Can the local authority fund a care home placement in the South West?

Yes, the local authority can fund all or part of a residential placement following a needs assessment and a financial assessment. If someone has capital below the upper threshold and eligible needs, the local authority will contribute towards fees, though the person is still expected to pay an assessed contribution from income such as pensions. Where savings and property equity are above the threshold, the person usually pays their own fees until their capital falls to the relevant level. It is worth asking about deferred payment agreements if the main asset is a home that cannot easily be sold.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in the South West?

You can contact the local authority Adult Social Care service directly and request an assessment for yourself or a relative, and referrals can also come through a GP or hospital discharge team. The assessment is free and does not depend on income. An assessor will visit in person or speak by phone and video, and will consider practical daily tasks alongside safety, mental wellbeing and social contact. You will receive a written outcome that can be shared with any care home you approach.

How far in advance should I start looking for a care home in the South West?

Where possible, begin exploring options several months before a move is likely, because the most sought-after homes in the South West often have waiting lists. Starting early also allows time for a proper needs assessment, financial planning and unhurried visits. In urgent situations, for example after a hospital admission, decisions sometimes have to be made within days, and the local authority hospital team can help identify homes with immediate vacancies. Even in a crisis, try to visit at least two homes before committing.

Which providers in the South West offer residential care?

Our directory currently lists 1,333 residential care homes across the South West, spanning Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Bristol. These include small homes such as Breage House, Inglenook House and Katherine House Rest Home, alongside larger settings such as Regency Manor Care Home and Lakeside Care Home. CQC ratings across the sample include Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement and not yet rated. You can filter the full list on Care Assura by location, rating and specialism to narrow the choice.

What should I ask when visiting a care home in the South West?

Ask about the staff-to-resident ratio at different times of day, how care plans are reviewed, and what happens if a resident's needs increase. Enquire about the activities on offer, access to gardens or outings, and how the home manages relationships with GPs, district nurses and pharmacists. Check the fee structure carefully and confirm what is included, what counts as an extra, and how future increases are handled. Finally, ask to speak to a relative of a current resident if that is possible.

What is the difference between a residential care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home provides help with personal care such as washing, dressing, meals and medication prompts, along with companionship and activities, but does not have qualified nurses on duty around the clock. A nursing home is registered to provide nursing care, meaning a registered nurse is on shift day and night to manage more complex clinical needs such as wound care, tube feeding or advanced dementia. All 1,333 homes on this South West page are residential care homes rather than nursing homes. If nursing input is likely to be needed soon, it is often better to choose a home already registered to provide it.

Care Homes in the South West

The South West has 1,361 CQC registered care homes. 1,091 are rated Good, 62 Outstanding, 140 Requires improvement, 7 Inadequate, and 61 have not yet been rated. 912 of the 1,361 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

South West at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people across South West, adding up every council in the region.

What self-funders are typically asked, residential care: £1,400 to £1,650 a week. Middle half of prices from 52 South West homes. Median £1,549.
Care home beds filled across South West: 87%
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 68
People aged 75 and over: 726,000. Rising to 857,000 by 2035, up 18%
Care homes, last 12 months: 10 opened, 11 closed. 109 changed owner, covering 4,550 beds.
Who pays, across South West (estimate): 40% council, 42% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 94,000. Rising to 120,000 by 2035, up 27%
People aged 85 and over: 195,000. Rising to 297,000 by 2035, up 53%

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Planning and paying for care in the South West

The South West covers a broad stretch of England, from the coastal communities of Cornwall and Devon through Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. Across this region our directory lists 1,333 residential care homes, ranging from small family-run houses to larger purpose-built settings. If you are beginning to think about a move into residential care, the first practical steps are usually the same wherever you live: understand the level of support needed, find out what funding may be available, and get a realistic sense of local fees before you shortlist homes.

Starting with a care needs assessment

A care needs assessment is the formal way to establish what daily help someone requires, and it is the gateway to any publicly funded support. You can request one through the local authority Adult Social Care team, and the assessment is free regardless of income. A social worker or assessor will look at personal care, mobility, medication, memory, nutrition and social contact, then produce a written summary of eligible needs. This document is useful even for people who expect to pay privately, because it gives care homes a clear starting point when discussing whether they can meet the person's needs.

Funding, means testing and typical costs

After the needs assessment, a separate financial assessment decides how much the local authority will contribute. Savings and capital thresholds apply, and the value of a property is usually included unless a spouse or certain other relatives still live there. Residential fees in the South West vary widely by area and by the type of home, with coastal towns and larger converted properties often sitting at the higher end. It is worth asking each shortlisted home for a written fee schedule that shows what is included and what is charged as an extra, such as hairdressing, chiropody or escorted trips.

