Premier Care

Premier Care is a home care agency based in Benfleet, in the Essex council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It Providing home care services in Basildon, Billericay, Wickford, Laindon, Canvey Island, Benfleet, Hadleigh, Thundersley, Rayleigh, Gt Wakering, Rochford, Hockley and Hullbridge. 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 Premier Care Partners. The agency has been registered since August 2019.

At its latest inspection, published April 2023, the CQC rated Premier Care 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.

Premier Care 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 Divine Care Group Ltd, Home Care Essex and Proactive Medicare, 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.