Home care agency · Colchester

Allcare

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 1 October 2022 Rating 4 years old
Rated 4 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from October 2022. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support. See nearby services rated recently.
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Address
104 The Commons, Colchester, CO3 4NW
Run by
All Care Plus Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
January 2020 (6 years)
Registered manager
Amanda Jane Osborn
Company check
Active, trading since 2007 (19 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06184646)
Last CQC check
1 Oct 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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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-8301903483

Allcare at a glance

Allcare is a CQC-registered home care agency in Colchester, run by All Care Plus Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss.

At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (October 2022). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 81 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Colchester; 45 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

What the ratings tell you

Area by area, 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%).

The Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.

CQC ratings, area by area

  • SafeGood271 of 312 in Essex
  • EffectiveGood290 of 311 in Essex
  • CaringGood291 of 311 in Essex
  • ResponsiveGood292 of 311 in Essex
  • Well-ledRequires improvement57 of 312 in Essex

CQC key question ratings, published 1 October 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in Essex share it.

Choice nearby

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is ECL North Essex, under 0.5 miles away.

3 of the 13 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Prettygate ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.

Who they support

From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.

Rating history

  1. Apr 2015 Requires improvement
  2. Oct 2015 Requires improvement
  3. Feb 2017 Good
  4. Apr 2021 Good
  5. Oct 2022 Good
  6. Today Rating 4 years old

Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.

CQC reports

Area and map

Ward
Prettygate
Parliamentary constituency
Colchester
NHS planning area
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Type of area
Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 20% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in CO3 (16)

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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.

Costs to expect

We estimate visits from Allcare 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.

For live-in care, expect around £1,450–£1,770 a week in this region.

Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Essex Council for a free care needs assessment.

Ownership and company checks

Allcare is run by All Care Plus Limited (company 06184646), incorporated in 2007, 12 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.

Key points from CQC's visit

  • People told us they felt safe and were happy with the service they received.
  • The registered manager and staff were aware of their responsibility to raise safeguarding concerns and liaise with the local authority.
  • Safeguarding incidents, and complaints were investigated, and formal apologies had been provided.
  • Due to reasons outside the provider's control they had been delayed in providing information requested to help us evaluate how well they monitored the service.

Inspected 5 August 2022; report published 1 October 2022. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Track record

Allcare has been registered with CQC since January 2020, about 6 years.

CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.

The rating is 4 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.

Reports on record: 2, with the most recent dated 1 October 2022.

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How Allcare compares

  • Rated Good. Across Essex, 90% of the 310 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (October 2022) is more recent than 54% of agency ratings in Essex.
  • Registered with CQC in 2020: it has been registered longer than 58% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 5 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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What families ask about Allcare

How recent is Allcare's CQC rating?
Its current CQC rating dates from 1 October 2022, 4 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
Can Allcare care for someone with dementia?
Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
Is Allcare regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
Yes. Allcare is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-8301903483) and was rated Good overall in October 2022.
What is Allcare's address?
104 The Commons, Colchester, CO3 4NW. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
How is Allcare 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 sections most worth your time.
How much does care from Allcare cost?
No fee list from Allcare has reached us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
Which provider runs Allcare?
The registered provider is All Care Plus Limited, according to CQC.
What kind of care can Allcare offer?
Allcare is registered for homecare agencies. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.

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