Home care agency · Rochford

Alyson Homecare

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 14 September 2023 Rating 3 years old
Older people painting together at an activity session Illustrative photo, not of Alyson Homecare
Address
Suite 2, Rochford Parish Council, Rear Of 82, West Street, Rochford, SS4 1AS
Run by
Alyson House RCH Ltd (2 services)
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
April 2022 (4 years)
Registered manager
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Company check
Active, trading since 2016 (10 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10311835)
Last CQC check
14 Sep 2023
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate

Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care

See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-12948903474

About Alyson Homecare

Alyson Homecare in Rochford is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency, run by Alyson House RCH Ltd. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss and eating disorders among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Good overall (September 2023). It is one of 125 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Ashingdon; 71 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

History with CQC

CQC registration dates from April 2022, so the service has been operating for around 4 years under its current registration.

Its only published overall rating so far is Good, from September 2023.

No new overall rating has been published for 3 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.

Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led

  • SafeGood271 of 312 in Essex
  • EffectiveGood290 of 311 in Essex
  • CaringGood291 of 311 in Essex
  • ResponsiveGood292 of 311 in Essex
  • Well-ledGood234 of 312 in Essex

CQC key question ratings, published 14 September 2023. Under each rating: how many agencies in Essex share it.

How it fits locally

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 13 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Thorough Care Corporation Ltd, under 0.5 miles away.

2 of the 14 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Roche South ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.

The company behind Alyson Homecare

Alyson Homecare is run by Alyson House Rch Ltd (company 10311835), incorporated in 2016, 5 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.

Alyson House RCH Ltd runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 86% for the same mix of services across England.

Budgeting for this agency

We estimate visits from Alyson Homecare 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 care in this region typically runs £1,450–£1,770 a week.

With savings below £23,250, Essex Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.

The inspection, summarised

  • Right Support: Staff supported people to have the maximum possible choice, control, and independence over their own lives.
  • People were supported to take part in activities within their local community.
  • Right Care: People received kind and compassionate care.
  • Staff protected and respected people's privacy and dignity.

Inspected 24 August 2023; report published 14 September 2023. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Rating history

  1. Sep 2023 Good
  2. Today Rating 3 years old

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

Published inspection reports

Finding it

Ward
Roche South
Parliamentary constituency
Southend East and Rochford
NHS integrated care board
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Area classification
Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 50% most deprived areas in England

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Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.

The ratings in context

CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 233 of the 311 other agencies in Essex that CQC has rated.

Specialisms

Taken from its CQC registration.

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Alyson Homecare in local context

  • Rated Good. Across Essex, 90% of the 310 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
  • Its rating (September 2023) is more recent than 74% of agency ratings in Essex.
  • Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 42% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 8 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Essex lists 6.

Comparison set: every registered home care agency in Essex, CQC data for Oct 2026.

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Frequently asked about Alyson Homecare

Who is the registered provider for Alyson Homecare?
The registered provider is Alyson House RCH Ltd, according to CQC.
What kind of care can Alyson Homecare offer?
Registration for Alyson Homecare covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
Is Alyson Homecare rated well for safety?
CQC rates five key questions. For Alyson Homecare: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
What are Alyson Homecare's fees?
Alyson Homecare's prices aren't on our site yet. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
Is Alyson Homecare registered with CQC?
It is. The CQC register records Alyson Homecare as a home care agency, location ID 1-12948903474 and was rated Good overall in September 2023.
What is Alyson Homecare's address?
The agency works from Suite 2, Rochford Parish Council, Rear Of 82, West Street, Rochford, SS4 1AS; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
When did CQC last rate Alyson Homecare?
CQC published the current rating on 14 September 2023, 3 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
Is Alyson Homecare registered for dementia care?
Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.

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