Forest Homecare Limited

Forest Homecare Limited is a home care agency based in Halstead, 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 Halstead 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. Its website lists hourly visits and live-in care. It is part of Forest Homecare, which has 3 branches in England. The agency has been registered since December 2010.

At its latest inspection, published March 2020, the CQC rated Forest Homecare Limited 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.

Forest Homecare Limited has told us it charges £32 an hour for hourly visits, a figure reported to us by the agency, so treat it as a guide rather than a quote, in September 2026. Two visits a day of an hour each comes to about £448 a week. Live-in care is £2,500 a week. That is about 19% above the typical hourly rate in Essex of £27.

There are 448 registered home care agencies in Essex. Others working the same area include Crosspath Care LTD, Home Instead Braintree and Chinite Resourcing Limited (Chinite Home 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.