Alcedo Care North Cumbria

Alcedo Care North Cumbria is a home care agency based in Carlisle, in the Cumberland council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 9 miles of its Carlisle office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Alcedo Orange, which has 16 branches in England. The agency has been registered since February 2025.

Alcedo Care North Cumbria has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered agency; the CQC usually inspects within its first year or so.

Alcedo Care North Cumbria has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Cumberland. Across England agencies usually charge £26 to £36 an hour for visits and £1,200 to £1,750 a week for live-in care. Ask for a written price list that shows the weekend and bank holiday rates and the shortest visit they will do.

There are 58 registered home care agencies in Cumberland. Others working the same area include Cumberland Care Reablement and Domiciliary Service - North, Livingways Care Services Ltd (Carlisle) and Beacon Homecare Services Limited Carlisle. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.