Alcedo Care North Wales

90 Bowen Court, St Asaph Business Park, St Asaph LL17 0JE
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  • Alcedo Care North Wales, St Asaph
Alcedo Care North Wales strives to enrich lives and support independence, providing a range of services to enable people in the community to remain comfortably in their own homes.

All staff have been through a rigorous selection process to ensure that each service user will receive the highest levels of care and support possible. Each member of the team takes great pride in their work and care for people in a professional and non-intrusive way.

The range of services include dementia care, elderly care, Children's Services, respite care, brain injury care, supported living as well as end of life care.

Care Provided by Alcedo Care North Wales

  • Type of Service
  • Home Care Provider
  • Privately Owned
  • Specialist Care Categories
  • Alcohol Dependence (past or present)
  • Call in Service
  • Cancer Care
  • Cleaning Service
  • Companionship
  • Dementia
  • Domestic Services / Home Help
  • Drug Dependence (past or present)
  • Food Preparation & Serving
  • High Dependency Care, two carers attending
  • Learning Disability
  • Medication Assistance
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Older Person Care
  • Palliative Care
  • Personal Hygiene Care
  • Physical Disability
  • Respite cover
  • Sensory Impairment
  • Shopping Service / Errands
  • Sit in Service
  • Transportation Service
  • Other Care Provided
  • 24 Hour Care
  • Adult Home Care (18+)
  • Home Care for Children
  • Hospital Discharge
  • Live in Carer
  • Personal Care (on a contracted hours basis)
  • Personal Care Assessments
  • Risk Assessments in the Home

Good to Know

  • Person in charge
  • Sara Mckie (Care Manager)

Funding & Fees Guide for Alcedo Care North Wales

  • Prices
  • Our rates start from £32 per hour.


  • We provide support from 30-minute visits right through to 24 hours. Please contact the office for more information on our fees. and to arrange a person-centred assessment. We can offer Domiciliary care, complex medical and complex mental health care to both adults and children.


Alcedo Care North Wales Reviews (10)

9.3

Alcedo Care North Wales has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.250) out of 10, based on 10 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Alcedo Care North Wales has 10 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 1.0 out of 5

Absolutely terrible experience with St Asaph office. My daughter is severely disabled with complex needs. I am a single mum to her. Alcedo were given her contract of care 28hrs per week by Continuing Health Care. We had problem after problem. Absolutely no consistency which is what my daughter required.
They said they could deliver what was required by my daughter and Continuing Health but it became very apparent very quickly they couldn't. In my experience Alcedo are very money driven, we experienced no person centered care or consideration, if you or your loved one need consistency then steer clear! They change staff at the very last minute without notice. It is a shame it is ran this way because the actual carers are lovely and are trying their best, the problems lie within the management and logistics. My star ratings are based on management and logistics and not on actual care staff.

Reply from Claire Culshaw, Registered Manager at Alcedo Care North Wales

Our carers are indeed lovely and we would disagree with your review as our carers do deliver excellent person centred care. This must be true as you asked some of our care staff to work for you directly. Continuity of staff on the package was 90% at the time the service was ended by yourself, but as approval of new staff by yourself on the package had proved problematic we could not therefore build up a staff team and cover the full package, this also meant sickness cover was very hard. The breaching of professional boundaries between yourself and the carers, ultimately offering to employ them direct led to difficulties and we completely understand it is sometimes difficult to respect or understand the need for these boundaries. We did try to restore the service after this issue however it was your decision to serve notice, a decision we obviously respected. In light of this we believe this is not actually an objective review of our care service.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

All the carers are lovely.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I was not looking forward to having carers but we are so pleased that the girls have been great and talk and chat with my husband when they are looking after him. They shower and dress him every day and bring him through for his breakfast. They are so kind and thoughtful and always on time.

Reply from Sara Mckie, Registered Manager at Alcedo Care North Wales

Dear Anne, we are pleased to hear that you are happy with the care and support that we provide. It is a pleasure to work with your husband.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I find the carers that we have had from Alcedo Care very kind to my husband when looking after him and very helpful to me too.

Reply from Sara Mckie, Registered Manager at Alcedo Care North Wales

Thank you for your review, it is a pleasure to provide care and support to you and your husband.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Excellent service overall, friendly staff.
Have made it much easier leaving hospital and carrying on with day-to-day life.

Reply from Jessica Armand, Operations Manager at Alcedo Care North Wales

Thank you for your review. It has been a pleasure to be able to support you to remain independent.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I had care for my mum who just needed some support following a hospital procedure. The girls who visited made my mum and me feel comfortable. My mum can now live without support thanks to the team at Alcedo.

Reply from Jessica Armand, Operations Manager at Alcedo Care North Wales

Thank you for your review. It was a pleasure to support your mum and we are glad she is doing well. I will pass on the feedback to the staff team.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I am looked after very well from the moment I met the staff and carers. With respect and kindness.

Reply from Jessica Armand, Operations Manager at Alcedo Care North Wales

Thank you for your review, I have passed your kind words onto the staff team and we look forward to continuing to support you.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My mum was the first client of Alcedo Care in North Wales from February 2023 until her passing in March 2024.
I cannot speak highly enough of the excellent care and attention that she received twice daily
She looked forward to having regular chats with all of the carers.
She never wanted to go into
a care home and Alcedo Care provided the excellent care she needed to remain in her own home.
I would like to thank all carers for their hard work and all office staff for their professionalism.

