Home Care in South Ockendon
South Ockendon has 6 CQC registered home care agencies. 2 are rated Good, and 4 have not yet been rated. 2 of the 6 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
South Ockendon at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in South Ockendon, 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: 11,900. Rising to 12,800 by 2035, up 7%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,500. Rising to 1,800 by 2035, up 17%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,900. Rising to 4,100 by 2035, up 39%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 64%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 3 opened, 1 closed. 78 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 480 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.3 miles).
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What care at home in South Ockendon involves and what to look for
Home care is delivered as visits of an agreed length at agreed times, covering washing, dressing, medication, meals or getting to bed. Whether it works has less to do with an agency's literature than with whether the same few carers arrive when they said they would. That is the thing to interrogate, and it is also the thing least visible in any rating.
Judging agencies when most carry no rating
With three of five providers unrated, sorting by judgement does very little work here. An absent rating usually means an agency registered recently and has not yet had a first full inspection, which is not a mark against it. For those providers, verify what you can yourself: who owns the agency, how long the registered manager has been in post, what training new carers complete before working unsupervised, how supervision happens in the home, and whether references from current clients are offered without being pressed for. Integrated Kare Solutions and Sunnyside HomeCare currently hold the Good rating.
The questions that actually predict reliability in South Ockendon
Ask how many different carers would come in a fortnight and whether a regular one is realistic at the times you need. Ask what happens when a carer is off sick, how late a visit can run before anyone is informed, and who rings the family when a call is missed altogether. Establish the minimum visit length, whether travel time is taken out of the booked time, and how medication is recorded. Then ask who would come out at short notice if something went wrong, and whether that number reaches a person or a message.
Getting an assessment and sorting out funding in South Ockendon
Having needs looked at in South Ockendon
Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to an assessment of those needs, whatever their finances. For people living in South Ockendon this is arranged through Thurrock Council, which is responsible for adult social care assessment and for funded support. The assessment covers washing and dressing, medication, meals, moving around the house and the help a family is already giving unpaid. Where that help is substantial, ask for a carer's assessment in the carer's own name at the same time.
What the hours come to in South Ockendon
Agencies set their own hourly rates and charge more for evenings, weekends and bank holidays, so ask for the written schedule of charges rather than a headline figure. Because the total follows the hours delivered, a package can be built up gradually, but it can also grow without anyone intending it. Where the council contributes after a financial assessment, it may commission the hours itself or offer a direct payment so the family chooses the agency. Ask which would apply, since it determines who you deal with when the schedule needs changing.
6 home care in South Ockendon
- Dlight Healthcare · 22 Humber Avenue, South Ockendon, Thurrock, RM15 5JJ
Home care · Run by Dlight Healthcare Ltd
We at Dlight Healthcare are proud to offer compassionate home care across South Ockendon and the wider Thurrock area, supporting individuals to live safely, comfortably and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Based...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Integrated Kare Solutions · 465 Broxburn Drive, South Ockendon, Thurrock, RM15 5PS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Integrated Kare Solutions Limited
We at Integrated Kare Solutions are proud to be a trusted home care agency supporting people across South Ockendon and the wider Thurrock community. Our approach centres on delivering personalised care in the place people love most: their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Sunnyside HomeCare · 130 High Street, South Ockendon, Thurrock, RM15 4BX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sunnyside House Limited
We are Sunnyside HomeCare, a home care agency supporting people in South Ockendon and across Thurrock in their own homes. Home is where routines, belongings and neighbours already are, and for most of the people we work with, staying there...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Royne Care · 9 Arisdale Close, South Ockendon, Thurrock, RM15 5FR
Home care · Run by Royne Care Limited
We at Royne Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across South Ockendon and the wider Thurrock area, supporting individuals who wish to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. As a dedicated home care agency, we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Tinsensa Care – Domiciliary Care Service · 25 Dacre Avenue, South Ockendon, Thurrock, RM15 4TL
Home care · Run by Tinu Ltd
Tinsensa Care is a home care agency in South Ockendon, supporting people in their own homes across Thurrock and the surrounding area. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people who have a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Kadmiel Projects · 104 Carnach Green, South Ockendon, Thurrock, RM15 5PX
Home care · Run by Kadmiel Projects Limited
Kadmiel Projects provides care at home for people in South Ockendon and the surrounding parts of Thurrock. We support people in the place they know best, with as much or as little help as they need, from a single call each morning through...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, 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 Thurrock agencies publish a rate. | £26.00 to £34.30 an hour |
| What Thurrock pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £23.42 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
- Sunnyside HomeCare, 29 January 2022, Good
- Integrated Kare Solutions Limited, 23 July 2021, Good
Longest since a report
- Integrated Kare Solutions Limited, 23 July 2021, Good
- Sunnyside HomeCare, 29 January 2022, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in South Ockendon
How many home care agencies are there in South Ockendon?
South Ockendon has 6 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Good, 4 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 South Ockendon?
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 Thurrock 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 South Ockendon were inspected most recently?
Sunnyside HomeCare (29 January 2022) and Integrated Kare Solutions Limited (23 July 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.