Right at Home Stevenage, Bishop’s Stortford and Braintree

Right at Home Stevenage, Bishop’s Stortford and Braintree 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, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by RRJ Care. The agency has been registered since August 2019.

At its latest inspection, published January 2022, the CQC rated Right at Home Stevenage, Bishop’s Stortford and Braintree 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.

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