Home Care Essex

Home Care Essex is a home care agency based in Leigh-on-Sea, in the Southend-on-Sea council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 9 miles of its Leigh-on-Sea 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 Consumer Watch. The agency has been registered since January 2022.

At its latest inspection, published February 2023, the CQC rated Home Care Essex 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.

Home Care Essex has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Southend-on-Sea. 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 70 registered home care agencies in Southend-on-Sea. Others working the same area include Stanford Wellbeing Offices, Holistic Healthcare Southend-on-Sea Ltd and Newday Healthcare Professionals Ltd. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.