Home care agency · Dorchester
Employ My Ability (EMA)
Illustrative photo, not of Employ My Ability (EMA)- Address
- Unit 3, Trinity House, 43 South Street, Dorchester, DT1 1DH
- Run by
- Employ My Ability (EMA) Limited
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Home care agency, Supported living
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- April 2022 (4 years)
- Registered manager
- Kirstie Anne Telfer
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2014 (12 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09183380)
- Last CQC check
- 2 Jun 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
Licensed by CQC for: Personal care
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-12894511506
Employ My Ability (EMA) at a glance
Employ My Ability (EMA) in Dorchester is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency that also provides supported living, run by Employ My Ability (EMA) Limited. The service is registered to support adults under 65 and lists physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (June 2023). It is one of 26 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Dorchester; 17 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
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 58 of the 66 other agencies in Dorset that CQC has rated.
Employ My Ability (EMA) over the years
CQC registration dates from April 2022, so the service has been operating for around 4 years under its current registration.
So far CQC has published one overall rating: Good, in June 2023.
It has gone 3 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.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe65 of 67 in Dorset
- Effective63 of 67 in Dorset
- Caring58 of 67 in Dorset
- Responsive63 of 67 in Dorset
- Well-led59 of 67 in Dorset
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 2 June 2023. Under each rating: how many agencies in Dorset share it.
Who the service is registered for
Registration details from CQC.
Likely fees
We estimate visits from Employ My Ability (EMA) 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.
For live-in care, expect around £1,450–£1,770 a week in this region.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Dorset Council after a needs and financial assessment.
From the latest CQC inspection
- Right Support People told us, and showed us, they felt safe.
- They were protected from harm because staff were trained to recognise signs of abuse and knew who to report this to if they had concerns.
- People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
- Restrictions were identified by staff and actions were taken to reduce these.
Inspected 27 April 2023; report published 2 June 2023; supporting 4 people at the time. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Around Dorchester
There are 21 other agencies within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Somerleigh Court, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (7 of the nearest 21).
8 of the 14 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Dorchester West ward, classed by ONS as urban (further from a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Dorset ICB.
The company behind Employ My Ability (EMA)
Employ My Ability (EMA) is run by Employ My Ability (ema) Limited (company 09183380), incorporated in 2014, 7 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 other social work without accommodation.
Past CQC ratings
- Jun 2023
- Today Rating 3 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 2 June 2023
Finding it
- Ward
- Dorchester West
- Council
- Dorset Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Dorset
- NHS planning area
- NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban, further from a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Home care in DT1 (22)
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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. The office location; ask which streets and villages carers cover.
Family reviews
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Employ My Ability (EMA) against its area
- Rated Good. Across Dorset, 98% of the 66 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 3 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (June 2023) is more recent than 44% of agency ratings in Dorset.
- Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 40% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Dorset lists 5.
Comparison set: every registered home care agency in Dorset, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Other agencies close by
Guides for families
Similar home care agencies near Dorchester, rated recently
- Somerleigh CourtOct 2026 · under 0.5 miles
- Everycare (Wessex) LimitedAug 2026 · under 0.5 miles
- Agincare UK DorchesterMar 2026 · 0.9 miles
Questions about Employ My Ability (EMA)
- How did Employ My Ability (EMA) score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- How much does care from Employ My Ability (EMA) cost?
- Employ My Ability (EMA)'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.
- Which provider runs Employ My Ability (EMA)?
- On CQC's register the provider is Employ My Ability (EMA) Limited.
- What kind of care can Employ My Ability (EMA) offer?
- Its CQC registration covers homecare agencies, supported living. Ask Employ My Ability (EMA) how it would adapt if needs increase.
- How recent is Employ My Ability (EMA)'s CQC rating?
- 2 June 2023 is when the current rating was published, 3 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Is Employ My Ability (EMA) registered for dementia care?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- Is Employ My Ability (EMA) registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-12894511506 and was rated Good overall in June 2023.
- Where is Employ My Ability (EMA)?
- The agency works from Unit 3, Trinity House, 43 South Street, Dorchester, DT1 1DH; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
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Information: Care Quality Commission, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sections in the provider's own words are theirs; we compiled everything else from public data. The Care Panel is independent and not a care provider.