Alcedo Care St Helens, Wigan and Warrington

Home care agency in Wigan

Operated by Alcedo Orange

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell ServedPeaceful Neighbourhood
What do these badges mean?
  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
  • Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
Address675 Ormskirk Road, Wigan, WN5 8AH

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About

Alcedo Care St Helens, Wigan and Warrington is a home care agency that delivers care and support in people's own homes. Its office is in Wigan, Greater Manchester. It is part of the wider Alcedo Care group, which provides nurse-led care and support across the North of England and Wales, and its stated aim is to help clients stay as independent as possible. The agency lists dementia as its care focus and supports adults of all ages, including people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment, learning disabilities, substance misuse and eating disorders.

The Care Quality Commission rates the agency Good overall, with Good ratings for all five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. The report was published in 2022.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 1 August 2022 · Last inspected 23 June 2022

Inspectors found that Alcedo Care Wigan, a domiciliary service providing personal care to children, younger adults and older adults, was keeping people safe and meeting their needs. Staff were said to manage medicines safely, follow infection control guidance, and be recruited and trained properly, with needs assessed before a service began. People reported being treated well, with their privacy, dignity, equality and diversity respected, and the provider and managers were described as open and available.

Strengths noted
  • Systems to safeguard people from abuse and assessments that minimise risks were in place
  • Medicines were managed safely and infection prevention and control guidance was followed
  • Staffing was sufficient, staff were recruited safely, and induction and ongoing training were provided
  • Care plans covered nutrition, mobility and personal care, and people's communication needs were identified and addressed

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

Care provided

Dementia

Specialist care

Dementia
Eating disorders
Learning disabilities
Mental health
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairment
Substance misuse
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery650 m
Hospital2.6 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAmple
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkAdequate
  • Tennis CourtAmple
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldPlentiful

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAdequate
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsAmple
  • TakeawaysAmple

What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — Alcedo Care St Helens, Wigan and Warrington will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.

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Local health safety net

Alcedo Care St Helens, Wigan and Warrington is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, 2.6 miles away. The local GP practice is BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.4 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Royal Albert Edward Infirmary · 2.6 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
BRADSHAW MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.4 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Part of Alcedo Orange

Alcedo Care St Helens, Wigan and Warrington is one of 14 services run by Alcedo Orange on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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