D&S Home Care and Supported Living

What it may cost

We estimate visits from D&S Home Care and Supported Living at £29–£35.50 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 £340 a week.

Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,450–£1,770 per week.

Southend-on-Sea Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.

The local picture

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 Golden Keys Care Agency Ltd, under 0.5 miles away.

It sits in Kursaal ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.

Ownership and company checks

D&S Home Care and Supported Living is run by D & S Healthcare Limited (company 15484342), incorporated in 2024, 1 year 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.

Its registered business activity is care for people with learning disabilities, mental health problems or substance misuse.

D & S Healthcare Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.