Home care agency
Allcare
Home care agency in Colchester, Essex
Allcare
Home care agency in Colchester, Essex
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About
Allcare is a home care agency based in Colchester, Essex, providing care and support in people's own homes across Colchester and the surrounding villages. Since 1999 it has offered occasional help, daily assistance and specialist dementia care, with the aim of supporting independence, dignity and quality of life. It supports older people, adults under 65, people with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with sensory impairment.
The Care Quality Commission rates Allcare Good overall, in a report published in 2022. It is rated Good for being safe, effective, caring and responsive, and Requires Improvement for being well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 3 October 2022 · Last inspected 5 August 2022
Inspectors found that people receiving personal care in their own homes from this domiciliary service felt safe and were happy with their support. Staff were usually punctual, and people and relatives found the registered manager and office team approachable and responsive. The overall rating remained Good.
- People and their relatives said they felt safe and were content with the care they received.
- Staff were usually on time, and people were informed when a carer was running late.
- Medicines and risks were managed safely, and safeguarding incidents and complaints were investigated and answered in a timely way.
- Calls were made within the expected timeframe, which showed improvement since the previous inspection.
- The provider's systems for assessing and monitoring the quality and safety of the service needed further development to be effective at driving improvement.
- The provider was delayed in supplying information that inspectors had requested, for reasons outside its control.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesSparse
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysSparse
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Allcare will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.
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Local health safety net
Allcare is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Colchester Hospital, 2.5 miles away. The local GP practice is AMBROSE AVENUE GROUP PRACTICE, 0.1 miles away, rated ‘Requires improvement’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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