Home care agency · Epping
Blossom Healthcare Solutions
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- Unit 1 Brickfield Business Centre, High Road, Epping, CM16 6TH
- Run by
- Blossom Healthcare Solutions Limited (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Community services - Healthcare, Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- April 2020 (6 years)
- Registered manager
- Patience Maisiri
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2019 (6 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 12310446)
- Last CQC check
- 23 Jul 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-8169809772
Blossom Healthcare Solutions at a glance
Blossom Healthcare Solutions is a CQC-registered home care agency in Epping, run by Blossom Healthcare Solutions 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 Requires improvement overall (July 2022). Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 146 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Epping; 79 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Earlier inspections
- May 2017
- Nov 2019
- Jul 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 23 July 2022
Finding it
- Ward
- North Weald Bassett
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Epping Forest
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in CM16 (9)
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Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence. A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe38 of 312 in Essex
- Effective18 of 311 in Essex
- Caring291 of 311 in Essex
- Responsive12 of 311 in Essex
- Well-led57 of 312 in Essex
From CQC's latest report, published 23 July 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in Essex share it.
The company behind Blossom Healthcare Solutions
Blossom Healthcare Solutions is run by Blossom Healthcare Solutions Limited (company 12310446), incorporated in 2019.
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 other human health activities.
Blossom Healthcare Solutions Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas.
Registered specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
Choice nearby
There are 7 other agencies within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is SeaShell (Epping Forest & Harlow), 0.8 miles away.
10 of the 17 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in North Weald Bassett ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
What CQC's inspectors reported
- The provider had started providing care for people with complex conditions.
- We were not assured the tasks being provided were within the providers scope of registration and all risks related to this fully explored and mitigated.
- Whilst some training had been provided to staff delivering these tasks, the records kept in relation to this were not always comprehensive or up to date.
- People and their relatives told us they felt safe and were protected from the risk of abuse.
Inspected 24 June 2022; report published 23 July 2022. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from Blossom Healthcare Solutions 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.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Essex Council for a free care needs assessment.
Track record
CQC registration dates from April 2020, so the service has been operating for around 6 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2017–2022), starting at Good and falling to Requires improvement.
4 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
The ratings in context
For Blossom Healthcare Solutions, Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good; 1 other area is Good.
Across Essex, 38 of 312 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Safe (12%), while 18 of 311 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Effective (6%), while 12 of 311 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Responsive (4%), while 57 of 312 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Well-led (18%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
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Compared with other agencies locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Essex, 90% of the 310 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 12 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (July 2022) is more recent than 52% of agency ratings in Essex.
- Registered with CQC in 2020: it has been registered longer than 57% 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: Safe (12% of home care agencies in Essex are also rated below Good here); Effective (6% of home care agencies in Essex are also rated below Good here); Responsive (4% of home care agencies in Essex are also rated below Good here); Well-led (18% of home care agencies in Essex are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Based on the CQC register for Essex as at Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Newer ratings near Epping
- Bakers' VillasApr 2026 · under 0.5 miles
- Alina Homecare- Epping and LoughtonNov 2024 · 4.2 miles
- Hope Homecare Services LimitedMar 2026 · 5.8 miles
Frequently asked about Blossom Healthcare Solutions
- How is Blossom Healthcare Solutions rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- What are Blossom Healthcare Solutions's fees?
- Blossom Healthcare Solutions's prices aren't on our site yet. 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 Blossom Healthcare Solutions?
- Blossom Healthcare Solutions is run by Blossom Healthcare Solutions Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- What services is Blossom Healthcare Solutions registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers community services - healthcare, homecare agencies. Ask Blossom Healthcare Solutions how it would adapt if needs increase.
- When was Blossom Healthcare Solutions last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 23 July 2022, 4 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Does Blossom Healthcare Solutions support people with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
- Is Blossom Healthcare Solutions a registered provider?
- Yes. Blossom Healthcare Solutions is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency (location ID 1-8169809772) and was rated Requires improvement overall in July 2022.
- What is Blossom Healthcare Solutions's address?
- Its office is at Unit 1 Brickfield Business Centre, High Road, Epping, CM16 6TH. Carers travel to people's homes, so check it covers your street.
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