Home Care in Waltham Abbey
Waltham Abbey has 13 CQC registered home care agencies. 4 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 8 have not yet been rated. 4 of the 13 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Waltham Abbey at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Waltham Abbey, 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: 14,700. Rising to 16,600 by 2035, up 13%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,900. Rising to 2,400 by 2035, up 22%
- People aged 85 and over: 4,100. Rising to 5,900 by 2035, up 43%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 86%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Essex as a whole is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 1 closed. 35 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 581 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.
Planning and paying for care at home in Waltham Abbey
Support at home is bought by the hour, so the cost tracks the number of visits rather than sitting at a fixed weekly figure, and that makes the funding question worth settling first. Care can be paid for privately, met in part or in full by the council following an assessment, or in some circumstances supported by the health service where the need is chiefly clinical. Knowing which route applies tells you how large a package is realistic before you start ringing round.
Requesting a care needs assessment
Anyone who appears to need care and support can ask for an assessment, and there is no charge for it whatever someone owns or earns. It considers washing, dressing, mobility, medication, nutrition and how safely someone manages alone, and produces a written record describing the support required. The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames carries out that assessment and the separate financial assessment that decides who pays. If you provide care yourself, ask for a carer's assessment at the same time, because your own needs are weighed in their own right.
What the visits cost
Agencies usually charge an hourly rate, with higher rates at weekends, on bank holidays and where two carers are needed for a safe transfer. Live in care is priced by the week instead. Where funded support applies, the council may meet part or all of the cost, frequently as a direct payment so that you can choose the agency yourself. Ask for the rate card in writing, ask about minimum visit lengths and ask whether travel time between calls is charged, since short visits can prove expensive once those extras are counted.
Choosing an agency and what to check
Twelve providers is a workable list, and the first thing to confirm is whether an agency covers your road at the hours you need, because coverage varies more than families expect.
Where there is no published rating
Seven agencies here have no published rating, which means sorting by inspection outcome will not narrow the list very far and your questions have to do the work instead. Ask how long the agency has been operating, who registered it and what experience the registered manager has. Ask to see a sample care plan, ask how medication is recorded and ask for references from families it currently supports. An agency confident in its own arrangements will answer all of that readily.
Continuity and timekeeping
Lateness and a constant change of faces are the complaints heard most often about care at home. Ask how many different carers someone will see across a fortnight, how the rota is built and what happens when a regular carer is unwell. Abbey Care Solutions Ltd, BlowingPoint Care, Goldleaf Homecare and Helping Hands Enfield are the agencies rated Good here, and their reports describe how those arrangements work in practice. Reading them is the quickest way to learn what an agency is actually like rather than what its own marketing claims.
13 home care in Waltham Abbey
- Helping Hands Enfield · M25 Business Centre, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
Helping Hands Enfield supports people in their own homes in Waltham Abbey and across the surrounding area. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Ubertas Care Homes · M25 Business Centre, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JH
Home care · Run by Ubertas Care Homes Limited
Ubertas Care Homes provides home care to adults in Waltham Abbey 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...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Ultimate Quality Care · Unit 314A, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JH
Home care · Run by Ultimate Quality Care Limited
We are Ultimate Quality Care, based in Waltham Abbey and supporting adults in their own homes across this part of Essex. We support older people and people living with dementia, people living with mental health conditions, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Urban Group of Care · Unit 128, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JH
Home care · Run by Urban Group of Care Limited
Urban Group of Care provides support at home to people in Waltham Abbey and the surrounding parts of Essex. We work with older people and people living with dementia, with people who have physical disabilities or a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Azile Cares · Unit 203B, M25 Business Centre, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JH
Home care · Run by Azile Limited
Azile Cares is a home care agency in Waltham Abbey, supporting people in their own homes across this part of Essex. We work with older people and with younger adults, including people who have a learning disability and autistic people....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults - Mel Healthcare · 121 Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JH
Home care · Run by Mel Healthcare Limited
Mel Healthcare provides care in people's own homes in Waltham Abbey and the surrounding part of Essex. We support older people, including those living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and younger adults whose care needs sit...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Saint Nicholas Care Services · Ability House, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JH
Home care · Run by Saint Nicholas Care Services Limited
We provide care in people's own homes in Waltham Abbey and the surrounding parts of Essex. What we do is straightforward: give people the help they need to keep living where they want to live, at the times agreed, from carers they...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults - Blue River Home Care · M25 Business Centre, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JH
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Blue River Home Care Ltd
We provide care in people's own homes in Waltham Abbey and the surrounding parts of Essex. Our work is to support people to live where they want to live, with help that arrives when it should. We visit older people needing assistance with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders - Universal Point of Care · Ability House, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JH
Home care · Run by Universal Point of Care Ltd
We at Universal Point of Care are proud to offer trusted home care across Waltham Abbey and the surrounding Essex communities, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Premier23 Homecare · 28 Newteswell Drive, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1QF
Home care · Run by Premier23 Care Services Limited
We at Premier23 Homecare are proud to offer compassionate home care across Waltham Abbey and the surrounding Essex communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the EN postcode...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Goldleaf Homecare · Unit 102, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Goldleaf Homecare Limited
We at Goldleaf Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Waltham Abbey and the surrounding communities in Essex, supporting people to live well and safely within the place they know best, their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - BlowingPoint Care · 110 Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1JH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by BlowingPoint Enterprises Limited
We at BlowingPoint Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Waltham Abbey and the surrounding Essex communities, supporting older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia or physical disabilities in the place...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Abbey Care Solutions · Thrift Cottage, Waltham Abbey, Essex, EN9 1NP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Abbey Care Solutions Limited
We at Abbey Care Solutions are proud to provide compassionate home care across Waltham Abbey and the surrounding Essex communities, supporting older people and adults with a range of needs to live well within the familiar comfort of their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
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
- Blue River Home Care Waltham Abbey, 18 May 2026, Requires improvement
- Helping Hands Enfield, 15 June 2023, Good
- Abbey Care Solutions Ltd, 19 April 2023, Good
Longest since a report
- BlowingPoint Care, 20 March 2019, Good
- Goldleaf Homecare, 8 June 2019, Good
- Abbey Care Solutions Ltd, 19 April 2023, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Waltham Abbey
How many home care agencies are there in Waltham Abbey?
Waltham Abbey has 13 CQC registered home care agencies: 4 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 8 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 Waltham Abbey?
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 Waltham Abbey were inspected most recently?
Blue River Home Care Waltham Abbey (18 May 2026), Helping Hands Enfield (15 June 2023) and Abbey Care Solutions Ltd (19 April 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.