Home care service · Newcastle, Northern Ireland
Alan Close
RQIA
Alan Close is a home care service in Newcastle, Newry, Mourne and Down, run by Autism Initiatives NI.
- Address
- 12 Alan Close, Newcastle, BT33 0TA
- Run by
- Autism Initiatives NI
- Type of provider
- Independent or voluntary sector
- Registered manager
- Caroline McClean
- Council area
- Newry, Mourne and Down
- Last inspection
- 9 December 2025
RQIA inspections
RQIA, the regulator in Northern Ireland, inspects services but does not give them a rating. The last inspection was on 9 December 2025. Read the latest report and check for any improvement notices before choosing.
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Paying for care in Northern Ireland (2026/27)
- Care home fees are means-tested by the HSC Trust: with savings over £23,250 you pay the full fee; below £14,250 savings are ignored, and £1 a week is counted for every £250 in between.
- In a nursing home, the Trust pays £100 a week towards the nursing part of the fee for people with assessed nursing needs.
- People in a Trust-funded care home keep at least £36.62 a week (the personal expenses allowance).
- Care at home arranged by the HSC Trust is usually free; some extras, such as meals, may be charged.
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Service details from the RQIA register of services, published on OpenDataNI, checked November 2026, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is an independent directory and does not provide care.