Essential Care Solutions Ltd

Essential Care Solutions Ltd is a home care agency based in Gloucester, in the Gloucestershire 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 Gloucester 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 and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Essential Care Solutions. The agency has been registered since March 2022.

At its latest inspection, published June 2023, the CQC rated Essential Care Solutions Ltd 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.

Essential Care Solutions Ltd has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Gloucestershire with a rate on record typically charge about £32.88 an hour and £1,638 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 166 registered home care agencies in Gloucestershire. Others working the same area include Prosperity Care and Wellbeing, Naswell Care LTD and Firstcall 247 Limited (Gloucestershire), 2 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.