Harmony House
Blackpool, FY4 · 0.5 km · 20 beds
CQC: Requires improvement
ResidentialHarmony House Blackpool
Fee not published
Area typical £900 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,090 a week
CQC: Good
Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind
Bosworth Place, Squires Gate, Blackpool, FY4 1SH
Residential care home · 40 beds · The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind
- Weekly fee
- Not published
- area typical £900
- CQC rating
- Good
- January 2024
- Beds
- 40
- residential
- Family reviews
- None yet
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The typical residential home in Blackpool
£900a week
About £46,800 a year
For a couple, two places: £1,800 a week
A live-in carer, at home£1,090a week
The typical live-in carer near Blackpool, set by the carer
The care home costs less for one person. At home, the carer you choose looks after only you.
A couple can share one carer, about £1,355 a week, £445 a week less than two places.
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32 live-in carers on PrimeCarers within about an hour of Blackpool
PrimeCarers runs this site. Carers on it are self-employed and set their own rates. Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them.
About Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind
Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind is a residential care home in Blackpool, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 40 residents. It provides care for older people, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by The Blackpool Fylde and Wyre Society for the Blind. The home has been registered since January 2011.
At its latest inspection, published January 2024, the CQC rated Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so check the CQC report before you visit.
Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in Blackpool with a fee on record typically charge about £900 a week for residential care and £1,400 for nursing care, so expect a figure in that range and ask the home for a written quote.
There are 65 registered care homes in Blackpool. The nearest to Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind include Harmony House, Honeysuckle House and Hollins Bank Care Home. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, typically costs about £1,120 a week across England.
Care provided
- Residential care
- Older people
- Learning disabilities
- Sensory impairment
Registration
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011
- Latest CQC rating
- Good (January 2024)
- Council area
- Blackpool
- Town
- Blackpool
The CQC inspection, explained
- Safe?
- Good
- Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
- Effective?
- Good
- Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
- Caring?
- Good
- Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
- Responsive?
- Good
- Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
- Well-led?
- Good
- Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind was rated Good; inspectors found people safe, well supported and cared for, with a minor recruitment record gap.
We read the full inspection report and explain what inspectors praised, what concerned them, and what it means for your family. Read the CQC report explained →
Fees
Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in Blackpool typically charge about £900 a week for residential care and £1,400 for nursing care. A live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers typically costs £1,090 a week, shown on each carer's profile.
Reviews
No reviews yet. If you know this home, yours would be the first and would help other families.
Common questions about Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind
How much does Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind cost?
Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind has not published its fees. Care homes in Blackpool typically charge about £900 a week for residential care and £1,400 for nursing care. Ask the home for a written quote.
What is the CQC rating for Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind?
The Care Quality Commission rated Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind Good in January 2024. The full inspection report is on the CQC website.
Does Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind provide nursing care?
No. Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind is registered as a care home without nursing. Staff provide personal care; visiting district nurses cover nursing needs.
Does Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind offer dementia care?
Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind is not registered with the CQC for dementia care. If dementia care is needed, filter the Blackpool listing for homes that are.
How many residents does Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind have?
Princess Alexandra Home For The Blind is registered for up to 40 residents.
Care at home
32 live-in carers within about an hour of Blackpool
These are self-employed carers on PrimeCarers, the introductory agency that runs this directory. Each has a profile with their own rates and reviews from families, and you choose who to talk to.
Most charge £980 to £1,250 a week. 31 can care for a couple. 12 years' experience on average.
Antoinette T.
2 reviews
From £1,120 a week
Based about 12 minutes from Blackpool. Can care for a couple
Don M.
1 review
From £1,204 a week, 6 years caring
Based about 30 minutes from Blackpool. Can care for a couple
Sarah K.
1 review
From £1,015 a week, 11 years caring
Based about 49 minutes from Blackpool. Can care for a couple
Tracy O.
1 review
From £1,260 a week, 25 years caring
Works in the Blackpool area. Can care for a couple
“Thanks to Tracy, Dad was always immaculately dressed and clean, his meals were all home cooked and nutritionally well balanced and his home was always kept really clean and tidy.”
“He developed a close affinity with Terence, spending time talking with him before he retired to bed and looking after his needs during the night.”
See live-in carers near BlackpoolProfiles, rates and reviews are free to look at.
Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them. Carers set their own rates, and who is free changes week to week.
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32 live-in carers on PrimeCarers within about an hour of Blackpool
Live-in, a week
typically £1,090
A couple sharing one carer about £1,355
Honeysuckle House
Blackpool, FY4 · 0.5 km · 25 beds
CQC: Good
Fee not published
Area typical £900 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,090 a week
Hollins Bank Care Home
Blackpool, FY4 · 0.5 km · 44 beds
CQC: Good
ResidentialWe Care Group
Fee not published
Area typical £900 a week
Or a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers: typically £1,090 a week