Five Stars Care Services Ltd

Five Stars Care Services Ltd is a home care agency based in Colchester, in the Essex council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We care for loved ones across the South East; Horsham Care; Brentwood Care; Worthing Care; Epping Care; Maldon Care; Harlow Care; Southend on Sea Care; Codicote. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia and younger adults. Its website lists hourly visits, live-in care and companionship without personal care. It is run by Five Stars Care Services. The agency has been registered since September 2017.

At its latest inspection, published March 2019, the CQC rated Five Stars Care Services Ltd 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.

Five Stars Care Services Ltd 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, care within 24 hours, free assessment, happy with pets and 10 years operating. 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 Calm Futures, Royal Mencap Society Essex Domiciliary Care and Rockview Healthcare Solutions Ltd, 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.