Goodrated 4 years ago
Rating from April 2022 (more than 2 years ago)
- Colchester, CO3 9AJ
East of England
Home care in Essex
There are 453 home care services in Essex registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the regulator of adult social care in England.
280 of the 309 with an overall rating from CQC (91%) are rated Good or Outstanding. 144 have no overall rating shown, usually because CQC has not rated them yet or rates the parts of the service separately. CQC data as at 13 October 2026.
Find the right one near you
Search by postcode to see home care by distance, with a map.
How home care in Essex are rated
The 309 with an overall rating from CQC, in CQC’s own words. We never turn these into a score of our own.
- Outstanding12 services (4%)Show them: rated Outstanding
- Good268 services (87%)Show them: rated Good
- Requires improvement28 services (9%)Show them: rated Requires improvement
- Inadequate1 service (0%)Show them: rated Inadequate
- No overall rating shown144 servicesShow them: no overall rating shown
A service with no overall rating may be new, or CQC may rate the parts of it separately. What the ratings mean.
Home care in Essex
Showing 1 to 20 of 453 services.
- No overall rating shown
- Wickford, SS11 8XG
- No overall rating shown
- Brentwood, CM13 3AB
- Goodrated 6 years ago
Rating from October 2019 (more than 2 years ago)
- Basildon, SS13 3AS
- Goodrated 5 years ago
Rating from May 2021 (more than 2 years ago)
- Southminster, CM0 7PF
- No overall rating shown
- Colchester, CO7 8LG
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Colchester, CO4 5YQ
- No overall rating shown
- Chelmsford, CM1 1JR
- No overall rating shown
- Benfleet, SS7 5TG
- Goodrated 2 years ago
Rating from November 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Witham, CM8 1BA
- Goodrated 6 years ago
Rating from February 2020 (more than 2 years ago)
- Chelmsford, CM2 6ND
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from April 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Waltham Abbey, EN9 1NP
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Brentwood, CM13 3FR
- No overall rating shown
- Maldon, CM9 6JB
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from July 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Dunmow, CM6 1WW
- Goodrated 1 year ago
- Walton-on-Naze, CO14 8AL
- No overall rating shown
- Brentwood, CM13 1TG
- Goodrated 7 years ago
Rating from October 2019 (more than 2 years ago)
- Colchester, CO7 7FD
- Goodrated 4 years ago
Rating from November 2021 (more than 2 years ago)
- Harlow, CM20 1QR
- No overall rating shown
- Basildon, SS14 1QQ
Other kinds of care in Essex
Services registered with CQC here, by kind of care.
Home care in nearby areas
Councils close by. You can often look further afield for more choice.
Questions about care in Essex
How many home care services are there in Essex?
There are 453 home care services in Essex registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the regulator of adult social care in England.
How are home care services in Essex rated?
280 of the 309 with an overall rating from CQC (91%) are rated Good or Outstanding. 144 have no overall rating shown, usually because CQC has not rated them yet or rates the parts of the service separately. CQC data as at 13 October 2026. In England, CQC gives each service an overall rating: Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate, and a rating for each of five key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. We show each rating as CQC publishes it and never turn it into a score of our own.
How do I choose a home care service in Essex?
Start with the help the person needs now and might need later, and shortlist a few services near the people who will visit. Check each one’s latest CQC rating and how old it is, read its latest inspection report, and where you can, visit or meet the team more than once before you decide. Ask what is included in the fees and what happens if needs change. This is general information, not advice.
Who pays for care in Essex?
It depends on the person’s needs and finances. Some people pay for all of their own care, some get help from their council, and the NHS pays for some health care. The first step is to ask your local council for a free assessment of care needs: that is the council’s adult social care team. We do not show prices and this is general information, not advice.
How up to date is this information?
This page uses CQC data as at 13 October 2026. We check for new data from the regulator every day, and each service page shows the date of the data it uses.
Choosing home care
Home care (sometimes called domiciliary care) means carers who visit you at home to help with things like washing, dressing, meals and medicines. You stay in your own home.
Things to check
- Ask whether you will have the same carers each time, and what happens if one is off sick.
- Ask how visit times are agreed, and what happens if a carer is running late.
- Ask how long each visit lasts, and whether travel time is counted in it.
- Read the latest CQC report, and ask how the provider checks that visits happen.
Whoever ends up paying, you can ask your council’s adult social care team for a free assessment of what help you need. Our guide explains what to expect and what to ask.
About this information
CQC data as at 13 October 2026. Services not currently providing care, and services that are no longer registered, are not listed.
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