Choosing a provider and what to check

With more than 1,300 residential settings in the region, filtering the list is the real challenge. Every home in our directory carries a Care Quality Commission status, and across the South West the current sample includes Outstanding ratings such as Firgrove House, Ridgeway House and Harbour Rise Rest Home, a large majority rated Good, a smaller number rated Requires Improvement including Grange Court, Holly Tree Cottage, Chosen Court and Nutley Lodge Care Home, and a handful not yet rated such as Osborne House and St Omer Residential Care Ltd.

Reading CQC reports properly

The overall rating is a useful headline, but the five key questions underneath it tell you far more. Look at whether the home is Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led, and pay particular attention to the date of the last inspection. A home rated Requires Improvement that has since had a positive follow-up visit may be a very different proposition to one where concerns are unresolved. Homes that are not yet rated are often newer registrations, so ask the manager directly about staffing, training and clinical oversight.

What a visit should tell you

Try to visit at different times of day. Look at how staff greet residents by name, whether call bells are answered promptly, and whether communal areas feel lived in rather than staged. Ask to see a sample care plan, the activities programme for the last month, and the most recent menu. Homes such as Cathedral View, Menna House, Courtlands Care Home, Chard Manor and OSJCT Marden Court are examples from our South West listings, but the right choice depends on location, atmosphere and the specific needs of your relative rather than name recognition.

1,361 care homes in the South West (showing 1–50)

