Alcedo Care Trafford

Alcedo Care Trafford is a home care agency based in Manchester, in the Trafford council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Alcedo Care delivers home care services throughout the North of England and Wales. 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. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, sleeping nights, respite care and same-day start. It is part of Alcedo Orange, which has 16 branches in England. The agency has been registered since November 2023.

Alcedo Care Trafford 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 Trafford has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Trafford. 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.

On how it works, the agency says: 60 minute visits, employs its carers, family app or online notes, care within 24 hours, free assessment and 9 years operating. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 60 registered home care agencies in Trafford. Others working the same area include Home Instead South Manchester, Pivotal Home Care and City and County Healthcare Group Manchester, 1 of which has a rate on record. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care typically about £1,120 a week across England.