Home care agency

Personal Choice Carers At Home Limited

Home care agency in Wickford, Essex

Personal Choice Carers At Home Limited

Home care agency in Wickford, Essex

CQC GoodDementia
AddressUnit 14, Hurricane Way, Hurricane Close, Wickford, SS11 8YR

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Personal Choice Carers At Home Limited is a home care agency based in Wickford, Essex, providing care and support in people's own homes. It supports older people, younger adults, and people living with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions and sensory impairment. The agency was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2020, with Good ratings across all key areas: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 5 March 2020 · Last inspected 4 December 2019

Inspectors found that people using this home care service, some of whom live with dementia, were very positive about it, and everyone they spoke with said they would recommend it. Regular care staff knew people well, provided care in the way people wanted, and stayed for the full length of each visit, with no missed visits reported. Staff were described as kind, caring and well supported.

Strengths noted
  • Feedback from people and their families was consistently positive, and people felt safe and well cared for.
  • People were supported by regular staff, who arrived on time, stayed the full duration and gave care tailored to each person.
  • Medicines were handled safely by trained and assessed staff, and good infection control practices were followed.
  • The service was well led by a long-standing registered manager who was highly regarded, and people and staff were involved in driving improvements.
Areas to improve
  • Inspectors recommended that the way medicine competency assessments are carried out be improved.
  • Inspectors recommended that the recording of end of life care be improved.

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

What's nearby

GP surgery800 m
Hospital5.0 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsLimited
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkSparse
  • Tennis CourtLimited
  • Bowling GreenLimited
  • Playing FieldSparse

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsLimited
  • Restaurants & CafesLimited
  • Retail ShoppingLimited
  • SupermarketsLimited
  • TakeawaysLimited

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 — Personal Choice Carers At Home Limited 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

Personal Choice Carers At Home Limited is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Basildon Hospital, 5 miles away. The local GP practice is ROBERT FREW MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.5 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Basildon Hospital · 5 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
ROBERT FREW MEDICAL CENTRE · 0.5 mi

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

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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