Home care agency · Harlow

Hope Homecare Services Limited

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 5 March 2022 Rating 4 years old

Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate

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Rated 4 years ago. CQC's last published rating for this service is from March 2022. Ask what has changed since, such as the manager or the number of people they support. See nearby services rated recently.
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Address
Unit 82, Greenway Business Centre, , Greenway, Harlow Business Park, Harlow, CM19 5QE
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency, Supported living
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
June 2021 (5 years)
Registered manager
Gail Masiliso Marasa Maimbolwa
Company check
Active, trading since 2013 (12 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 08816712)
Last CQC check
5 Mar 2022
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

Registered activities: Personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury

See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-11164398275

The service in brief

Hope Homecare Services Limited in Harlow is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency that also provides supported living. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and children and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (March 2022). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 65 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Harlow; 36 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

Hope Homecare Services Limited over the years

Hope Homecare Services Limited has been registered with CQC since June 2021, about 5 years.

Its only published overall rating so far is Requires improvement, from March 2022.

At 4 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.

The registered provider

Hope Homecare Services Limited is run by Hope Homecare Services Limited (company 08816712), incorporated in 2013, 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 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.

Hope Homecare Services Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 1 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (50%), against 88% for the same mix of services across England.

Likely fees

We estimate visits from Hope Homecare Services 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.

A live-in carer typically costs £1,450–£1,770 a week locally.

Essex Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.

The inspection, summarised

  • The provider had not always ensured staff were safely recruited or that all required training and competency checks were completed prior to working unsupervised.
  • Processes relating to care plan updates were not robust.
  • 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.
  • The person spoke positively about the care provided.

Inspected 4 February 2022; report published 5 March 2022. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Who it can help

Taken from its CQC registration.

Rating history

  1. Mar 2022 Requires improvement
  2. Today Rating 4 years old

Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.

CQC reports

Finding it

Ward
Great Parndon
Parliamentary constituency
Harlow
NHS integrated care board
NHS Essex Integrated Care Board
Type of area
Urban; nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in CM19 (12)

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Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.

Around Harlow

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 Ready Care Services Limited, under 0.5 miles away.

It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: children (1 of the nearest 25).

6 of the 16 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Great Parndon ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Essex ICB.

Reading Hope Homecare Services Limited's CQC ratings

Looking at the five areas: Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.

Across Essex, 38 of 312 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Safe (12%), while 57 of 312 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Well-led (18%).

If you are considering it, read the Safe and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

Safe, effective, caring, responsive, well-led

  • SafeRequires improvement38 of 312 in Essex
  • EffectiveGood290 of 311 in Essex
  • CaringGood291 of 311 in Essex
  • ResponsiveGood292 of 311 in Essex
  • Well-ledRequires improvement57 of 312 in Essex

Source: CQC, published 5 March 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in Essex share it.

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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 (March 2022) is more recent than 46% of agency ratings in Essex.
  • Registered with CQC in 2021: it has been registered longer than 49% of home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 8 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); Well-led (18% of home care agencies in Essex are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Benchmarked against all CQC-registered home care agencies in Essex (Oct 2026).

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Frequently asked about Hope Homecare Services Limited

Can Hope Homecare Services Limited care for someone with dementia?
Yes, it is registered for dementia. Worth asking: how many staff are trained, and how routines are kept consistent.
How is Hope Homecare Services Limited rated for safety and leadership?
By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
When did CQC last rate Hope Homecare Services Limited?
The rating now shown was published on 5 March 2022, 4 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
Is Hope Homecare Services Limited registered with CQC?
Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-11164398275 and was rated Requires improvement overall in March 2022.
What are Hope Homecare Services Limited's fees?
No fee list from Hope Homecare Services Limited has reached us. 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.
What kind of care can Hope Homecare Services Limited offer?
Hope Homecare Services Limited is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies, supported living. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
Where is Hope Homecare Services Limited based?
The agency works from Unit 82, Greenway Business Centre, , Greenway, Harlow Business Park, Harlow, CM19 5QE; ask which postcodes its carers cover.

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