BRAND Zion Care
Alpha Home Assist
About
Alpha Home Assist, run by BRAND Zion Care, is a retirement living home in Blackburn in the North West. It provides dementia care and supports older people aged 65 and over, as well as younger adults under 65 with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairment and eating disorders.
The home was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2019, with Good grades for Safety, Effectiveness, Caring and Responsiveness. The Well-led key question was rated as Requires Improvement.
Care provided
Specialist care
Care fee trajectory
Indicative weekly fee over time, against the local authority cost-of-care rate, for pricing transparency.
The real 10-year cost of a retirement flat
The purchase price is only part of the picture. Service charges and an event (deferred-management) fee on resale add up — and retirement flats often don’t rise in value like ordinary homes. Adjust the figures below to see an illustrative total for Alpha Home Assist.
≈ £8,500/year · £163/week
Illustrative only — a transparent model, not a quote, valuation or prediction. Event fees, service charges and resale values vary by scheme and contract; confirm the actual figures and full lease terms with the operator before deciding.
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Information last reviewed September 2026.