Home care agency

Fuchsia Homecare Cambridge

Home care agency in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Fuchsia Homecare Cambridge

Home care agency in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Operated by Heart Homecare Cambridge

CQC Good
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell Served
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).
AddressUnits 1 & 2, Ebenezer House, Rooks Street, Cottenham, Cambridge, CB24 8QZ

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About

Fuchsia Homecare Cambridge is a home care agency based in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, providing care and support in people's own homes. The agency supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults, and people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment, learning disabilities and substance misuse support needs.

Fuchsia Homecare Cambridge was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2021, with Good grades for safety, effectiveness, caring and responsiveness. The Well-led key question was rated Requires Improvement.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 18 May 2021 · Last inspected 27 April 2021

Inspectors rated the service good overall, up from requires improvement at its previous inspection, and found that improvements had been made since then. People, relatives and staff described positive experiences, and people said they felt safe and were happy with their care and support. Staff were described as understanding their roles and feeling supported by the registered manager.

Strengths noted
  • Care plans give staff useful guidance on people's needs, and risk assessments are appropriate and reviewed regularly or when circumstances change.
  • People's cultural needs are respected, and information is available in several formats, including braille and preferred languages.
  • Staff receive regular training, including infection control, and understand how to keep people safe and when to report concerns.
  • Quality audits and a complaints system are in place, and action plans are completed where issues are identified.
Areas to improve
  • Inspectors found that further improvement was still required, even though progress had been made since the last inspection. The registered manager responded with an action plan that was put in place straight away.

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.

Specialist care

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

What's nearby

GP surgery3.0 miles
Hospital7.9 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsSparse
  • Play SpaceLimited
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtSparse
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldSparse

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesLimited
  • Retail ShoppingLimited
  • SupermarketsSparse
  • TakeawaysLimited

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 — Fuchsia Homecare Cambridge 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

Fuchsia Homecare Cambridge is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Addenbrooke's Hospital, 7.9 miles away. The local GP practice is WATERBEACH AND COTTENHAM SURGERIES, 3 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Addenbrooke's Hospital · 7.9 mi
Nearest GP
WATERBEACH AND COTTENHAM SURGERIES · 3 mi

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

Part of Heart Homecare Cambridge

Fuchsia Homecare Cambridge is one of 5 services run by Heart Homecare Cambridge 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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