No overall rating shown
- Harlow, CM20 1YS
East of England
Home care in Essex
There are 452 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. 143 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 shown143 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 281 to 300 of 452 services.
- Goodrated 5 months ago
- Chelmsford, CM1 2QE
- Requires improvementrated 2 years ago
Rating from January 2024 (more than 2 years ago)
- Saffron Walden, CB10 2YY
- Goodrated 3 months ago
- Brentwood, CM13 3FR
- Goodrated 7 years ago
Rating from October 2019 (more than 2 years ago)
- Harlow, CM20 2QJ
- Goodrated 8 years ago
Rating from May 2018 (more than 2 years ago)
- Chelmsford, CM3 6DR
- 37 beds
- Goodrated 5 years ago
Rating from October 2021 (more than 2 years ago)
- Dunmow, CM6 1AW
- No overall rating shown
- Basildon, SS14 3HX
- No overall rating shown
- Harlow, CM19 4DH
- Goodrated 11 months ago
- Canvey Island, SS8 9RZ
- Goodrated 7 years ago
Rating from November 2018 (more than 2 years ago)
- Wickford, SS11 8BB
- Goodrated 7 years ago
Rating from May 2019 (more than 2 years ago)
- Braintree, CM77 6SZ
- 7 beds
- No overall rating shown
- Waltham Abbey, EN9 1JH
- Goodrated 3 years ago
Rating from November 2022 (more than 2 years ago)
- Colchester, CO2 8JX
- Goodrated 2 years ago
Rating from November 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Maldon, CM9 6TR
- Goodrated 4 years ago
Rating from June 2022 (more than 2 years ago)
- Chelmsford, CM2 0HY
- No overall rating shown
- Brentwood, CM14 4WB
- Requires improvementrated 3 years ago
Rating from February 2023 (more than 2 years ago)
- Harlow, CM17 9QT
- No overall rating shown
- Colchester, CO2 8XG
- No overall rating shown
- Basildon, SS16 4TR
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.
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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