Which providers in Chelmsford offer home care?

Seventy three home care agencies registered with the Care Quality Commission are listed for Chelmsford on this page. They include providers such as Civicare East Ltd, A1 Home Care and Yourlife (Chelmsford), alongside smaller and more recently registered agencies. Each has its own profile setting out registration details and the published inspection outcome. Opening a profile is the quickest way to see what a particular agency is registered to provide.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A care home provides accommodation together with help in the everyday business of living, such as washing, dressing, meals and medication support. A nursing home offers all of that and also has registered nurses on duty around the clock, so it can meet needs requiring clinical oversight. Home care differs from both, since the carer comes to the person rather than the person moving into a building. Families often begin with home care and consider residential options only when needs outgrow what visits can safely cover.

What should we ask a home care agency in Chelmsford before choosing?

Ask how carers are recruited, what training they receive and whether the same small team would attend regularly. Ask how the care plan is written, how often it is reviewed and how you would be told about anything that changed. It is worth asking what the agency does if a carer is running late and how you can reach someone outside office hours. Ask finally for the name of the registered manager, since a settled and visible manager tends to be the strongest single indicator of a well run agency.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Chelmsford?

Contact the adult social care team at Essex County Council and ask for a care needs assessment. It is free and open to anyone who appears to need care and support, regardless of income or savings, and it can be requested by the person themselves or by a relative acting for them. The assessment looks at what someone can manage alone, where they struggle and what support would make the difference. A carer living with or helping the person can also request a separate assessment of their own needs.

Can Essex County Council fund home care in Chelmsford?

It can, where the care needs assessment finds eligible needs and a financial assessment shows the person cannot meet the full cost themselves. The financial assessment looks at income and savings, and the value of the property someone lives in is disregarded for care delivered at home. Those who qualify may receive a direct payment to arrange their own support or a package commissioned on their behalf. People assessed as able to pay in full arrange care privately but retain the right to an assessment and to advice.

How far in advance should we start looking?

Begin as soon as the need becomes foreseeable rather than waiting for a crisis, because the assessment and the setting up of a package both take time. Popular agencies in Chelmsford may not have capacity in the exact slots you want, particularly at breakfast and bedtime, so a few weeks of lead time is genuinely useful. Where care follows a hospital stay the timescale is much shorter and a discharge team will usually help arrange something interim. Even in that situation it is worth reviewing the arrangement once the immediate pressure has passed.

Home Care in Chelmsford

Chelmsford has 73 CQC registered home care agencies. 42 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, and 27 have not yet been rated. 34 of the 73 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Chelmsford at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Chelmsford, to help you judge the options below.

Hourly care visits, East of England: £26.00 to £34.30 an hour. Middle half of prices from 15 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 19,800. Rising to 22,100 by 2035, up 12%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,500. Rising to 3,100 by 2035, up 22%
People aged 85 and over: 5,300. Rising to 7,900 by 2035, up 49%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 60%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Essex as a whole is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 1 closed. 62 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 117 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Choosing a Home Care Agency in Chelmsford

The useful first step is not to compare all seventy three agencies but to write down precisely what help is needed, at what times of day, and who else is already involved. An hour each morning to get up, washed and dressed is a very different commission from four visits a day with two carers present, and the agencies that excel at one are not always the ones that excel at the other.

Matching an Agency to the Rota You Need

Ask directly whether the agency can staff the times you want, particularly early mornings, evenings and weekends, which are the hardest slots to fill. Ask how many different carers are likely to attend in a typical fortnight, because continuity matters enormously to someone who is anxious or living with memory problems. Ask what happens when the regular carer is ill or on leave, and how much notice you would get of a change.

What the Inspection Ratings Tell You

Every agency listed here is registered with the Care Quality Commission. Two have been rated Outstanding and forty one are rated Good, three carry a Requires Improvement rating, and twenty seven have not yet been rated. That last group is larger than it looks alarming, since an agency cannot be rated until it has been running long enough to inspect, and a newer provider may be perfectly sound. Where a rating does exist, read the report itself rather than the headline word, paying particular attention to the sections on safety and on how well led the agency is.

Arranging and Paying for Care at Home in Chelmsford

A care needs assessment is the formal starting point and it is free to anyone who appears to need support, whatever their savings. Essex County Council carries out that assessment and arranges funded support where someone meets the eligibility criteria. Even families who expect to pay for everything themselves benefit from having one, because the written outcome sets out the hours and the kind of help needed, which makes conversations with agencies far more precise.

How Funding Is Decided

Where the assessment identifies eligible needs, a financial assessment follows and looks at income and savings. The value of the home someone lives in is not counted when the care is delivered at home, which is an important difference from residential care. Those eligible for help may be offered a direct payment, letting them choose and employ their own agency, or a package arranged on their behalf. Anyone assessed as able to meet the cost themselves still has the right to the needs assessment and to advice on arranging care.

