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 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 Caremark (Chelmsford & Uttlesford), Maplewood Independent Living Limited and Right at Home Stevenage, Bishop’s Stortford and Braintree. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.