Astra House

Astra House is a home care agency based in Basildon, in the Essex council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 6 miles of its Basildon office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people and younger adults. It is run by Nice Flow Care & Employment. The agency has been registered since July 2023.

Astra House 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.

Astra House has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Essex with a rate on record typically charge about £27 an hour and £1,675 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

There are 448 registered home care agencies in Essex. Others working the same area include Head Office, Seccare+ and Cera Care Essex and Havering, 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.