Home care agency · Colchester
Drury Healthcare Limited
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- 1 Aster House Lanswood Park, Broomfield Road, Elmstead, Colchester, CO7 7FD
- Run by
- Drury Healthcare Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- December 2017 (8 years)
- Registered manager
- Thomas Marshall Doherty
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2017 (9 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 10758552)
- Last CQC check
- 9 Sep 2023
- 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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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-4580632316
An overview of Drury Healthcare Limited
Drury Healthcare Limited in Colchester is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (September 2023). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. 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.
Reading Drury Healthcare Limited's CQC ratings
Looking at the five areas: 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%).
If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe271 of 312 in Essex
- Effective290 of 311 in Essex
- Caring291 of 311 in Essex
- Responsive292 of 311 in Essex
- Well-led57 of 312 in Essex
As rated by CQC, published 9 September 2023. Under each rating: how many agencies in Essex share it.
Key points from CQC's visit
- There were systems in place to monitor, maintain and improve the quality of the service.
- People and relative's, spoke positively about the leadership of the service.
- However, whilst staff spoke about their passion and commitment for the work they do, their feedback was not always positive in relation to the registered manager and office staff's support, communication, and response to concerns they raised.
- People's risks had been identified, reviewed, and updated where required.
Inspected 15 August 2023; report published 9 September 2023. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Track record
Drury Healthcare Limited has been registered with CQC since December 2017, about 8 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2018–2023), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
3 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.
CQC lists 2 reports for this location, the latest dated 9 September 2023.
Costs to expect
We estimate visits from Drury Healthcare Limited 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.
Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,450–£1,770 per week.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Essex Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Past CQC ratings
- Sep 2018
- Sep 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 9 September 2023
- CQC inspection report 28 September 2018
Finding it
- Ward
- Alresford & Elmstead
- Council
- Essex County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Integrated care board
- NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Smaller rural: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in CO7 (13)
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Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence. Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.
Who the service is registered for
Taken from its CQC registration.
Choice nearby
There are 11 other agencies within 3 miles, 5 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Bluebird Care Colchester, Tendring, Braintree and Uttlesford, under 0.5 miles away.
4 of the 16 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Alresford & Elmstead ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.
The registered provider
Drury Healthcare Limited is run by Drury Healthcare Limited (company 10758552), incorporated in 2017.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 3 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
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Drury Healthcare Limited 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 73% of agency ratings in Essex.
- Registered with CQC in 2017: it has been registered longer than 69% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 6 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.
Comparison set: every registered home care agency in Essex, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
Colchester: home care agencies inspected recently
- SRP Homecare LtdOct 2026 · 1.7 miles
- Prime Care Domiciliary EssexMay 2025 · 2.1 miles
- Faiths CareSep 2026 · 2.1 miles
Questions about Drury Healthcare Limited
- Where is Drury Healthcare Limited?
- The agency's base is 1 Aster House Lanswood Park, Broomfield Road, Elmstead, Colchester, CO7 7FD. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
- What are Drury Healthcare Limited's fees?
- No fee list from Drury Healthcare Limited has reached us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- What type of care does Drury Healthcare Limited provide?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies. Ask Drury Healthcare Limited how it would adapt if needs increase.
- When was Drury Healthcare Limited last inspected?
- 9 September 2023 is when the current rating was published, 3 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Is Drury Healthcare Limited registered with CQC?
- Drury Healthcare Limited is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-4580632316) and was rated Good overall in September 2023.
- Is Drury Healthcare Limited registered for dementia care?
- Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
- How did Drury Healthcare Limited score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
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