Living Ambitions Limited – Essex
34/35 The Colchester Centre, Hawkins Road, Colchester, CO2 8JX · View on map
This is the agency's office. Care is delivered in clients' own homes.
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Registration details
- Registered as a homecare agency with the Care Quality Commission since May 2013.
- Supports: older people (65+), learning disabilities and adults under 65
- Local authority: Essex
- Registered manager: David Keith Lione
- Run by: Living Ambitions Limited
The inspection record
Rated Good overall. Report published 22 December 2025.
“Date of assessment 22 October to 26 November 2025. This assessment was in response to concerns raised with the Care Quality Commission in relation to another of the providers locations. Living ambitions Limited-Essex provides personal care for people living in their own homes. In supported living people’s care and housing are provided under separate contractual agreements. The service provides support to those with learning disabilities and autistic people for up to 78 adults. Not everyone who used the service received personal care. CQC only inspects where people receive personal care. This is help with tasks relating to personal hygiene and eating. Where they do, we also consider any wider social care provided. At the time of our visit the service was providing a regulated activity to 51 people.”
“We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities most people take for granted.”
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“As we visited 8 of the providers locations, we did identify some inconsistencies in the provision of care between the locations. However, the registered manager was responsive to our feedback and aware of the locations where extra support was needed.”
“Overall people's care needs had been assessed with risks identified and actions taken to reduce these. People received safe care and the provider checked to ensure staff were suitable to work at the service. Medicines were managed safely; however, some minor improvements were needed. The registered manager had oversight of staffing and was aware of the 1 location where staffing during our visit impacted on the people who were supported there. All other locations had enough staff to meet people’s needs safely.”
“People were supported by staff who knew them very well and provided kind, caring person-centred care and support. People were treated with dignity and respect that valued them individually. Feedback from people, relatives and staff was overall positive.”
“Support plans were electronic, however there were various documents that remained paper based. Some paper documents we viewed required updating, and this was completed by staff at the time of our assessment.”
“Overall people were supported by staff to take part in a variety of activities, hobbies and interests they enjoyed and that maintained their independence. In 1 of the locations the staff available during our assessment impacted on people’s ability to access the community.”
“The provider had a number of quality assurance and audit checks to monitor the care being provided. Additional learning was needed to ensure standards in all locations were consistent.”
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Older reports from the CQC's previous inspection approach
Inspected 18 May 2022, rated Good
Inspected 15 January 2020, rated Requires improvement
Inspected 16 March 2016, rated Good
Frequently asked questions
What services does Living Ambitions Limited – Essex provide?
Living Ambitions Limited – Essex is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care.
Which local authority is Living Ambitions Limited – Essex registered in?
Living Ambitions Limited – Essex is registered in the Essex local authority area.
What is Living Ambitions Limited – Essex's CQC rating?
Living Ambitions Limited – Essex is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission (report published 22 December 2025). The full CQC inspection report is available at cqc.org.uk/location/1-721211510.
Who is the registered manager at Living Ambitions Limited – Essex?
The registered manager is David Keith Lione.
Who owns Living Ambitions Limited – Essex?
Living Ambitions Limited – Essex is operated by Living Ambitions Limited.
When was Living Ambitions Limited – Essex last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission published its latest report on Living Ambitions Limited – Essex on 22 December 2025.
Where is Living Ambitions Limited – Essex located?
Living Ambitions Limited – Essex is located in Colchester, United Kingdom.
When did Living Ambitions Limited – Essex register with CQC?
Living Ambitions Limited – Essex first registered on 7 May 2013.
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