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Learning disability care in Westcliff-on-Sea

There are 15 learning disability care services in Westcliff-on-Sea registered with the Care Quality Commission. 10 carry a published CQC rating, and 9 of those are rated Good or Outstanding. The other 5 are unrated, which usually means they have not been inspected since registering rather than that anything is wrong. Privately arranged care is quoted by the hour, and the Homecare Association puts the minimum a provider must charge in 2026-27 at £34.42, or about £481.88 a week for two half-hour visits a day. Adult social care in Westcliff-on-Sea is arranged by Southend-on-Sea, which paid providers £20.84 an hour in 2023-24, the 61st lowest of 150 councils in England and 2% below the £21.19 median. That is 15 of the 25 home care services in Westcliff-on-Sea. Registration sets what a service is allowed to provide. It does not say how well it does it, so read the inspection report and ring two or three before you decide.

What home care costs in Westcliff-on-Sea

None of the 15 services in Westcliff-on-Sea have published their rates here yet. Ring two or three and ask. Most will quote over the phone.

For comparison, the Homecare Association puts the minimum sustainable price at £34.42 an hour for 2026-27. That covers careworker pay at the statutory minimum for all working time including travel, mileage, wage-related costs, and the minimum cost of running a compliant care business.

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Southend-on-Sea paid independent agencies a median of £20.84 an hour for the home care it commissioned in 2023-24, against the £34.42 the Homecare Association says it costs to deliver in 2026-27. What every council pays →

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Lighthouse

Westcliff-on-sea, Southend-on-Sea

OutstandingCQC, Jul 2018one area rated lower

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Learning disabilities
  • +2 more
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not published
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not published
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Anchors Healthcare Services Ltd

Westcliff-on-sea, Southend-on-Sea

Not yet rated · on the register 3 years

  • Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +4 more
Hourly rate
not published
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not published
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not published
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SummerCare Office

Westcliff-on-sea, Southend-on-Sea

GoodCQC, Jan 2024

  • Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)
  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • +5 more
Hourly rate
not published
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not published
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Unique Option Healthcare Limited

Westcliff-on-sea, Southend-on-Sea

Not yet rated · on the register 1 year

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +4 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
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Palm 2 Palm Reablement Services

Westcliff-on-sea, Southend-on-Sea

GoodCQC, Mar 2019

  • Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)
  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • +5 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Seven Day Care

Westcliff-on-sea, Southend-on-Sea

Not yet rated · on the register 2 years

  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Learning disabilities
  • Caring for adults over 65 yrs
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Florence House

Westcliff On Sea, Southend-on-Sea

Not yet rated · on the register 15 years

  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health conditions
  • +3 more
Hourly rate
not published
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not published
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not published
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Anytime Care Solutions

Westcliff On Sea, Southend-on-Sea

GoodCQC, Feb 2019

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +4 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Superhealthcare

Westcliff-on-sea, Southend-on-Sea

Not yet rated · on the register 7 years

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +4 more
Hourly rate
not published
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not published
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not published
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ENS Care & Support

Westcliff On Sea, Southend-on-Sea

GoodCQC, May 2022

  • Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)
  • Sensory impairments
  • Services for everyone
  • +7 more
Hourly rate
not published
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not published
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not published
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Doris Jones Limited

Westcliff-on-sea, Southend-on-Sea

OutstandingCQC, Aug 2019one area rated lower

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +4 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Phoenix House

Westcliff On Sea, Southend-on-Sea

GoodCQC, Jan 2020

  • Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)
  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • +3 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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JM Carehomes Limited

Westcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea

GoodCQC, Aug 2019

  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • Learning disabilities
  • +4 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Elgin Rest Home

Westcliff On Sea, Southend-on-Sea

Requires improvementCQC, Apr 2023

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +3 more
Hourly rate
not published
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not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Learning disability care in Westcliff-on-Sea: questions people ask

How much does learning disability care cost in Westcliff-on-Sea?
None of the 15 services in Westcliff-on-Sea publish a price, so you get a figure by ringing them: most quote by the hour after an assessment. The Homecare Association calculates that a provider needs to charge at least £34.42 an hour in 2026-27 to pay careworkers the statutory minimum for all their working time and run a compliant business. Two half-hour visits a day at that rate is roughly £481.88 a week. Southend-on-Sea paid £20.84 an hour for the care it commissioned in 2023-24.
Will the council pay for learning disability care in Westcliff-on-Sea?
Southend-on-Sea can arrange and fund care after a needs assessment, which is free and which anyone can request. What you contribute depends on a separate financial assessment. It paid providers an average of £20.84 an hour in 2023-24, the 61st lowest of 150 councils in England. The Homecare Association's minimum sustainable price is £34.42 for 2026-27. Those are different years, so treat the pair as context rather than a like-for-like gap. What a council pays shapes which agencies will take council-funded work at all.
Which learning disability care services in Westcliff-on-Sea are rated best?
10 of the 15 services in Westcliff-on-Sea carry a published CQC rating and 9 of those, 90%, are rated Good or Outstanding. 2 are rated Outstanding, the top grade: Doris Jones Limited and Lighthouse. A rating describes the service on the day it was inspected, so check the report date as well as the word.
Is Westcliff-on-Sea well served for learning disability care?
15 of the 25 home care services in Westcliff-on-Sea are registered to support this, 60%, against 54% across England. That is better served than most places. Registration is permission rather than specialisation, so it sets the size of the list rather than its quality.
How do I choose a learning disability care agency in Westcliff-on-Sea?
Start with what the regulator publishes, then ask what it cannot tell you: who would actually visit, whether it is the same carer each time, what happens when that person is ill, and how long a call really lasts. 5 of the 15 services in Westcliff-on-Sea carry no published verdict at all, so for those the questions are the only evidence you have. Every service here comes from the public register, and contacting one costs nothing: we take no fee and no commission.

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