Caremark (Harlow & Epping Forest)

Caremark (Harlow & Epping Forest) is a home care agency based in Harlow, in the Essex council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It From our office in Harlow, we offer care and support to anyone living in the town and surrounding areas, including: Harlow Town, Old Harlow, Matching Tye, Hatfield Heath, Sheering, Ongar, Marden Ash, Coopersale, North Weald, Waltham Abbey, Debden, Abridge, Stapleford, Chipping Ongar, Fyfield, Moreton, Roydon, Nazeing, Epping Green, Epping, Thornwood, Chigwell, Loughton, Hainault, Hobbs Cross. 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. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care, respite care, end of life care and companionship without personal care. It is run by Oasis Care-. The agency has been registered since March 2017.

At its latest inspection, published December 2025, the CQC rated Caremark (Harlow & Epping Forest) 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.

Caremark (Harlow & Epping Forest) 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.

On how it works, the agency says: employs its carers, 24/7 on-call, free assessment and takes council-funded clients. Details like these come from the agency's own website and change, so confirm them when you call.

There are 448 registered home care agencies in Essex. Others working the same area include Diamond Unique Care Limited, Gold Cross Care Limited and Manorcourt Homecare, 1 of which has 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.