Home care agency · Cambridge
Alina Homecare - Cambridge
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Alina Homecare - Cambridge- Address
- First Floor Suite 1, 8 Station Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9LQ
- Run by
- Alina Homecare Services Limited (35 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- August 2021 (5 years)
- Part of
- Alina Homecare
- Registered manager
- Tara Nadine Fiveash
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2018 (7 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 11714388)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Feb 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-11187712287
The service in brief
Alina Homecare - Cambridge is a CQC-registered home care agency in Cambridge, run by Alina Homecare Services Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities and learning disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (February 2023). It is one of 38 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Histon; 20 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The ratings in context
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Alina Homecare - Cambridge: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 70 of the 88 other agencies in Cambridgeshire that CQC has rated.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe78 of 89 in Cambridgeshire
- Effective85 of 89 in Cambridgeshire
- Caring84 of 89 in Cambridgeshire
- Responsive82 of 89 in Cambridgeshire
- Well-led71 of 89 in Cambridgeshire
CQC key question ratings, published 24 February 2023. Under each rating: how many agencies in Cambridgeshire share it.
History with CQC
Registered in August 2021, it has 5 years on the CQC register.
Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from February 2023.
It has gone 3 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
What inspectors found
- Right Support People were supported by a consistent staff team who they felt comfortable with.
- People received their medicines as prescribed and staff ensured they followed infection prevention guidance and good practise.
- The service and the staff team took on board learning when things went wrong.
- Staff supported people to have the maximum possible choice, control to be independent and they had control over their own lives.
Inspected 2 February 2023; report published 24 February 2023. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
The company behind Alina Homecare - Cambridge
Alina Homecare - Cambridge is run by Alina Homecare Services Ltd (company 11714388), incorporated in 2018, 2 years 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) and other social work without accommodation.
Alina Homecare Services Limited runs 35 CQC-registered services across 22 council areas; 16 of the 16 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Cambridgeshire.
It trades under the Alina Homecare brand, which covers 54 services run by 5 registered providers.
Who it can help
As listed with the regulator.
How it fits locally
There are 14 other agencies within 3 miles, 6 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Aspire Plus Limited, under 0.5 miles away.
Its rating is more recent than any of the 15 nearest rated agencies.
It sits in Histon & Impington ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Central East ICB.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Alina Homecare - Cambridge 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.
Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,450–£1,770 per week.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Cambridgeshire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Earlier inspections
- Feb 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 24 February 2023
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Histon & Impington
- Parliamentary constituency
- St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Central East Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in CB24 (7)
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Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence). Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.
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Compared with other agencies locally
- Rated Good. Across Cambridgeshire, 90% of the 89 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2023) is more recent than 83% of agency ratings in Cambridgeshire.
- Registered with CQC in 2021: it has been registered longer than 44% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Cambridgeshire lists 6.
Based on the CQC register for Cambridgeshire as at Oct 2026.
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Frequently asked about Alina Homecare - Cambridge
- Can Alina Homecare - Cambridge care for someone with dementia?
- Yes. Dementia is one of the specialisms on its CQC registration. Ask how many carers or staff have dementia training.
- How recent is Alina Homecare - Cambridge's CQC rating?
- The latest rating is dated 24 February 2023, 3 years ago; ask whether there have been changes since.
- What is Alina Homecare - Cambridge's address?
- The agency works from First Floor Suite 1, 8 Station Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9LQ; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
- Is Alina Homecare - Cambridge regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- It is. The CQC register records Alina Homecare - Cambridge as a home care agency, location ID 1-11187712287 and was rated Good overall in February 2023.
- What are Alina Homecare - Cambridge's fees?
- Alina Homecare - Cambridge has not published its fees with us. 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.
- How did Alina Homecare - Cambridge score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- What kind of care can Alina Homecare - Cambridge offer?
- CQC lists Alina Homecare - Cambridge under: homecare agencies. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Who is the registered provider for Alina Homecare - Cambridge?
- Alina Homecare Services Limited is the registered provider for Alina Homecare - Cambridge.
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