Live in service

Live in service is a home care agency based in Canvey Island, 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 Canvey Island office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of Novus Care, which has 5 branches in England. The agency has been registered since June 2022.

Live in service has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered agency; the CQC usually inspects within its first year or so.

Live in service 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 Premier Care, Home Care Essex and Rankin House, 1 of which has 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.