Alcedo Care Wirral

Alcedo Care Wirral is a home care agency based in Birkenhead, in the Wirral 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 April 2023.

Alcedo Care Wirral 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 Wirral has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Wirral. 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: employs its carers, family app or online notes, 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 51 registered home care agencies in Wirral. Others working the same area include Aspire Care Support Services Ltd, Chinese Wellbeing / Merseyside Chinese Community Development Association and Community Supported Living Limited, 3 of which have 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.