Home care · Essex
Home care in Braintree
Braintree is covered by 38 home care agencies registered with CQC. Among the 29 with a CQC rating, 90% are Good or Outstanding, compared with 90% across Essex and 88% across England. Outstanding: 2. Typical fees here come to about £33.50 an hour for visiting care and £1,610 a week for live-in careestimated. 17 home care agencies have not been rated for more than four years and 5 joined the CQC register during the past two years. CQC's latest rating here went to St Georges Ltd: Good, on 7 August 2026.
Source: CQC register · Updated 27 October 2026 · Open Government Licence
Key points
- CQC rates 26 of the 29 agencies with a rating as Good or Outstanding, and 3 are rated below Good. 9 are not rated yet.
- 29 are registered with CQC to support people with dementia.
- We check for new CQC ratings in Essex daily: see the latest changes.
- You can ask Essex council for a free care needs assessment; savings make no difference.
Cite this: The Care Panel, "Home care in Braintree", analysis of the CQC register, Oct 2026.
- 38agencies registered with CQC
- 90%of those rated are Good or Outstanding
- 29list dementia as a specialism
- 6inspected or rated since November 2024
| Care | Braintree | East of England | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visiting care, an hour | £33.50 | £33.50 | £33.50 |
| Live-in care, a week | £1,610 | £1,610 | £1,610 |
Agencies covering Braintree, ranked
Sorted on CQC rating and its date, with distance used last. How we rank
OutstandingGoodRequires improvementInadequateNot yet ratedMap © OpenFreeMap © OpenStreetMap
- All 38
- Elderly care · 35
- Care for adults under 65 · 33
- Physical disability care · 30
- Dementia care · 29
- Sensory impairment care · 25
- Learning disability care · 21
- Mental health care · 18
- Supported living · 5
- Eating disorder support · 3
- Children's care · 3
DCA Essex
What inspectors found: Not everyone who used the service received personal care.
Est. £30–£37/hr
JJR Care Ltd
What inspectors found: Personal care is help with tasks related to personal hygiene.
Est. £30–£37/hr
SureCare Colchester & Braintree
What inspectors found: During the assessment we spoke with 2 people who use the service and 2 staff.
Est. £30–£37/hr
St Georges Ltd
What inspectors found: St Georges LTD provides support to younger adults, older adults, people living with dementia, people with learning disabilities, people with physical disabilities and people…
Est. £30–£37/hr
Helping Hands Braintree
What inspectors found: People and their relatives were very positive about their experience of using the service.
Est. £29–£35/hr
Home Instead Braintree
What inspectors found: Risks to people's safety were assessed and monitored.
Est. £33–£40/hr
Good Life Care Limited
What inspectors found: The care plan and risk assessments had been completed with the involvement of the person and their family.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Filcare Ltd
What inspectors found: Right Support: People were encouraged to be involved in planning how their care needs would be met.
Est. £30–£37/hr
CO9 Senior Homehelp Limited
What inspectors found: Feedback from people, their families and relatives was all positive.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Fitzpatrick Total Home Care Limited
What inspectors found: The provider's processes for monitoring the quality and safety of the service were not always effective in demonstrating what actions were taken when issues…
Est. £30–£37/hr
A PL+US Caring Service
What inspectors found: People and their family members were positive about the staff and management of the service.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Support Hands Domiciliary Care Ltd
What inspectors found: At the time of inspection we found supervisions had not been carried out for a staff member.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Radis Community Care (Helen Court)
What inspectors found: Feedback from people and their representatives was positive.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Great Bradfords House
What inspectors found: The property consists of individual rented flats in a shared building in Braintree, close to local amenities and public transport.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Crossroads Braintree & Chelmsford
What inspectors found: The inspection was announced and took place on 7and 26 February 2018.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Christchurch Cares
What inspectors found: People's experience of using this service: People experienced a good reliable service, with personal care delivered by compassionate, kind and well- trained staff.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Creative Support - Thistley Green
What inspectors found: The service had truly transformed the lives of the people they supported.
Est. £32–£39/hr
Bocking
Est. £30–£37/hr
Meadows
What inspectors found: Some of the people at the service were deaf or hearing impaired and used British Sign Language (BSL) to communicate.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Essex Dementia Care
What inspectors found: Comments from people and relatives about their experience of using the service were positive.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Crosspath Care LTD
What inspectors found: This was an announced inspection and took place on the 8 and 19 November 2018.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Prime Nursing and Care
What inspectors found: People and their relatives, and staff spoke highly of the registered manager and was confident about the service they received.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Royal Mencap Society - Essex Domiciliary Care
What inspectors found: Staff knew who to report to if they felt a person was at risk of potential abuse.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Forest Homecare Limited
What inspectors found: The leadership of the service continued to be outstanding.
Est. £32–£39/hr
PCM Homecare Limited
What inspectors found: People and their relatives told us they felt safe and well cared for by staff and the management.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Five Stars Care Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Caring Direct Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bloomcare Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Essex/London
Est. £30–£37/hr
Firmly Care
Est. £29–£36/hr
Fareni Lifecare Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
Chinite Resourcing Limited (Chinite Home Care)
Est. £29–£36/hr
BLOSSOM HOME CARE COLCHESTER
Est. £29–£36/hr
Rockview Healthcare Solutions Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
Darem Healthcare Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
The Care Professionals (Essex) Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
Wellness Care Group Ltd
Est. £29–£36/hr
Rose Belle
Est. £29–£36/hr
Distances are measured from the centre of Braintree to each office. Carers travel to you, so ask whether your street is covered.
24-hour, overnight and live-in care in Braintree
Round-the-clock care at home is arranged in one of two ways: live-in care, where one carer lives in and has a daily break and a proper night's sleep, or daytime visits plus waking nights, where a second carer stays awake all night. Typical prices: Live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week. CQC does not record which agencies provide it, so ask each one.
