Utmost Care

Utmost Care is a home care agency based in Basildon, 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 Basildon 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 Ms Toluwalase Tonia Babablola. The agency has been registered since November 2022.

Utmost Care 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.

Utmost 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 Satellite Health Care Limited, ECL South Essex and Marlyn Recruitment Ltd. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.