10.000)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 10 (10.000) out of 10 for Bloom & Care is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 12 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 12 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 5.000 for Bloom & Care is calculated as follows: ( (72 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 72 Ratings = 5

  • 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 Bloom & Care is based on 12 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: 4 Jan 2024

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Outstanding

  • Caring

    Outstanding
  • Effective

    Good
  • Responsive

    Good
  • 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 (4)

Jessica

Jessica Graziano

Job Title: Registered Manager/Director

Joined: 2017

Jessica Graziano RGN, spent several years working as a Community Nurse in the District Nursing teams of Bedford and the surrounding area. She has gained extensive knowledge of the area and the services available to people, enabling her to focus on providing specialised services to clients.


Jessica is the Registered Manager at Bloom & Care and focuses on client assessments, review and quality control.


Kirsty

Kirsty Miceli

Job Title: Care Manager/Director

Joined: 2018

Kirsty Miceli, RGN joined Bloom & Care in December 2018, with her background as a District Nursing Sister and Practice Nurse, she brings with her a wealth of clinical skills and additional service provider access. Kirsty's main focus is operating systems, staff training and people management.


Kirsty is our in-house training expert and provides mandatory training from a nursing and social care perspective to ensure all staff are trained and supported.


Mandy

Mandy Farmer

Job Title: Team Leader

Joined: 2019

Mandy joined Bloom & Care in 2019, bringing a wealth of knowledge from her career in the social care sector. She oversees the delivery of care services ensuring the highest levels of care are provided to our clients. She liaises closely with our clients and their families, and the wider multidisciplinary team, particularly specialising in End of life care. As our valued Team Leader and Mental Health First Aider, Mandy spends a lot of her time supporting, shadowing and monitoring Senior and Junior staff on the field. Mandy’s kind and compassionate nature is impeccable and frequently lends a sympathetic ear to members of our team as well as the people we support.


Zoey

Zoey Lawrence

Job Title: Field Care Supervisior

Joined: 2020

Zoey joined Bloom & Care in 2020 as a junior team member, since then her dedication and hard work have helped her progress further in her career. Zoey’s role as Field Care Supervisor is to support in the commencement of new care packages, liaising closely with the client, their families and the wider MDT, to ensure the set-up of care is a smooth and relaxed experience for all involved. Zoey produces personalised care plans and thorough risk assessments for each of our clients and is often a support in our client's annual reviews. Zoey is our computer whizz and is a pro at fixing our printer!