Understanding the Cost Picture

Home care is usually charged by the hour or by the visit, and shorter visits often carry a higher effective rate. Ask what the quoted rate includes, whether travel time or mileage is added, and how bank holidays and night calls are priced. Ask too about the minimum visit length, the notice period for cancelling a call, and how and when rates are reviewed, so the weekly cost holds no surprises.

73 home care in Chelmsford (showing 1–50)

Anaisa Care · Saxon House, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1HT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Anaisa Services Ltd
Anaisa Care supports people in their own homes in Chelmsford and the surrounding part of Essex. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, physical disabilities, and sight and hearing loss. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Trends Healthcare · 18 The Windmills, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7FD
Home care · Run by Trends Healthcare Ltd
Trends Healthcare Chelmsford provides support at home for people in Chelmsford and the surrounding part of Essex. Our carers visit people where they live, and the support is built around what each person actually wants from it. We work...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Prestige Healthcare 247 · Pod 4, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6RT
Home care · Run by Prestige Homecare 247 Ltd
Prestige Healthcare 247 provides care and support to people in their own homes in Chelmsford and the surrounding part of Essex. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, mental health needs and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Radis Community Care (Freeman Court) · Burgess Springs, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1QZ
Home care · Run by G P Homecare Limited
Freeman Court in Chelmsford, run by Radis Community Care, provides care and support to people living in their own homes here. We work with older people, people living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, people with visual...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Infinite Healthcare Services · Suite D, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3AG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Infinite Healthcare Services Ltd
We provide care at home in Chelmsford and the surrounding parts of Essex. Those we visit include older adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and younger adults....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Influential Care · Unit 8, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3ST
Home care · Run by Influential Care Ltd
We are a home care agency in Chelmsford, providing support to people in their own homes across Essex. We work with older people, with younger adults and with people living with dementia. Our view is that care at home works best when it is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Family Homecare · 57 High Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7HJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Family Home Care Limited
Family Homecare provides care and support in people's own homes in Chelmsford and the surrounding parts of Essex. Our purpose is to make home a place where somebody can be properly looked after, so that staying put remains a real option....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
First Stop Recruitment Services · Unit 26, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 7SY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by First Stop Recruitment Services Limited
We are First Stop Recruitment, and we provide care and support to adults in their own homes in Chelmsford and across Essex. We work with people of all ages and build each package around the individual rather than offering something fixed....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Hightower Care Services · Halford House, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1TD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by HighTower Care Services Ltd
Hightower Care provides care and support in people's own homes in Chelmsford and the surrounding parts of Essex. Our purpose is to make home a place where somebody can be properly looked after, so that staying put remains a real option....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Eden Brook Home Care · Fenchurch House, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6JL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Eden Brook Home Care Limited
Eden Brook Home Care provides care and support in people's own homes in Chelmsford and the surrounding parts of Essex. Our purpose is to make home a place where somebody can be properly looked after, so that staying put remains a real...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Papa Home Care · 8 Exchange Way, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1XB
Home care · Run by Papa Home Care Ltd
Papa Home Care provides care and support in people's own homes in Chelmsford and the surrounding area. We are here for people who want to carry on living in their own place and need some help to make that safe and manageable. Most of our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Firstpoint Homecare · Unit 4B, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0AU
Home care · Run by Firstpoint Homecare Limited
Firstpoint Homecare provides home care to adults in Chelmsford and the surrounding part of Essex, supporting older people and younger adults who want to stay in their own homes with some practical help. Our visits are built around the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Bloomsbury Home Care – Mid · Unit 1 The Lodge The Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8QL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bloomsbury Home Care Limited
Bloomsbury Home Care supports people in their own homes in Chelmsford and across mid Essex. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people managing mental health conditions or eating disorders,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Magic Helping Hands · Unit 202, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Magic Helping Hands Limited
We are Magic Helping Hands, based in Chelmsford, and we provide care in people's own homes across Essex. The people we visit are a varied group: older people, many living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
4th Floor Victoria House · Victoria House, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1JR
Home care · Run by Elegna Care Ltd
We provide care and support to people in their own homes across Chelmsford and the surrounding parts of Essex, working with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia and with people who have physical disabilities....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
You Before Me Care · Room 109, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1TD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by You Before Me Care Limited
We are You Before Me Care, a home care agency in Chelmsford, Essex. We support older people and younger adults in their own homes, including people living with dementia and people with a physical disability. The name is a standard rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Proud To Serve HealthCare · Unit 610, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QE
Home care · Run by Proud To Serve Healthcare Ltd
We at Proud To Serve HealthCare are a home care agency based in Chelmsford, Essex, dedicated to supporting people to live safely, comfortably and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Whether you are seeking older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Elsie's Help at Home · Unit 2, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 4BG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Elsie's Help at Home Limited
