Optimal Care Plus

Optimal Care Plus is a home care agency based in Tilbury Essex, in the Thurrock council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 16 miles of its Tilbury Essex 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 mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is part of OptimalCarePlus, which has 2 branches in England. The agency has been registered since September 2022.

Optimal Care Plus 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.

Optimal Care Plus has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Thurrock. 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 76 registered home care agencies in Thurrock. Others working the same area include Bansal's Care, Jolly Care Ltd and Thurrock Essex. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.