Alina Homecare Cambridge

Suite 1, First Floor, 8 Station Road, Histon, Cambridge CB24 9LQ
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9.9 25 Reviews
  • Alina Homecare Cambridge, Cambridge
Alina Homecare Cambridge provides high-quality home care services to those living in Bar Hill, Bottisham, Cambridge City, Cottenham, Fulbourn, Histon, Oakington, Waterbeach & surrounding areas.

Alina Homecare is passionate about making life easier so you can stay at home for longer.

Staff are selected for their compassion and past care experience, and also receive exclusive Alina Homecare Academy training.
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Care Provided by Alina Homecare Cambridge

Types of Home Care

  • Visiting Care
  • Live-in Care
  • 24 Hour Care
  • Overnight Care (Waking)
  • Overnight Care (Sleeping)

Minimum Visit Duration (Visiting Care)

  • 30 minutes

Contract Durations

  • Ongoing / Long Term
  • Respite / Short Term

Age Ranges

  • Older Person Care (65+)
  • Younger Adult Care (18-65)

Personal Care Services

  • Washing & Dressing
  • Toileting Assistance
  • Medication Assistance (Oral)
  • Companionship
  • Continence Care
  • Feeding & Drinking Assistance

Household Services

  • Cleaning Service
  • Food Preparation & Serving
  • Laundry Service
  • Shopping Service / Errands
  • Transportation Service

Other Care Provided

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Cancer Care
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Learning Disability / Autism
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment
  • Alcohol / Drug Misuse
  • Hospital Discharge

Funding & Fees

We pride ourselves on providing excellent quality Home Care at competitive prices.


The cost of Home Care will vary depending on the type of care you need, how often you need it, and where you live. We offer everything from 30 minute visits to 24 hour Live-in Care. If you have more complex needs, you may need two Home Carers per visit, so we can provide a cost for this too.


Live-in Care is generally considered to be a cost effective alternative to living in a care home, whilst still providing a level of independence. Everyone’s needs are different so the costs of Live-in Care can vary depending on the level of care required. Unlike other Home Care options, the costs of our Live-in Care remains the same wherever you live across the South of England.


We adapt our Home Care services to suit your specific requirements. Our Home Care costs include a personalised care plan, ensuring your care suits your needs, wishes and budget.


We want to make arranging Home Care as simple and easy as possible. When you contact your local Team, we’ll work with you to design a customised care plan. Once you choose our service, your care plan is kept under constant review so that it continues to suit you.


Your home. Your care. Your choice.

Contact Alina Homecare Cambridge to get a personalised quote.

Funding Types Accepted

  • Private Funding (Self-funded)
  • Direct Payments (from Local Authority/NHS)
Explain these funding types

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Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in Charge

  • Tara Fiveash (Registered Manager)

Alina Homecare Cambridge Reviews (25)

9.9

Alina Homecare Cambridge has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.906) out of 10, based on 11 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Alina Homecare Cambridge has 25 reviews.

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Review from K K (Next of Kin) published on 13 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Alina care, led by Tara and her right hand woman Charmaine, are incredible. I literally cannot thank them enough for their never ending support and care over the last year.


As mums needs have increased, they have worked with me and various professionals supporting mum, to work out the best possible

support and care plan for her, increasing it on a week by week basis at times, factoring, in mums social, medical, decreasing physical ability and my chaotic brain as been no easy task!


However, they have remained committed, constantly thinking creatively with me, to work out what we can do to keep mum at home, which is her wish.


Now we have a full and varied care plan in place, they keep mum and me up to date at all
Times, nothing is too much trouble.


I honestly don't know what we would have done with out them and their wonderful team of women- each and every one of them fantastic in their own way.


Thank you!

Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you for taking your time to complete this lovely review. As manager of the team here in Cambridge I am pleased to read such kind words. As a care company it has been a pleasure to be able to…read more
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Review from Tessa N (Friend of Client) published on 3 November 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Very good care team. Very professional and friendly, down to earth and good company. Switched from previous care provider and I am extremely pleased so far.
Very good with cleaning and are on time which is very important to me.
Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you for your lovely review. We pride ourselves here at Cambridge on being professional and delivering what our clients expect from their care workers. As manager, I am pleased that my staff…read more
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Review from Joanna W (Client) published on 24 September 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I highly recommend Alina services . I had a hip replacement in August 2025 and I was unable to put my support socks on as I could not bend and I was in too much pain. I telephoned some other services to find out if anyone could help as my brother had to go home after a couple of days looking after me.


Alina

understood that I needed support immediately which meant I did not have to wait 2 weeks compared to other services (1 week assessing me and then visiting the following week).


This was fantastic and I appreciated the caring manager from the start as I was house bound and feeling vulnerable. The staff were gentle and professional and managed my support sock with very little pain.


The staff have been lovely, warm, personable and caring. They have fitted in with my family visiting and I have really enjoyed having them popping over.


Thank you for so much for this service and I am sure you have helped my recovery and I will be recommending Alina to my friends.

Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you very much. Your comments mean so much to us all. It was our absolute pleasure to be able to support you recover and I am pleased that we could step in to help at short notice. As manager it…read more
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Review from T W (Daughter of Client) published on 26 March 2025 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Alina has been helping me care for my mum for the last three months. From the very beginning they showed warmth, empathy and always with a sense of professionalism. The care team have become an extension of the family and it gives me a high degree of confidence to rely on them. It pleases me that Mum
looks forward to their visits. It's evident they have made a positive impact on her wellbeing.
Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you for taking the time to write this lovely review for us. It is a pleasure to be able to support with mum and I know that all the carers are happy to provide her with not only the physical…read more
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Review from Ellie W (Daughter of Client) published on 16 October 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Mum went into a home earlier this year whilst we were away. She didn't like it so we asked Alina if they would be able to help with respite care in her own home. She was so much happier being able to stay home and we had peace of mind that she was cared for.
Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thanks so much for taking the time to do this review. We are pleased your mum was so much happier when being cared for back at home and you had peace of mind about her care. Thank you once again, we…read more
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Review from Rebecca S (Daughter of Client) published on 30 September 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We asked Alina Care, Histon to provide cover for a long-term carer who was away for two weeks. Mum has dementia and gets very anxious about change, so I was relieved and grateful to find that every carer that came to her was a good fit for her. They were all kind, professional, and competent people,
clearly very experienced carers, and the whole process from start to finish went extremely well, with Mum happy and content throughout. I could not have asked for more. Thanks to all involved.
Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you so very much for your lovely words. It was our pleasure to be able to step in even if just for a short period whilst your regular care worker was away. I am so happy that you and most…read more
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Review from Trudi B (Daughter of Client) published on 20 August 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Thank you to the team for the care given to my father over the past year. He was very reluctant at first to accept the help he needed but the carers have won him round with their professional yet friendly approach and now he looks forward to their visits. The App enables me to read the report immediately
after each visit and I can then act on any observations or recommendations. My mother and I are so grateful for the support and would definitely recommend Alina.
Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you for your lovely words. Supporting your dad is our pleasure. The Alina Team here in Cambridge looks forward to visiting him and your mum, chatting with them both, and giving her peace of…read more
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Review from P L (Daughter of Client) published on 22 April 2024 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We are so very pleased that Alina provides such a great well-led service, which is always professional, caring with a friendly approach. Mum really looks forward to the visits. Keep up the good work.
Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you very much for your lovely review. I am so pleased that your mum looks forward to us coming and that we can help her with the support she requires. The team always look forward to her visit.…read more
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Review from Dominic M (Son of Client) published on 4 December 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Thank you, Alina, for everything you do for my father. We really appreciate the professionalism and care you show towards him and how you treat him as an individual with a health condition rather than just another person with dementia.
I should, but don't always, read the daily reports you post on
the app, so it's brilliant that you take the initiative to call me to discuss my father's condition and changes in behaviour. It's refreshing to have someone else being proactive and suggesting changes and improvements to his care plan. This takes a lot of weight and responsibility from my shoulders. And that means I, too, can better care for my father. Thank you!
Now that it's time to increase my father's care, I could "spread the load" by hiring another agency. But I've used other agencies before and have never been so pleased as I am now with Alina.
Thank you, and well done. Keep up the good work!
Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you for your kind words. It makes me proud of my staff whilst reading this as we treat each and every person that we support as an individual, as this is how it should be. It is also pleasing…read more
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Review from E H (Daughter of Client) published on 28 November 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We moved from another care provider and are very happy with Alina, wishing we had changed long before. Mum now gets the continuity of care and stability she needs. She is very happy with her care workers who appear to enjoy looking after her and helping her, responding to her specific needs and preferences.
The company appears well structured and well-led, filtering down to the friendly and efficient local office and visiting care workers. Communication and response to changing circumstances are excellent. I am happy that my mother is well looked after by a reliable provider I have no hesitation in recommending.
Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you for your review. Reading this as the manager has given me a great sense of pride in all of my team here at Alina Homecare Cambridge. I know that you hesitated before changing to us but I…read more
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Review from Kathryn G (Daughter of Client) published on 23 November 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Have had the wonderful care team come to help Dad with getting up, dressed and washed in the mornings when he is visiting.
They have been cheerful, helpful and caring. Dad enjoys seeing them and responds well to their help and getting set up for the day. He can chat for ages and loves a new audience!
Useful suggestions have been made by the team to help Dad out.
We all look forward to Dad's visits and seeing the team members!
Thanks.
Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you. This is a beautiful review that I can share with the team. I know that the care staff are happy and enjoy coming to support your dad when he comes to visit and as a team, we are pleased…read more
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Review from B K (Daughter of Client) published on 3 October 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Since taking on my 94-year-old mum’s care, the Alina Team have shown respect for Mum’s needs in her own environment and provided care at her pace. They have responded to changes in her condition appropriately and keep in contact with me if they have concerns. I share the care with the team, and recently,
when I became unwell, they stepped in to give me support with very little notice, being flexible in response. We have a good working arrangement, and I have confidence in the Alina Team to meet Mum’s needs. She also benefits from the company and conversation during visits, and it broadens her world to get to know each carer.
Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you for your lovely words. I am pleased that we helped support your mum along with yourself, and it was our pleasure to be able to step in for you whilst you were ill; we try to be as…read more
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Review from J C (Son of Client) published on 10 August 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I cannot speak highly enough of the Alina carers that have supported my mum. They were extremely professional in the quality of the care they provided, yet also very personable and caring. Without a doubt, they made a huge difference in the quality of my mum's life through their daily visits. They provided
companionship, friendly banter, and wonderfully understanding personal care.
Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you for such a lovely review. It was our absolute pleasure to be able to support and care for your mum. It is lovely to read that the carers made such a difference in your mum's life; I shall…read more
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Review from E M (Client) published on 3 May 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My husband is supported by Alina Home Care provider carers who shower and dress him in the morning.
This professional help provides me as his wife with good and essential support undertaking tasks in a calm and caring manner.
All the work is completed on time and during the process it is good to hear
how the carers chat and make my husband feel at ease and valued and is well prepared for the day ahead.
This service is inspiring and so essential for us to have in order that we as a couple can continue enjoying each others company without feeling too tired.
Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
What a lovely review to read, thank you. We are delighted with your comments about the high quality of our homecare services, particularly your use of the word inspiring. I shall share your comments…read more
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Review from Angela A (Daughter of Client) published on 30 April 2023 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The regular visits my mother has with her carers has helped hugely. The regular consistent social contact, having someone to talk to and to help oversee any practical housekeeping issues has helped to improve Mum's confidence, self-esteem and independence. The carers' visits quickly became part of Mum's
daily routine and really enhances her week and sense of well-being.
Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
That is a lovely review thank you very much. All the care team enjoy supporting your mum and it gives them great satisfaction to be able to help with her independence. It has been a pleasure that not…read more
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Review from James E (Client) published on 11 January 2023 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My three children agitate for my wife and I to go into care. They are entirely satisfied that Alina provides a good domiciliary alternative. So far there is little for the carers to do, but their presence is a comfort.
Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you very much for your lovely review. We here at Alina are pleased that we provide comfort to you and your wife and that it gives your family the satisfaction that you both are able to remain in…read more
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Review from Tricia E (Daughter of Client) published on 13 December 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We've been using Alina's services for nearly a year now. The ladies who visit my father are personable and caring. Dad's happy that he can stay at home and fend for himself - with their help. It allows him some independence in how he lives, and company to look forward to. I deal with my father's affairs
and can see how he is on the daily reports that the carers complete - via an app on my phone. Whenever there has been a concern, Alina have messaged or called me. They've also been available to talk to when I've needed advice. Highly recommend.
Reply from Tara Fiveash, Branch Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you very much Tricia for your lovely review. Your father is a pleasure to look after and we are pleased we can continue to provide his support and give you peace of mind.
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Review from Jon T (Husband of Client) published on 13 July 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
We have been with Alina for the past few months as they are caring for my wife who has MND. They have become a close and valued part of our life and I genuinely don't know where we would be without them. Whilst highly professional, their staff are very friendly and really care. They are very organised
and communicate well whilst also being very flexible, always trying to accommodate our ever-changing needs - including stuff that needs doing to keep the house running.
Reply from Vicki Miller, Registered Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you very much for such a lovely review, it is a pleasure to be able to support your wife and yourself. I will pass your kind words on to all of the staff.
Kind regards, Vicki.
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Review from J U (Daughter of Client) published on 18 May 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
The carers who visit my dad have been caring, polite, and respectful. They have assisted him appropriately and talk with him caringly. They try to help in whatever way is asked of them. Thank you to all of them. You have a wonderful set of carers.
Reply from Vicki Miller, Registered Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Thank you very much for your lovely review. We appreciate the time you have taken to write this. It is a pleasure to be able to support dad and yourself, and I will pass on your thanks to the team.
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Review from Ray L (Client) published on 5 May 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I've been thoroughly delighted with everything from Alina Homecare Cambridge. From the office to all the carers. I've had quite a few care companies before but always had problems of some sort, but it's been trouble-free and everyone has been a delight.
Reply from Vicki Miller, Registered Manager at Alina Homecare Cambridge
Dear Ray, thank you very much for your lovely review and for taking the time to do so. It is a pleasure to be able to support you and I will pass your comments on to the team. Best wishes, Vicki.
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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.906)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.906) out of 10 for Alina Homecare Cambridge is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 11 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 11 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:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.906 for Alina Homecare Cambridge is calculated as follows: ( (58 Excellents x 5) + (6 Goods x 4) ) ÷ 64 Ratings = 4.906
  2. 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 Alina Homecare Cambridge is based on 11 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 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 5
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Home Care Provider does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 24 Feb 2023

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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Tara

Tara

Job Title: Branch Manager Joined: 2021

My whole team is dedicated to providing the highest quality, compassionate care at home for people.

Frequently Asked Questions about Alina Homecare Cambridge

What Type of Services does Alina Homecare Cambridge offer?

Alina Homecare Cambridge offers Home Care.

How many Carers does Alina Homecare Cambridge employ?

Alina Homecare Cambridge employs 10 carers.

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