Elsie's Help at Home provides care and support in people's own homes in Chelmsford and across Essex. We visit older people, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing loss, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bluebird Care Mid · 80-86 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0PD
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Care and Wellbeing Group Limited
We are Bluebird Care Mid Essex, based in Chelmsford and supporting adults in their own homes across this part of the county. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is outstanding. We are proud of that and also...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Passion Tree Care Services · 264, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9QR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Passion Tree Care Services Ltd
At Passion Tree Care, we provide home care support to people living in Chelmsford and the surrounding areas of Essex. We work with a wide range of individuals, including older adults, younger adults, and people living with dementia,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
ECL Mid · Chelmsford Resource Centre, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2SL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Essex Cares Limited
We are ECL Mid Essex, based in Chelmsford, and we provide care in people's own homes across the area. We support older people, including many living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, people with physical disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Learning and Support Services · Unit 11 & 12, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 1LN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Learning and Support Services Limited
We at Learning and Support Services are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chelmsford and the surrounding Essex communities, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Based...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Shaftesbury St Giles · Moor Hall Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 8AR
Home care · Run by Livability
Shaftesbury St Giles provides care in people's own homes across Chelmsford and the surrounding part of Essex. We support older people, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, people managing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Amazingly Care · Saxon House, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1HT
Home care · Run by Amazingly Care Ltd
We support people in their own homes in Chelmsford and across Essex. Much of our work is with adults who have learning disabilities and with autistic adults, alongside older people and younger adults moving towards living independently. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Teebollz Consulting · Suit 212B, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0DG
Home care · Run by Teebollz Consulting Limited
Teebollz provides care and support to people in their own homes in Chelmsford and across Essex. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or autism, people managing mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Suzanne Farris Main Office · The Office, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3SH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Suzanne Farris Consulting Limited
Suzanne Farris provides care at home for people in Chelmsford and the surrounding parts of Essex. Our work is with adults who need support to keep managing in their own house, and what we do is agreed with the person rather than offered as...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Beehive Lane · 113-115 Beehive Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 9RP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Certitude Trading Limited
Here at Beehive Lane, we provide home care to people across Chelmsford and the surrounding areas of Essex. Our work takes us into the homes of the people we support, which we think is exactly where good care should start — in familiar...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
React Homecare – Mid- · Wren House, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5PF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Provide Care Solutions Limited
React Homecare in mid Essex provides care and support in people's own homes in Chelmsford and the surrounding area. Our work is built around the life somebody already has, and the aim is to support it rather than reorganise it for our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Bluebird Care (Southend & Rochford) · 80-86 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0PD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Care and Wellbeing Group Limited
Bluebird Care in Southend and Rochford provides care and support to people in their own homes across the area. We work with older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Rally Care · Suite 151, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QE
Home care · Run by Rally Care Limited
Rally Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Chelmsford and the surrounding part of Essex. We work with older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Supreme Care Services · Supreme Care Services - Essex, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0HX
Home care · Run by Supreme Care Services Limited
Supreme Care provides home care to adults in Chelmsford and the surrounding part of Essex. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, and people who have sight or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
You & I Care · Halford House, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1TD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by You & I Care Ltd
We at You & I Care Essex are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chelmsford and the surrounding communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the heart of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Dengie Care Providers · 25 Greentrees Avenue, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6JA
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by T McTaggart Limited
Dengie Care Providers supports adults with a learning disability and autistic adults in their own homes in and around Chelmsford. Our work is about helping people run their own lives, in their own place, with support shaped around the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism
InfiniteLife · West House, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1SW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Infinitelife Care Ltd
InfiniteLife Essex provides home care to adults in Chelmsford and the surrounding part of Essex. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autism, people managing mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
QV Care Services - Main Office · Office 401, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1JR
Home care · Run by QV Care Services Ltd
We at QV Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Chelmsford and the wider Essex area, supporting individuals who wish to remain safe, comfortable, and independent within the familiar surroundings of their own homes. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Benji Lifecare · Halford House 2 Coval Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1TD
Home care · Run by Benji Lifecare Ltd
We at Benji Lifecare are proud to offer compassionate home care across Chelmsford and the wider Essex area, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the CM postcode area,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Symbolic Care Group · 72 Patching Hall Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 4DB
Home care · Run by Symbolic Care Group Limited
