Home Instead Brentwood, Billericay & Upminster

Home Instead Brentwood, Billericay & Upminster is a home care agency based in Blackmore, 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 Blackmore 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 and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Home Instead, which has 145 branches in England. The agency has been registered since June 2011.

At its latest inspection, published May 2024, the CQC rated Home Instead Brentwood, Billericay & Upminster 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.

Home Instead Brentwood, Billericay & Upminster has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Essex. 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 448 registered home care agencies in Essex. Others working the same area include Cedar Green Healthcare Services Ltd, Alina Homecare Brentwood and All4One Care Services Ltd. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.