Home care · Essex
Home care in Jaywick
24 home care agencies registered with CQC cover Jaywick. Among the 17 with a CQC rating, 94% are Good or Outstanding, against 90% across Essex and 88% across England. 1 is Outstanding. Typical fees here come to about £33.50 an hour for visiting care and £1,610 a week for live-in careestimated. 11 home care agencies were last rated over four years ago and 7 registered in the last two years. The most recent rating was Aldanat Care, rated Good on 28 September 2026.
Updated 26 October 2026 from the CQC register (Open Government Licence)
Quick summary
- You can ask Essex council for a free care needs assessment; savings make no difference.
- Among the 17 rated agencies, 16 hold a Good or Outstanding rating; 1 is Requires improvement or Inadequate. 7 are not rated yet.
- New and changed CQC ratings across Essex, updated every day.
- 18 list dementia as a specialism.
Reference this page as: The Care Panel, "Home care in Jaywick", Oct 2026, based on the CQC register.
- 24agencies on the CQC register
- 94%of rated services are Good or Outstanding
- 18offer dementia support
- 6with a rating or inspection since October 2024
| Care | Jaywick | 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 |
Every agency that covers Jaywick
Order: CQC rating first, then how recent that rating is, then distance. Our ranking method
- All 24
- Elderly care · 24
- Physical disability care · 21
- Care for adults under 65 · 21
- Dementia care · 18
- Mental health care · 16
- Sensory impairment care · 16
- Learning disability care · 11
- Children's care · 4
Essex and Suffolk Quality Care Ltd
What inspectors found: This is help with tasks related to personal hygiene and eating.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Constable Care
What inspectors found: Most people were living with loved ones and many were living with dementia.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Aldanat Care
What inspectors found: Support is primarily provided to people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Ivy Grace Home Care LTD - Kirby Cross Branch
What inspectors found: The service supports both younger and older people, including those living with dementia and individuals with mental health support needs.
Est. £30–£37/hr
All 4U Care
What inspectors found: Personal care is help with tasks related to personal hygiene.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Tendring Care
What inspectors found: Recruitment practice was carried out safely, although some minor improvements were required.
Est. £30–£37/hr
EVJ Healthcare Ltd
What inspectors found: Staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Unit 1 Queens Head Chambers
What inspectors found: Risks to people's safety were assessed and monitored.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bloomsbury Home Care - Essex
What inspectors found: Staff had completed COVID-19 individual risk assessments to check for underlying health conditions or other characteristics that might place them at an increased risk…
Est. £30–£37/hr
Bruntsfield House
What inspectors found: There were six people living in the residential service and nine people in supported living.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Voyage (DCA) Essex
What inspectors found: Not everyone using the service may receive the regulated activity; personal care.
Est. £30–£37/hr
CK2Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Peace of Mind Home Support Limited
What inspectors found: People told us they felt safe with all the staff who supported them.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Little Paddocks
What inspectors found: It provides a split service to four people who require 24 hour care and support who have a learning disability and /or autistic spectrum…
Est. £30–£37/hr
Crossroads Care Tendring and Colchester
What inspectors found: Some of the people using the service had complex needs and the frequency of visits depended on people's individual requirements.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Jean Allen Care Services Limited t/a Home Instead
What inspectors found: People and relatives described staff as caring, kind and respectful, and said carers were reliable, arrived on time and stayed the full visit.
Est. £34–£42/hr
Bersim Care Ltd Office
What inspectors found: We found records and systems of governance needed to improve.
Est. £30–£37/hr
Unit 2 Sadd's Yard
Est. £29–£36/hr
Canters Meadow Court
Est. £29–£36/hr
Germane Care Group
Est. £29–£36/hr
3HA Care North Essex
Est. £29–£36/hr
Bentley Health Homecare
Est. £29–£36/hr
De Vere Care Partnership –North Essex
Est. £29–£36/hr
Tendring Meadows Home Care
Est. £29–£36/hr
Agencies come to you. The distance shown runs from Jaywick centre to their office, so check your street is in their area.
Dementia care at home in Jaywick
18 of the 24 agencies covering Jaywick are registered with CQC to support people living with dementia, and 12 of those are rated Good or Outstanding. Compare the 18 registered for dementia.
24-hour, overnight and live-in care in Jaywick
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.
Typical home care rates in Jaywick
| 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.
The gap between agencies is bigger than the gap between regions. Ask for prices in writing, and check what weekends and bank holidays cost. The Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price for council-funded home care in England at £34.42 an hour for 2026/27. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Work out your weekly cost or ask local providers for their prices.