Symbolic Care Group provides support in people's own homes in Chelmsford and across Essex. We fit around the household that is already there, at the times of day when help actually makes a difference. We support older people with washing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Faith Home Care · Unit 63 Waterhouse Business Centre, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Faith Home Care Ltd
We at Faith Home Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chelmsford and the surrounding Essex communities, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the CM...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Waterside Home Care · 12 Smiths Avenue, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6AS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Waterside Home Care Limited
Waterside Home Care supports adults in their own homes in Chelmsford and across Essex. We visit older people, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and younger adults. Most...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Chenai Holistic Home Care Agency · 5-7 Heralds Way, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 5TQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Chenai Holistic Home Care Agency Ltd
Here at Chenai Holistic Home Care Agency in Chelmsford, Essex, we provide care and support to people in the comfort of their own homes. We believe that staying at home, surrounded by familiar things and routines, makes a real difference to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Wilson's Care · 2b, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 3NQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Wilson's Care Limited
We at Wilson's Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Chelmsford and the surrounding Essex communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the CM postcode area,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Glenavon Care · 9 Springfield Lyons Approach, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 5LB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Glenavon Care Limited
We are Glenavon Care, a home care agency based in Chelmsford and supporting adults across Essex. We visit people in their own homes, helping with what has become difficult and leaving alone what they manage perfectly well. We support older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Independent People Homecare · 224 Moulsham Street, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0LR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Independent People Homecare Limited
Independent People Homecare supports people in their own homes in Chelmsford and across Essex. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with mental ill...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Willow Tree Lodge · 133 Chignal Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2JD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Paradise Lodge Care Home Limited
Willow Tree Lodge provides care and support to people in their own homes in Chelmsford and the surrounding part of Essex. We work with adults who have learning disabilities, autistic adults, younger adults and people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Metro Homecare · Unit 613 Waterhouse Business Centre, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 2QE
Home care · Run by Metro Homecare Ltd
Metro Homecare provides care in people's own homes in Chelmsford and across Essex. We support older people, adults living with dementia, people living with mental health conditions, people with a physical disability or a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Haytan Health Care Services · Halford House, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1TD
Home care · Run by Haytan Health Care Services Ltd
Haytan Health Care is a home care agency based in Chelmsford, supporting people in their own homes across Essex. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, a mental health condition or a physical disability, and younger adults...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Helping Hands · Unit 1, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0AU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
Helping Hands Chelmsford provides care at home for people across Chelmsford and the surrounding parts of Essex. We believe most people manage far better at home than anywhere else, provided the right help turns up at the right time and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Blue Bay Care Services · Regus Halford House, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 1TD
Home care · Run by Blue Bay Care Services Ltd
Blue Bay Care provides support at home for older people and younger adults living in Chelmsford and the surrounding parts of Essex. Our purpose is to make staying at home safe and comfortable for as long as somebody wants it. Our carers...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Servoca Complex Care · Unit 4b, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0AU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Servoca Nursing & Care Limited
Servoca Complex Care in Chelmsford provides care and support to people in their own homes across Essex. The people we work with include older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with learning disabilities, autistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Anglian Care · 112 Springfield Park Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 6EE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Anglian Care Limited
Anglian Care in Chelmsford supports people in their own homes across the city and the surrounding parts of Essex. We are a home care agency, which means the care comes to you, at times you have agreed, and fits into the life you already...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, East of England Middle half of prices from 15 agencies. Median £31.88. Shown for East of England because too few Essex agencies publish a rate.	£26.00 to £34.30 an hour
What Essex pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£28.04 an hour
Homecare Association minimum price 2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.	£34.42 an hour
Live in care, England Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.	£1,250 to £1,668 a week

Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

De Vere Care Partnership -Chelmsford, 28 July 2026, Good
Chenai Holistic Home Care Agency Ltd, 16 April 2026, Good
Magic Helping Hands, 16 April 2026, Good

Longest since a report

First Stop Recruitment Services Limited, 8 January 2019, Good
Bluebird Care (Southend & Rochford), 5 April 2019, Good
Dengie Care Providers, 3 May 2019, Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about home care in Chelmsford

How many home care agencies are there in Chelmsford?

Chelmsford has 73 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Outstanding, 42 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 27 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does home care cost in Chelmsford?

Hourly care visits, East of England: £26.00 to £34.30 an hour. Middle half of prices from 15 agencies. Median £31.88. Shown for East of England because too few Essex agencies publish a rate. Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.

Which home care agencies in Chelmsford were inspected most recently?

De Vere Care Partnership -Chelmsford (28 July 2026), Chenai Holistic Home Care Agency Ltd (16 April 2026) and Magic Helping Hands (16 April 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.

Local care news in Essex

New 55 bed care home registered with CQC in Basildon: Oaklands (Essex) (5 November 2026)
Highfield Care Home registered as a 60 bed care home in Uttlesford (5 November 2026)

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