Crossroads Care Tendring and Colchester

Crossroads Care Tendring and Colchester is a home care agency based in Thorpe-le-Soken, 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 Thorpe-le-Soken 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 a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Crossroads Together from Carers Trust 4all, which has 28 branches in England. The agency has been registered since December 2010.

At its latest inspection, published May 2019, the CQC rated Crossroads Care Tendring and Colchester Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Crossroads Care Tendring and Colchester 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 Essex, Aldanat Care and All 4U Care, 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.