The 10 best-rated, ranked from published Care Quality Commission data, not opinion or advertising. 187 of the 239 home care in Essex currently hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
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Chelmsford, CM2
Operated by Care and Wellbeing Group Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 8/3/19.
80-86 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0PD
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Blackmore, CM4
Operated by Comitis LII Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 5/8/24.
Stubbers Farm, Unit 9 Suite B, Mountnessing Road, Blackmore, Essex, CM4 0NX
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Chelmsford, CM3
Operated by T McTaggart Limited
Registered to support learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 5/3/19.
25 Greentrees Avenue, Cold Norton, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6JA
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Benfleet, SS7
Registered to support older people, younger adults, learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 4/17/19.
Suite 2, 351 London Road, Hadleigh, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2BT
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Harlow, CM20
Operated by North London Homecare and Support Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 4/10/19.
Circle Line House, 8 East Road, Harlow, Essex, CM20 2BJ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Halstead, CO9
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 3/28/20.
The Old Coalyard, 61 Alderford Street, Sible Hedingham, Halstead, Essex, CO9 3HX
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Southend On Sea, SS3
Operated by Belton Care Ltd
Registered to support older people, younger adults, learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 3/14/19.
Unit B2, Seedbed Centre, Vanguard Way, Shoeburyness, Southend On Sea, Essex, SS3 9QY
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Loughton, IG10
Registered to support learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 11/22/19.
48 Traps Hill, Loughton, Essex, IG10 1TB
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Frinton On Sea, CO13
Operated by Jean Allen Care Services Limited
Registered to support older people, dementia care, learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 1/9/20.
Suite 5 Gallery Chambers, 145A Connaught Avenue, Frinton On Sea, Essex, CO13 9AH
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Basildon, SS16
Operated by Excellence Care Ltd
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 1/31/20.
St Davids Court, London Road, Basildon, Essex, SS16 4PY
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Showing 10 of 187 home care in Essex that currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, out of 239 registered in total. Services with no published rating are excluded: newly registered services often have none, and no rating is not a poor rating.
Based on Care Quality Commission data published 01 July 2026, used under the Open Government Licence. No provider has paid for a position on this page, and none can.
Home care, which CQC registers as a domiciliary care service, means carers coming to you rather than you moving into a care home. It is the most common form of paid care in England.
Visiting care. Anything from one call a week to four calls a day. Shorter visits cost more per hour because travel and scheduling costs do not shrink.
Live-in care. A carer lives with you. Priced weekly.
Overnight care. Either a sleeping night, where the carer sleeps but is available, or a waking night, which costs considerably more.
Respite. Short term cover so a family carer can have a break.
See our full breakdown of home care costs per hour. In short, expect quotes at or above £34.42 an hour, higher for evenings, weekends and two-carer visits.
Check the CQC rating and read the actual report, not just the headline word. Then ask:
Continuity is the thing families complain about most and ask about least.
239 CQC-registered home care have a registered office in Essex, East of England. Of those, 187 currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, which is the pool this ranking is drawn from.
That depends on your finances, not your postcode. Above £23,250 in capital you normally pay the full cost. Below £14,250 your capital is ignored. Your council carries out the financial assessment, and NHS Continuing Healthcare pays in full where needs are primarily health needs. 2026/27 thresholds for England.
It means it was rated Good at the last inspection, and the gap between inspections can run to years. Use the rating as a starting point, read the full report, and visit in person before deciding.
Home care is visits, typically 30 minutes to a few hours, at set times of day. Live-in care means a carer lives in your home and is available around the clock. Live-in care is priced weekly rather than hourly and becomes competitive once you need very high hours of visiting care.
The Homecare Association calculates that providers in England need £34.42 an hour for 2026/27 to pay staff legally and run a compliant service. Councils pay an average of £25.05. Private quotes commonly sit at or above the minimum price.
Carevo does not inspect or endorse services. CQC ratings change between inspections. Check the current rating on the CQC website and read the full report before deciding.