Fuchsia Homecare Colchester

Fuchsia Homecare Colchester 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 With branches across East England, we’re always close by. 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 run by Caring Hearts (Essex). The agency has been registered since April 2018.

At its latest inspection, published January 2024, the CQC rated Fuchsia Homecare Colchester 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.

Fuchsia Homecare 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 Butterfly's Care, KSS Home Care Limited and Michael Rgis Care Ltd, 5 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.