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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.

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 301 to 320 of 452 services.

  • My Homecare Chelmsford

    Home care

    Run by A & D Homecare Ltd

    Outstandingrated 3 years ago

    Rating from March 2023 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Ingatestone, CM4 0EW
  • N.L.A Care Limited

    Home care

    Run by N.L.A Care Limited

    No overall rating shown
    • Harlow, CM17 0BE
  • Nema Home Care Limited

    Home care

    Run by Nema Home Care Limited

    Goodrated 3 years ago

    Rating from August 2023 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Buckhurst Hill, IG9 6LN
  • Nexus Support Ltd

    Home care

    Run by Nexus-Support Ltd

    Goodrated 7 years ago

    Rating from January 2019 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Wickford, SS11 8YB
  • Nightowls Home Care

    Home care

    Run by Nightowls Home Care Limited

    Requires improvementrated 5 years ago

    Rating from June 2021 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Colchester, CO5 8TH
  • Nines Care Ltd

    Home care

    Run by Nines Care Ltd

    No overall rating shown
    • Stansted, CM24 8GF
  • Novus Care Limited - Wickford

    Home care

    Run by Novus Care Limited

    Goodrated 5 years ago

    Rating from October 2021 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Wickford, SS11 8YB
  • Nurse Plus UK - Colchester

    Home care

    Run by Nurse Plus and Carer Plus (UK) Limited

    Goodrated 4 years ago

    Rating from November 2021 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Colchester, CO4 9YQ
  • OFFICE

    Home care

    Run by Golden Hands Home Care Ltd

    Inadequaterated 3 years ago

    Rating from August 2023 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Colchester, CO1 1EG
  • Onamds Care Limited

    Home care

    Run by Onamds Care Limited

    No overall rating shown
    • Brentwood, CM13 2SS
  • Oxana Care Ltd

    Home care, Supported living

    Run by Oxana Care Limited

    No overall rating shown
    • Sudbury, CO10 7JS
  • PALS Ltd

    Home care

    Run by PALS Ltd

    Goodrated 6 years ago

    Rating from December 2019 (more than 2 years ago)

    • Chelmsford, CM1 2QE
  • Papa Home Care Ltd

    Home care

    Run by Papa Home Care Ltd

    No overall rating shown
    • Chelmsford, CM1 1XB

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.

How to choose care

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.

Contains Care Quality Commission data © Care Quality Commission, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Care Comparison is independent and is not connected to or endorsed by CQC.

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