Dengie Care Providers

Dengie Care Providers is a home care agency based in Chelmsford, 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 Chelmsford office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism. It is run by T McTaggart. The agency has been registered since January 2011.

At its latest inspection, published May 2019, the CQC rated Dengie Care Providers Outstanding, which means the CQC found the service performing exceptionally well. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Dengie Care Providers 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 Prestige Healthcare 247 Ltd, Nudawn Housing and Support Services Ltd and Aboutme Care Services Limited. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.