Home care agency · Chelmsford
Shaftesbury Cranfield Court
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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- Galadriel Spring, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7BD
- Run by
- Livability (18 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 1116530)
- Service
- Home care agency, Supported living
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- July 2021 (5 years)
- Part of
- Livability
- Registered manager
- Paula Jane Thomas Sabrina Baily
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2006 (20 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05967087)
- Last CQC check
- 10 Dec 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-11230943614
Shaftesbury Cranfield Court at a glance
Registered with CQC as a home care agency that also provides supported living, Shaftesbury Cranfield Court is based in Chelmsford, run by Livability. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (December 2022). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 71 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of South Woodham Ferrers; 47 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The inspection, summarised
- There were systems in place to monitor the quality and safety of the service.
- The area manager recognised checks needed to be consistent to monitor the quality and safety of the service.
- The service was able to demonstrate how they were meeting the underpinning principles of right support, right care, right culture.
- Right Support People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
Inspected 22 November 2022; report published 10 December 2022. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe271 of 312 in Essex
- Effective290 of 311 in Essex
- Caring291 of 311 in Essex
- Responsive292 of 311 in Essex
- Well-led57 of 312 in Essex
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 10 December 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in Essex share it.
How its rating has changed
- Dec 2022
- Today Rating 3 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 10 December 2022
Location and local area
- Ward
- South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Maldon
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in CM3 (12)
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Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.
The ratings in context
For Shaftesbury Cranfield Court, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Essex, 57 of 312 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Well-led (18%).
If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Likely fees
We estimate visits from Shaftesbury Cranfield Court at £30–£37 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £350 a week.
Live-in arrangements here usually cost £1,450–£1,770 weekly.
With savings below £23,250, Essex Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Around Chelmsford
There are 4 other agencies within 3 miles, 3 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Chenai Holistic Home Care Agency Ltd, 0.8 miles away.
6 of the 18 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in South Woodham-Chetwood and Collingwood ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
The company behind Shaftesbury Cranfield Court
Shaftesbury Cranfield Court is run by Livability (company 05967087), incorporated in 2006, 14 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 9 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people, social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care) and other social work without accommodation.
Livability runs 23 CQC-registered services across 11 council areas; 22 of the 22 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 85% for the same mix of services across England.
8 of its services are in Essex.
It trades under the Livability brand, which covers 18 services run by 1 registered provider.
Shaftesbury Cranfield Court over the years
Registered in July 2021, it has 5 years on the CQC register.
CQC has rated it once overall, as Good, in December 2022.
The rating is 3 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
Who the service is registered for
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
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Compared with other agencies locally
- Rated Good. Across Essex, 90% of the 310 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2022) is more recent than 58% of agency ratings in Essex.
- Registered with CQC in 2021: it has been registered longer than 48% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Essex lists 6.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Well-led (18% of home care agencies in Essex are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Essex. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Frequently asked about Shaftesbury Cranfield Court
- What services is Shaftesbury Cranfield Court registered for?
- CQC lists Shaftesbury Cranfield Court under: homecare agencies, supported living. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- Who runs Shaftesbury Cranfield Court?
- The registered provider is Livability, according to CQC.
- How much does care from Shaftesbury Cranfield Court cost?
- No fee list from Shaftesbury Cranfield Court has reached us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How is Shaftesbury Cranfield Court rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What is Shaftesbury Cranfield Court's address?
- Its office is at Galadriel Spring, South Woodham Ferrers, Chelmsford, CM3 7BD. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
- Is Shaftesbury Cranfield Court a registered provider?
- It is. The CQC register records Shaftesbury Cranfield Court as a home care agency, location ID 1-11230943614 and was rated Good overall in December 2022.
- Can Shaftesbury Cranfield Court care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- How recent is Shaftesbury Cranfield Court's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 10 December 2022, 3 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.