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DCA Essex

Braintree, CM77 · Established 23/0 · Operated by Achieve Together Limited

A CQC-regulated home-care provider serving Braintree, registered since 23/0. Rated Good at its most recent CQC inspection (30/01/2025).

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What the CQC found

The five questions inspectors ask, and how DCA scored.

Safe

Good

People are protected from abuse and avoidable harm.

Effective

Requires improvement

Care achieves good outcomes and quality of life.

Caring

Good

Staff treat people with compassion, dignity, respect.

Responsive

Good

Services are tailored to people's needs.

Well-led

Good

Leadership and culture support quality care.

In their own words: what inspectors said

“Care plans considered people's diverse needs including cultural preferences and individuality.”
CQC inspection report, Nov 2023

“Staff training included STOMP (stopping over-medication of people with a learning disability, autism or both).”
CQC inspection report, Nov 2023

“People were recruited safely with appropriate DBS checks carried out.”
CQC inspection report, Nov 2023

Inspection history

The trajectory matters as much as the latest rating.

Jan 2025
Not rated
DCA Essex is a supported living service providing personal care to people with a learning disability, autistic people and people with a physical disability. Not everyone who used the service received personal care. CQC only inspects where people receive person…
Nov 2023
Requires improvement
DCA Essex, a supported living service for people with learning disabilities and autism, was rated Requires Improvement overall at its first inspection, with breaches of Regulation 12 (safe care and treatment) and Regulation 17 (good governance) identified. Key…

Source: CQC inspection reports under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Services offered

What DCA does

✓Homecare agencies

Services as registered with the CQC. Specifics vary; ask the agency directly.

Areas served

Where they cover

Registered at CM77 6RL in Braintree. Service area not formally published; we recommend asking the agency directly when requesting a quote.

CM77

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