Blue River Home Care Waltham Abbey

Blue River Home Care Waltham Abbey is a home care agency based in Waltham Abbey, 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 Waltham Abbey office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Blue River Home Care. The agency has been registered since February 2018.

At its latest inspection, published May 2026, the CQC rated Blue River Home Care Waltham Abbey Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Blue River Home Care Waltham Abbey has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Essex. 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.

There are 448 registered home care agencies in Essex. Others working the same area include BlowingPoint Care, Goldleaf Homecare and Helping Hands Enfield. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.