Dementia care at home in Braintree
29 of the 38 agencies covering Braintree are registered with CQC to support people living with dementia, and 20 of those are rated Good or Outstanding. Compare the 29 registered for dementia.
Braintree in figures
Across Essex we list 1,315 agencies, and 90% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Braintree the figure is 90%. Across Essex, 12% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Braintree it is 13%. Essex has 12 Outstanding agencies in total; covering Braintree the figure is 2. Coggeshall has the highest share of listed agencies rated Good or Outstanding nearby (76%); Braintree, at 68%, is 3rd of the 7 towns compared. In Braintree, 76% of agencies support people with dementia (29 of 38); the Essex figure is 80%. One rating goes back to September 2018: Crossroads Braintree & Chelmsford. Ask what has changed since. CQC registered Firmly Care in September 2026, the newest on this list. Looking at specialisms, 30 of 38 list physical disabilities, 21 of 38 list learning disabilities and 18 of 38 list mental health conditions.
Owners and groups: agencies covering Braintree
- Achieve Together 1 listed here
- JJR Care Ltd 1 listed here
- Midshires Care Limited 1 listed here
- G P Homecare Limited 1 listed here
- Abbeyfield Society 1 listed here
- Crossroads Together from Carers Trust 4all 1 listed here
- Creative Support Limited 1 listed here
- Butterflys Care Homes Ltd 1 listed here
- Royal Mencap Society 1 listed here
- Forest Homecare Limited 1 listed here
- PCM Homecare Limited 1 listed here
- Fareni Lifecare Ltd 1 listed here
- Chinite Resourcing Limited 1 listed here
- AGL Care Ltd 1 listed here
Latest CQC ratings
Ratings CQC published most recently, for agencies covering Braintree.
Nearby towns against Braintree
| Town | Miles | Number of agencies | Good or Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree | – | 38 | 26 |
| Halstead | 5.2 mi | 24 | 16 |
| Coggeshall | 5.4 mi | 45 | 34 |
| Witham | 6.4 mi | 39 | 25 |
| Hatfield Peverel | 7.6 mi | 83 | 52 |
| Great Dunmow | 8.6 mi | 13 | 9 |
An agency counts for a town if its office is within 7 miles, so many appear under several towns.
Home care prices in Braintree
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
Council rates in Essex County Council: £28.04 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £849.45 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £1,102.68 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source). A top-up usually covers the gap if your chosen provider costs more.
Hourly rates vary between agencies more than between regions; ask each agency for its full price list, including weekend and bank holiday rates. According to the Homecare Association, councils across England should pay no less than £34.42 an hour for home care in 2026/27 if it is to be sustainable. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Ask providers near you for prices, or estimate your weekly cost.
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- Typical local prices for home care, overnight and live-in care
- What the council and the NHS may pay, with the 2026/27 savings limits
- The best-rated services near you, from the CQC register
Questions families ask about home care in Braintree
How many home care agencies cover Braintree?
According to the CQC register for Oct 2026, 38 home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Braintree. Highly rated options include DCA Essex, JJR Care Ltd and SureCare Colchester & Braintree.
Are home care agencies in Braintree well rated?
Good or Outstanding: 26 (90%) of the 29 rated, with 2 Outstanding; 3 are Requires improvement or Inadequate. Newly registered services often have no rating yet; 9 here are still unrated.
How much does home care cost in Braintree?
Typical 2026 prices across England: visiting care around £32–£34 an hour; live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week. Hourly rates vary between agencies more than between regions; ask each agency for its full price list, including weekend and bank holiday rates. According to the Homecare Association, councils across England should pay no less than £34.42 an hour for home care in 2026/27 if it is to be sustainable. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Read the full cost guide.
Will I get help from Essex council with the cost of home care?
It can. Step one is the needs assessment: Essex council cannot charge for it and must offer it to every person who seems to need support (Care Act 2014). If your savings and investments come to under £23,250, it may then contribute following a financial assessment, depending on income, and for care in your own home the property is left out. Separately, Attendance Allowance has no means test. Getting in touch with Essex council.
How should I compare agencies in Braintree?
Start with the latest CQC report and its date: 6 of the 38 listed here were inspected or rated in the last two years. Older reports: 23. Then ask about continuity of staff, how they handle missed visits, and the full price before you sign. A checklist to help.
How do nearby towns compare with Braintree for home care agencies?
Counting home care agencies: Braintree 38 (26 Good or Outstanding); Halstead (5.2 miles): 24, 16 rated Good or Outstanding; Coggeshall (5.4 miles): 45, 34 rated Good or Outstanding; Witham (6.4 miles): 39, 25 rated Good or Outstanding.
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Nearby: home care around Braintree
- Home care in Halstead 5.2 mi
- Home care in Coggeshall 5.4 mi
- Home care in Witham 6.4 mi
- Home care in Hatfield Peverel 7.6 mi
- Home care in Great Dunmow 8.6 mi
- Home care in Chelmsford 10.5 mi
- Home care in Danbury 11.5 mi
- Home care in Maldon 11.8 mi
More for Braintree, plus guides
- Getting care after a hospital discharge in Braintree
- Live-in care in Braintree
- Overnight care in Braintree
- 24-hour care in Braintree
- Respite care in Braintree
- Home help in Braintree
- Paying for care in Essex
- Best rated home care agencies in Essex
- England home care costs 2026, region by region
- Outstanding services in Essex, 2026
- Care homes in Braintree (15)
- Getting ready for the council assessment
- CQC ratings explained
- Paying for home care
- Picking the right home care agency
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CQC register data (Oct 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel is independent of every provider listed.