Reply from Jessica Armand, Operations Manager at Alcedo Care North Wales

Thank you for your kind words. It was an absolute pleasure to support your mum and wish you the very best in the future. I will pass the feedback on to the team.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5

Care was ok to start off with, then we had to have a care staff change, but she was *really really* good with him, so we were very happy.
It took me a while to get used to the calendar, and there were a few drastic changes we weren't made aware of till it changed on the calendar. This was despite the
fact I was phoning regularly. The staff member herself was impeccable. I was told I should be checking the schedule myself, but I would do this and then it would change. Sometimes on the actual day itself!
It's impossible to constantly check the schedule, in case it's been changed.
I tried to call several times when the staff member turned up on a day we weren't expecting her, but there was no answer. When I did call, I was told they would try and put her in for a different day that week.
When I called back a few days later, I was told by someone else that we had lost that session because I hadn't checked the schedule properly!

Reply from Jessica Armand, Operations Manager at Alcedo Care North Wales

Thank you for the kind words regarding the staff and the care that was delivered by the staff members. I will pass this on to the team. We do have a family access which allows the family to see which staff member is attending. We also make our customers aware of any emergency changes that have occurred.


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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very happy with the carers. They respect me all the time. Name badges would the good.

Reply from Jessica Armand, Operations Manager at Alcedo Care North Wales

Thank you very much for your review and I will pass it over to the staff team who support. Our carers do wear name badges and we will look into making the text bigger.


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Current Review Score: 9.3 (9.250)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.3 (9.250) out of 10 for Alcedo Care North Wales is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.5 out of 5 from 10 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.8 out of 5 from 8 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Home Care Provider is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.450 for Alcedo Care North Wales is calculated as follows: ( (49 Excellents x 5) + (2 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) + (1 Poors x 2) + (6 Very Poors x 1) ) ÷ 60 Ratings = 4.45

  • b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows: 3 points for the first Positive Review, 2 points in total for each of the next 9 Positive Reviews (1st = 3, 2nd = 0.5, 3rd = 0.5, 4th = 0.25, 5th = 0.25, 6th = 0.1, 7th = 0.1, 8th = 0.1, 9th = 0.1, 10th = 0.1)

    The 5 points relating to the number of Positive Reviews for Alcedo Care North Wales is based on 8 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as follows: 3 + 0.5 + 0.5 + 0.25 + 0.25 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4.8

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • If a Home Care Provider does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Performance

Care Inspectorate Wales is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in Wales.

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Meet the Team (7)

Sara

Sara Mckie

Job Title: Operations Manager

Joined: 2024

Hi, my name is Sara and I am the Operations Manager for Alcedo Care St Asaph. I have been with Alcedo Care since the start of 2024. I have over 20 years of experience in Health and Social care in a variety of different settings including adults, children and complex care.


My favourite thing about my role is that I love working with people.


Kirsty

Kirsty Bedwell

Job Title: Care Manager

Joined: 2023

Hi, my name is Kirsty and I am the Care Manager for Alcedo Care St Asaph. I have 20 years of experience in Health and social care in adult care, childcare and people with learning disabilities. I have been with Alcedo Care since 2023 working for both the Chester & St Asaph branch. I have my NVQ Level 3 in health and social care along with a degree in medical science. My favourite thing about the role is ensuring that clients get the most out of having care and support.


Sarah

Sarah Svendsen

Job Title: Care Assessor

Joined: 2023

My name is Sarah and I am the Care Coordinator at Alcedo Care, St Asaph. My role involves allocating our care workers to our clients, working with our staff’s availability, level of experience and specialist skills, and aligning them to our client’s needs.


Jade

Jade Smith

Job Title: Care Assessor

Joined: 2024

My name is Jade and I'm a care assessor at Alcedo Care St Asaph. As a Care Assessor, my role is to prepare and adapt person-centred care plans for our clients and their families.


I graduated from the University of Chester in 2019 and achieved a first-class degree in Health and Social Care. My experience is in social care, primarily within the housing sector. I came to Alcedo Care looking for a new challenge and I'm passionate about delivering the best care to our clients. It is part of my role to complete care plans, reviews and updates.


My favourite part of the role is meeting all the new clients and seeing them achieve their outcomes.


Poppy

Poppy Evans

Job Title: Care Coordinator

Joined: 2024

Hi, my name is Poppy and I am the Care coordinator at Alcedo Care St Asaph. My role involves allocating our care workers to our clients, working with our staff’s availability, level of experience and specialist skills, and aligning them to our client’s needs.


Abigail

Abigail Richardson

Job Title: Care Assessor

Joined: 2024

My name is Abigail and I am the Care Assessor for Alcedo Care St Asaph.


As a Care Assessor, my role is to prepare and adapt person-centred care plans for our clients and their families. These might be produced with the client alone, but sometimes might also involve other healthcare professionals. It is my responsibility to ensure our clients have the maximum amount of input possible into the care plan, and that it takes into account not only their personal and medical information, but their likes, dislikes, and what we can do to enrich their life and support independence.


Elouise

Elouise Auld

Job Title: Recruiter

Joined: 2024

My name is Elouise and I am the Recruiter for Alcedo Care North Wales.


Frequently Asked Questions about Alcedo Care North Wales

What Type of Services does Alcedo Care North Wales offer?

Alcedo Care North Wales offers Home Care.

How many Carers does Alcedo Care North Wales employ?

Alcedo Care North Wales employs 40 carers.