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A closer look at the data for Jaywick
Counting all listed agencies, not only rated ones, Jaywick (67% Good or Outstanding) is 4th out of 7 local towns, led by Walton-on-the-Naze (71%). 1 Outstanding agencies is covering Jaywick, against 12 across Essex. Ratings are more recent than average here: 25% of agencies have one less than two years old, compared with 12% across Essex. At 94% Good or Outstanding, Jaywick sits above the Essex figure of 90% (from 1,316 agencies). Looking at specialisms, 21 of 24 list physical disabilities, 11 of 24 list learning disabilities and 16 of 24 list mental health conditions. Tendring Meadows Home Care is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in May 2026. Little Paddocks has the oldest rating still in force, from June 2018. Dementia appears on 18 of 24 registrations here (75%), compared with 80% in Essex as a whole.
Care groups with agencies covering Jaywick
- Letussharethecare Ltd 1 locally
- Bloomsbury Home Care Limited 1 locally
- Florijn Care Limited 1 locally
- Voyage 1 locally
- Maison Care Ltd 1 locally
- Crossroads Together from Carers Trust 4all 1 locally
- Home Instead 1 locally
- Agincare 1 locally
- 3HA Limited 1 locally
- De Vere Care Partnership Ltd 1 locally
- Archangel Healthcare Ltd 1 locally
Most recent ratings
CQC's most recently published ratings for agencies covering Jaywick.
How Jaywick compares with towns nearby
| Town | Miles | Number of agencies | Good or Outstanding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaywick | – | 24 | 16 |
| Clacton-on-Sea | 2.4 mi | 26 | 18 |
| Brightlingsea | 4.6 mi | 62 | 33 |
| Walton-on-the-Naze | 8.2 mi | 24 | 17 |
| Lawford | 11.7 mi | 56 | 33 |
| Colchester | 12.1 mi | 81 | 45 |
Counts include any agency whose office lies within 7 miles of a town, and many cover several.
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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
Home care in Jaywick: your questions answered
How many agencies provide home care in Jaywick?
24 CQC-registered home care agencies have an office within 7 miles of Jaywick (CQC register, Oct 2026). Well-rated choices include Essex and Suffolk Quality Care Ltd, Constable Care and Aldanat Care.
How does CQC rate home care agencies in Jaywick?
16 (94%) are rated Good or Outstanding, out of 17 with a rating, including 1 Outstanding, while 1 is rated below Good. 7 are awaiting a first rating, as is usual for new registrations.
What does home care cost in Jaywick?
Prices typically seen across England in 2026: visiting care around £32–£34 an hour; live-in care around £1,540–£1,610 a week. The gap between agencies is bigger than the gap between regions. Ask for prices in writing, and check what weekends and bank holidays cost. The Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price for council-funded home care in England at £34.42 an hour for 2026/27. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Our cost guide has more detail.
Does Essex council fund home care?
Possibly. Under the Care Act 2014, Essex council has a duty to assess, free of charge, anyone who seems to need care and support. After a means test, the council may pay towards care when savings and investments total less than £23,250, depending on income; your home's value is ignored for care at home. Attendance Allowance does not depend on savings or income. Contacting Essex council.
How do I choose between agencies in Jaywick?
Read the most recent CQC report and check its date. Here, 6 of 24 were inspected or rated within the last two years, while 11 have older reports. Before signing, ask about staff continuity, how they handle missed visits and the full price. Our checklist.
Are there more home care agencies in towns near Jaywick?
In Jaywick there are 24, 16 rated Good or Outstanding. The closest towns on our site are Clacton-on-Sea (2.4 miles): 26, 18 rated Good or Outstanding; Brightlingsea (4.6 miles): 62, 33 rated Good or Outstanding; Walton-on-the-Naze (8.2 miles): 24, 17 rated Good or Outstanding.
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Home care near Jaywick
- Home care in Clacton-on-Sea 2.4 mi
- Home care in Brightlingsea 4.6 mi
- Home care in Walton-on-the-Naze 8.2 mi
- Home care in Lawford 11.7 mi
- Home care in Colchester 12.1 mi
- Home care in Felixstowe 16.4 mi
- Home care in Maldon 18.7 mi
- Home care in Ipswich 19.3 mi
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- What to look for in a home care agency
- How the council assesses care needs
- What CQC ratings mean
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Source for provider details: CQC, Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0). The Care Panel is a comparison site, not a care company.