Home care agency · Colchester
Astar Homecare Ltd
Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Astar Homecare Ltd- Address
- 2a Barfield Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8QT
- Run by
- Astar Homecare Ltd
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency, Supported living
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Languages spoken
- British Sign Language (as stated on astarhomecare.org.uk)
- Registered with CQC
- June 2017 (9 years)
- Registered manager
- Zandra Darryl Brandon
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10630254)
- Last CQC check
- 25 Jul 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-3883495449
Introducing Astar Homecare Ltd
Astar Homecare Ltd is a CQC-registered home care agency that also provides supported living in Colchester. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (July 2018). It is one of 62 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Brightlingsea; 33 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
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.
History with CQC
Registered in June 2017, it has 9 years on the CQC register.
So far CQC has published one overall rating: Good, in July 2018.
It has gone 8 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
The inspection, summarised
- Care and support is provided to people in their own homes.
- On the day of our inspection, 32 people were using the service.
- This was the first inspection we had carried out on this service.
- There was a registered manager in post at the service.
Inspected 13 June 2018; report published 25 July 2018. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
How it fits locally
There are 2 other agencies within 3 miles, 1 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Nightowls Home Care, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (2 of the nearest 9).
Every one of the 5 nearest rated agencies has a more recent rating than this one, so ask what has changed since its inspection.
It sits in Mersea and Pyefleet ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
How its rating has changed
- Jul 2018
- Today Rating 8 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 25 July 2018
Area and map
- Ward
- Mersea and Pyefleet
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- NHS planning area
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Larger rural (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in CO5 (11)
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. Carers work from this office and visit homes in the surrounding area.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from Astar Homecare Ltd 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.
Essex Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Who runs it
Astar Homecare Ltd is run by Astar Homecare Ltd (company 10630254), incorporated in 2017.
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.
Its registered business activity is social work without accommodation for older and disabled people (which includes home care).
Specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe271 of 312 in Essex
- Effective290 of 311 in Essex
- Caring291 of 311 in Essex
- Responsive292 of 311 in Essex
- Well-led234 of 312 in Essex
As rated by CQC, published 25 July 2018. Under each rating: how many agencies in Essex share it.
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How Astar Homecare Ltd compares
- Rated Good. Across Essex, 90% of the 310 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2018) is more recent than 4% of agency ratings in Essex.
- Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 72% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Essex lists 6.
Based on the CQC register for Essex as at Oct 2026.
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Astar Homecare Ltd: common questions
- Can Astar Homecare Ltd care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- How is Astar Homecare Ltd rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Astar Homecare Ltd: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How recent is Astar Homecare Ltd's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 25 July 2018, 8 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Is Astar Homecare Ltd registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-3883495449 and was rated Good overall in July 2018.
- How much does Astar Homecare Ltd charge?
- Astar Homecare Ltd hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- What services is Astar Homecare Ltd registered for?
- Astar Homecare Ltd is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies, supported living. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- What is Astar Homecare Ltd's address?
- Its office is at 2a Barfield Road, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8QT. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.