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Hiring care staff in Bedford: town rounds and village calls

Bedford's care workforce lives mostly in the town and Kempston, while a share of the people you support live out in the borough's villages. That split shapes every rota. A carer who walks or takes the bus to town visits may not be able to reach a rural call, so it pays to know early who has a car. With the over 65 population forecast by the CQC to rise by 64% between 2023 and 2043, the pressure on village rounds is likely to grow rather than ease.

The town's long history of people arriving for work, from the Italian families recruited to the brickworks in the 1950s to more recent arrivals from Poland and India, means many older residents will feel most at home with a carer who shares their language. Good matching here is about language and culture as much as postcode.

On Carer Badge you can look for people already living near your villages instead of hoping a town based carer will take on the drive. Nursing homes face extra competition, as Bedford Hospital on Kempston Road recruits from the same local pool of nurses and healthcare assistants.

78% of the inspected care employers in Bedford are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, below the 82% across the East and below England as a whole (85%).