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- Wickford, SS11 8XG
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 1 to 20 of 143 services that match.
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- Brentwood, CM13 3AB
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- Colchester, CO7 8LG
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- Chelmsford, CM1 1JR
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- Benfleet, SS7 5TG
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- Maldon, CM9 6JB
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- Brentwood, CM13 1TG
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- Basildon, SS14 1QQ
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- Basildon, SS15 5UR
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- Loughton, IG10 4HJ
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- Basildon, SS13 2HG
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- Epping, CM16 6NE
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- Brentwood, CM13 3FR
- No overall rating shown
- Basildon, SS15 6TQ
- No overall rating shown
- Chelmsford, CM1 6AS
- No overall rating shown
- Benfleet, SS7 3BT
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- Chelmsford, CM1 1TD
- No overall rating shown
- Colchester, CO7 8GH
- No overall rating shown
- Basildon, SS15 5FP
- No overall rating shown
- Harlow, CM20 2ST
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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