Home care agency
You & I Care - Essex
Home care agency in Chelmsford, Essex
You & I Care - Essex
Home care agency in Chelmsford, Essex
Operated by You & I Care
What do these badges mean?
- 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).
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About
You & I Care - Essex is a home care agency based in Chelmsford that delivers care and support in people's own homes. The agency works with older people, younger adults, and people living with dementia, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, sensory impairment and learning disabilities. It was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2021, achieving Good grades across all key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 19 November 2021 · Last inspected 29 September 2021
This domiciliary care service supports two older people with personal hygiene and eating, and inspectors rated it good at its first inspection since registering in 2020. Relatives said their family members felt safe and were treated with kindness and respect by staff. Inspectors found that people's needs were clearly recorded and that people had real say over how their care was delivered.
- Safeguarding arrangements were in place, staff knew how to raise concerns, and risks to people were assessed and managed.
- Staffing levels, medication handling, recruitment, infection control, and staff training and induction were all found to be appropriate.
- Staff said they felt appreciated and supported by the registered manager, and relatives described positive interactions with staff.
- People's dietary and healthcare needs were met, and they were supported to make their own choices with the least restrictive approach.
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
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseAdequate
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesPlentiful
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — You & I Care - Essex 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
You & I Care - Essex is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Broomfield Hospital, 2.6 miles away. The local GP practice is RIVERMEAD GATE MED.CTR., 0.5 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Part of You & I Care
You & I Care - Essex is one of 4 services run by You & I Care on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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About this data
- Care Quality Commission register: rating, inspection dates and registration, matched by location id and refreshed nightly
- Family reviews: written by families, email-confirmed and read by AskBart staff before publishing
- Area figures: Chelmsford: Police.uk, the Environment Agency, NHS and ONS data for the town, not the street
Last checked 25 September 2026. How every figure is made. Nothing a home pays for changes what is shown.
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