Home care agency

Take 4 Care Ltd

Home care agency in Grays, Thurrock

Take 4 Care Ltd

Home care agency in Grays, Thurrock

CQC Good
Address51 Lodge Lane, Grays, RM17 5RZ

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About

Take 4 Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Grays, Thurrock, Essex, providing care and support in people's own homes. It describes itself as an independent provider with more than 30 years' experience in the care sector. The agency supports older people aged 65 and over and adults with learning disabilities. Its care plans are shaped around each person's needs, ranging from 30-minute visits to full live-in arrangements.

Staff are fully DBS checked, and personal care is offered across the agency's stated area of work, within a 5-mile radius of West Thurrock. Take 4 Care Ltd is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission overall, with Good ratings for each key question: safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. The report was published in 2023.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 21 November 2023 · Last inspected 30 October 2023

Inspectors found the agency delivers personal care in people's own homes to 37 people. Feedback from families was positive, with care described as personalised, safely delivered and planned around individual needs. Staffing levels, recruitment checks, infection control, medicines handling and a registered manager with good oversight were all reported as working well.

Strengths noted
  • Care is planned and personalised around each person's needs and preferences
  • Enough staff are in place and recruited after appropriate checks
  • Quality assurance systems and the registered manager's oversight drive ongoing improvements
  • Families and relatives gave positive feedback about the care received

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.

Specialist care

Learning disabilities
Older people (65+)

What's nearby

GP surgery300 m
Hospital5.1 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpaceAdequate
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkAdequate
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldAmple

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAdequate
  • Restaurants & CafesAdequate
  • Retail ShoppingSparse
  • SupermarketsAdequate
  • TakeawaysAmple

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 — Take 4 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

Take 4 Care Ltd is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Darent Valley Hospital, 5.1 miles away. The local GP practice is BALFOUR MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.2 miles away.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Darent Valley Hospital · 5.1 mi
Nearest GP
BALFOUR MEDICAL 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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