Prime Nursing and Care

Prime Nursing and Care is a home care agency based in Dunmow, 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 Dunmow office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people and younger adults. It is run by Mrs Rachel Diane Forbes-Evans. The agency has been registered since September 2015.

At its latest inspection, published February 2020, the CQC rated Prime Nursing and 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.

Prime Nursing and 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 The Care Professionals (Essex) Ltd, Home Instead Braintree and Chinite Resourcing Limited (Chinite Home Care), 6 of which have 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.