Home care agency

Linmar Care Ltd

Home care agency in Colchester, Essex

Linmar Care Ltd

Home care agency in Colchester, Essex

CQC GoodDementia
AddressUnit 2, 99 London Road, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0NY

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About

Linmar Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Colchester, Essex, providing care and support in people's own homes. Its main care focus is dementia, and it also supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, people with physical disabilities and people with sensory impairment.

The Care Quality Commission rated Linmar Care Ltd Good overall in a report published in 2019. It was also rated Good for each of the key questions: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 18 June 2019 · Last inspected 21 May 2019

Inspectors found that people receiving personal care were very positive about the support they got at home. People said they felt safe, staff treated them with respect, and staff worked well with healthcare professionals. Staff were trained and supported, and the management team was described as approachable and open to feedback.

Strengths noted
  • People said they felt safe, and described staff as respectful and friendly, with some going beyond what was expected of them.
  • Medicines were handled safely, people's health was well managed, and staff built working links with healthcare professionals.
  • Relatives described the service as reliable and well communicated, including advance details of which staff would visit each week.
  • Care was personalised in line with people's care plans, and management was approachable and used feedback to make improvements.

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

Dementia

Specialist care

Dementia
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Sensory impairment
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery300 m
Hospital3.2 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAdequate
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseSparse
  • Public ParkAdequate
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenLimited
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsAdequate
  • TakeawaysSparse

What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — Linmar Care Ltd 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

Linmar Care Ltd is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Colchester Hospital, 3.2 miles away. The local GP practice is TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Colchester Hospital · 3.2 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
TOLLGATE HEALTH CENTRE · 0.2 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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