Key Change Care
Keychange Charity Alde House
Nursing home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Operated by Key Change Care
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).
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About
Alde House is a 16-bed care home in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, run by Key Change Care and part of the Christian charity Keychange. It stands in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and has gardens. The home welcomes people of all backgrounds, beliefs and values. It provides residential, nursing, dementia and respite care, including short stays after a hospital visit and day care. Round-the-clock support is available, with help for daily tasks such as laundry and cooking. Staff work with other health professionals on end-of-life care, and each resident has a personalised care plan.
The Care Quality Commission's published report from 2019 rated Alde House Requires Improvement overall. It graded the home Good for caring and responsive, and Requires Improvement for safe, effective and well-led.
Care provided
Specialist care
Facilities
What's nearby
- Near a main road
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceLimited
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkLimited
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenLimited
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesLimited
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsLimited
- TakeawaysLimited
Local crime statistics
346 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
| Dementia care | Fees on request | — |
| Nursing care | Fees on request | — |
| Respite (short stay) | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Buckinghamshire council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £1,136 |
| 2025 | £1,188 |
What Buckinghamshire council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
Keychange Charity Alde House is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Wexham Park Hospital, 8.3 miles away. The local GP practice is KINGSWOOD SURGERY, 1.7 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in High Wycombe
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
The Caribbean Elderly Hairoun Day Centre
We provide Day Care Services for the elderly in the High Wycombe area.
Age Concern Flackwell Heath and Loudwater
A Day Centre for the elderly providing stimulating activity, freshly cooked lunches, shopping, and the companionship of peers.
Wye Valley Volunteers Incorporating Good Neighbours
Provides services to those in need including a community transport scheme, home visiting, lunch club and coffee mornings for the elderly. The WVV Community Minibus facilitates several of these…
Good Neighbours Amersham and District
To improve the quality of life of the elderly in Amersham and District.(Amersham Chesham & Little ChalfontSpecifically we run 2 lunch-clubs and have for more than 20 years provided transport for…
Age Concern Gx Plus Cio
We run an Information Centre in Chalfont St Peter, which caters for older people and their families in Gerrards Cross, Chalfont St Peter and Chalfont St Giles. We run regular subsidised chiropody…
Alzheimers Dementia Support
The charitable purposes of the Company are to provide a wide varied range of Services to support, Guide, inform, stimulate and comfort People living with Dementia, their Carers and families within…
Part of Key Change Care
Keychange Charity Alde House is one of 7 homes run by Key Change Care on AskBart. See how the group's homes are rated and where it operates.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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