Alina Homecare

Alina Homecare - Cambridge

Home care agency in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell Served
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  • 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).
AddressFirst Floor Suite 1, 8 Station Road, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9LQ

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About

Alina Homecare is a home care agency based in Cambridge, providing care and support in people's own homes. Visits can range from a few hours of support to daily calls, and the agency also offers overnight and live-in care. Its care focus is dementia, and it supports older people, younger adults under 65, and people with physical or learning disabilities.

The agency selects its carers and trains them through its own in-house Academy, and it does not use freelance or agency staff. Care is monitored against set performance guidelines. The Care Quality Commission rates Alina Homecare Good overall, with Good ratings for the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions, as published in a 2023 report.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 24 February 2023 · Last inspected 2 February 2023

Inspectors found that people using this domiciliary care agency, which also provides some live-in care, were supported by a stable group of staff they felt comfortable with. Staff encouraged independence, built on people's strengths, and helped them take part in hobbies, community outings and personal goals. Relatives described staff as caring and knowledgeable about individual needs.

Strengths noted
  • Staff knew people well and used approaches that helped avoid distress, based on a good understanding of each person.
  • People were encouraged to be as independent as possible and to pursue their interests, including going out into the community.
  • Staff communicated in ways that suited each person, including people who communicate without speech.
  • Staff were trained to recognise and report abuse, and the service worked with other agencies to keep people safe.
Areas to improve
  • Some guidance on when certain medicines should be given was missing from people's medication administration records.

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
Learning disabilities
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery650 m
Hospital5.4 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAdequate
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldSparse

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingLimited
  • SupermarketsLimited
  • TakeawaysSparse

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

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Local health safety net

Alina Homecare - Cambridge is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Addenbrooke's Hospital, 5.4 miles away. The local GP practice is FIRS HOUSE SURGERY, 0.4 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Addenbrooke's Hospital · 5.4 mi
Nearest GP
FIRS HOUSE SURGERY · 0.4 mi

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

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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