285 care homes · 11,628 beds
Essex Council pays £770 a week for a residential place. Families paying for themselves are typically quoted considerably more.
Essex County Council Provider Hub, Rate Uplifts: minimum Integrated Residential and Nursing framework rates from 6 April 2026. Essex sets district-level price points; any placement below these minimums is raised to them, so treat these as the floor rather than a typical rate.
The middle home in Essex was last judged by the CQC 4.5 years ago.