Lead Care

Lead Care

Home care agency in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

CQC GoodDementia
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).
AddressLincoln House, 9 Station Court, Station Road, Cambridge, CB22 5NE

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About

Lead Care is a home care agency providing care and support in people's own homes, covering Hitchin, Royston, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, with its office in Cambridge. It works with dementia, older people, younger adults, people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment, learning disabilities, substance misuse and eating disorders. The agency says it has been operating for more than five years and aims to match each person with a carer suited to them, working closely with the individual on person-centred care.

Its services include dementia care, support for physical health and mobility needs, companionship, home-based respite care to give family members or other full-time carers a break, live-in care, and palliative and end-of-life care. The agency is rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission, with Good ratings across the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions.

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 surgery2.2 miles
Hospital1.8 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAmple
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkSparse
  • Tennis CourtAmple
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • 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 — Lead Care 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

Lead Care is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Addenbrooke's Hospital, 1.8 miles away. The local GP practice is QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE, 2.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Addenbrooke's Hospital · 1.8 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
QUEEN EDITH MEDICAL PRACTICE · 2.2 mi

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

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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