Wilson's Care

Home care agency in Chelmsford, Essex

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell Served
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  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
Address2b, Chequers Road, Writtle, Chelmsford, CM1 3NQ

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About

Wilson's Care is a family-run home care agency based in Chelmsford, Essex, providing care and support in people's own homes. It has a particular focus on dementia and supports older people aged 65 and over, younger adults under 65, people with physical disabilities and people with sensory impairment. Services include long-term live-in care, short-term care after a hospital stay, respite care, and visiting care that provides daily assistance. The management team has more than 42 years of experience in the care sector.

Wilson's Care is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission overall, with Good ratings for the Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led key questions, based on a report published in 2021.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 8 January 2021 · Last inspected 16 December 2020

Writtle is a domiciliary care service that supports three people in their own homes. People spoke positively about their care, and inspectors found that staff were consistent, kind and respectful, and that people were involved in decisions about their support. Risks, medicines and infection control were managed in ways that kept people safe.

Strengths noted
  • People described receiving care from a consistent and dependable group of staff.
  • Safeguarding systems were in place, risks were assessed and monitored, and medicines were given as prescribed.
  • Inspectors found staff caring and kind, and people were supported to express their views and take part in decisions about their care.
  • Care was personalised to individual needs, and the service used concerns and complaints to improve.
Areas to improve
  • Staff recruitment checks were completed, but inspectors said the process would be more robust with additional information, particularly for staff new to a caring role, and made a recommendation about this.

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 surgery950 m
Hospital3.9 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsSparse
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkSparse
  • Tennis CourtAmple
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingLimited
  • SupermarketsSparse
  • 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 — Wilson's Care 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

Wilson's Care is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Broomfield Hospital, 3.9 miles away. The local GP practice is THE WRITTLE SURGERY, 0.6 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Broomfield Hospital · 3.9 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
THE WRITTLE SURGERY · 0.6 mi

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

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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