St Omer Residential Care · Greenway Road, Torquay, Torbay, TQ2 6JE
Care home · Run by St Omer Residential Care Ltd
At St Omer Residential Care in Torquay, we provide a warm and genuinely homely environment where older adults can feel safe, supported and valued. We are part of the Torbay community and take real pride in the care we offer to the people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
17 Berryfield Road · 17 Berryfield Road, Bradford-on-avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1SU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Milestones Trust
17 Berryfield Road is a small residential care home in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, among them both younger adults and people who are growing older. Our starting position is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Sherwell Manor · Cutliffe Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3GA
Care home · Run by Crystal Care Homes Killams Opco Limited
Sherwell Manor is a residential care home in Taunton, supporting older people and younger adults from across Somerset, including people living with dementia and people who have a physical disability. A care home is judged by its ordinary...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Braemar House · 38 Seaway Road, Paignton, Torbay, TQ3 2NZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Dean House Care Limited
Braemar House is a residential care home in Paignton, Torbay. The people living here include older people and younger adults, and people with a learning disability or autism. We also offer respite stays, which can give a family carer a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Oak House · 56 St. Leonards Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4LS
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Oak House (Exeter) Ltd
Oak House is a residential care home in Exeter, Devon. We provide a home for older people, including those living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people managing mental health conditions. Respite stays are available...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Poldark · Skinners Bottom, Redruth, Cornwall, TR16 5EA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Green Light PBS Limited
Poldark is a residential care home in Redruth, Cornwall, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays, which can give a family carer a genuine break while the person staying...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
25-27 Teewell Avenue · Staple Hill, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 5NF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Milestones Trust
We are a residential care home on Teewell Avenue in Bristol, supporting adults who are managing mental health conditions. We also offer respite stays for people who need somewhere settled for a shorter period. Our approach is built on...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care
Joyleen · Longlands, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 7BG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by D & L Support Ltd
Joyleen in Gloucester is a residential home supporting adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and people with mental health needs, alongside older people. Most of the people here are younger adults, and we also offer respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
56 Sycamore Grove · 56 Sycamore Grove, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 0JD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Milestones Trust
56 Sycamore Grove is a small residential care home in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including both younger adults and older residents. This is a house on an ordinary street and we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Rowans Residential Care Home · 31 Goonown, St Agnes, Cornwall, TR5 0UY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mr & Mrs I J Hirsch
Rowans Residential Care Home is a care home in St Agnes, Cornwall. We provide a home for older people and we also offer respite stays, whether that is to give a family carer a break or to help somebody find their feet again after a spell...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Silver Tree Lodge · 18 Clarence Road South, Weston-super-mare, North Somerset, BS23 4BN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Lightsky Group Operations Limited
Silver Tree Lodge is a residential care home in Weston super Mare, North Somerset, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism and people managing mental health conditions, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Castleford Lodge · Castleford Hill, Chepstow, Gloucestershire, NP16 7LE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Milkwood Care Ltd
Castleford Lodge is a residential care home near Chepstow. The people living here include older people, many of them living with dementia, along with younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
18 Boundary Road · 18 Boundary Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3NN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Milestones Trust
18 Boundary Road is a small residential care home in Chippenham, Wiltshire. The people we support are adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, ranging from younger adults to older residents. Living somewhere small has real...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
19 Berryfield Road · 19 Berryfield Road, Bradford-on-avon, Wiltshire, BA15 1SU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Milestones Trust
19 Berryfield Road is a small residential care home in Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including younger adults and older residents. A small house allows us to work at the pace...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Cambian Lufton Manor College · Lufton, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8ST
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Cambian Whinfell School Limited
Lufton Manor College near Yeovil provides residential places for younger adults with a learning disability or autism. We also offer respite stays. Our setting brings together living and learning, so the support somebody receives here and...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
12 Addington Close · 12 Addington Close, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 5BE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Milestones Trust
12 Addington Close is a small residential care home in Devizes, Wiltshire, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, both younger adults and older residents. We are a household rather than a service, and the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
ABLE (Action for a Better Life) - 57 King Street · 57 King Street, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 6HE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by ABLE (Action for a Better Life)
We are a residential care home on King Street in Melksham, Wiltshire, run by ABLE, which stands for Action for a Better Life. The people living here include older people and younger adults, and people managing mental health conditions. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
15 Mossmead · 15 Moss Mead, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 0TN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Milestones Trust
15 Mossmead is a small residential care home in Chippenham, Wiltshire. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including younger adults and older residents. Because only a few people live here, we can work at each...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
St Georges Care Home · 17 Wilton Street, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3JR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by St Georges Taunton Ltd
St Georges is a residential care home in Taunton, Somerset. We support older people and younger adults who need help with everyday life, and a number of our residents live with dementia. We aim to run a household rather than an...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Raleigh Manor Care Home · 13 Drakes Avenue, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 4AB
Care home · Run by Scarborough Hall Limited
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
5 St Margaret's Gardens · 5 St. Margarets Gardens, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 7BT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Milestones Trust
We are a small residential care home at 5 St Margaret's Gardens in Melksham, Wiltshire. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including younger adults and older people who have lived with a learning disability...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Beech Lodge · 97 Bodmin Road, St Austell, Cornwall, PL25 5AG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Cornwallis Care Services Ltd
Beech Lodge is a residential care home in St Austell, Cornwall. We provide a home for older people, including many living with dementia, and we also offer respite stays, whether that is to give a family carer a break or to help somebody...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
1 Stratton Road · 1 Stratton Road, Pewsey, Wiltshire, SN9 5DY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Innovations Wiltshire Limited
We are a small residential care home on Stratton Road in Pewsey, Wiltshire, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism and people managing mental health conditions, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays, which...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Lorna House · Devons Road, Torquay, Torbay, TQ1 3PR
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Bliss Care 2 Limited
Lorna House is a residential care home in Torquay for older people who need help with daily living. We support people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. Our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
50 Broadfields · 50 Broadfields, Pewsey, Wiltshire, SN9 5DU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Innovations Wiltshire Limited
Broadfields is a care home in Pewsey, Wiltshire, and we provide residential support for adults, including older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people managing mental health conditions. We also offer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Tudor House · Cleve Wood Road, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS35 2GA
Care home · Run by Crystal Care Homes Thornbury Opco Limited
Tudor House is a residential care home in South Gloucestershire, on the edge of Bristol, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people who have a physical disability. A care home is judged by...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Cross Keys · 17 Church Road, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 8DA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Keelex 176 Limited
Here at Cross Keys in Penryn, Cornwall, we offer residential care for a wide range of people, and we take real pride in the community we have built together within our home. We support older people, those living with dementia, individuals...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Mead · 7-8 The Mead, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 8RB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Rethink Mental Illness
The Mead is a residential care home in Warminster, Wiltshire, supporting adults who are managing mental health conditions. We also offer respite stays for people who need somewhere settled for a shorter period. Our approach is built on...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care
Godolphin House Care Home · AbleCare (Helston) Limited, Helston, Cornwall, TR13 8QF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ablecare (Helston) Limited
Godolphin House is a residential care home in Helston for older people who need help with daily living. We support people living with dementia, people with mental health needs and people with physical disabilities, and we offer respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Hillcrest Care Home · 2 Upper Station Road, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 4LY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ridgeway House (Bristol) Limited
Hillcrest Care Home near Bristol supports older people and younger adults. Our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and autism, and mental health needs, and we also offer respite stays. With that range of people we build round...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Agincourt Care Home · 116 Dorchester Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 7LG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Agincourt Care Home Limited
Agincourt Care Home in Weymouth is a residential care home supporting older people and younger adults who need help with daily living, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. What we offer is fairly simple and we try to do...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Rock Care Home · 1 Station Road, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0BU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Rock Care Home Ltd
The Rock Care Home in Buckfastleigh is a residential care home for older people who need help with daily living. We support people living with dementia, people with mental health needs, people with physical disabilities and people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Pendrea House · 14 Westheath Avenue, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1QH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Pauline Difford
Pendrea House is a residential care home in Bodmin. We provide care for older people and offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We keep things straightforward. People usually come to us because managing at home had become hard...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
The Dunes · 49 Cynthia Road, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH12 3JE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Harbour Care (UK) Limited
The Dunes is a residential care home in Poole. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with physical disabilities, and older people, and much of our work is with younger adults who will be with us for many...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Avalon Residential Home · 17 Barnwood Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 0RZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by ARTI Care Homes (Gloucester) Limited
Avalon Residential Home is a care home in Gloucester for older people who need help with daily living. We support people living with dementia, people with mental health needs, and people with sight or hearing loss, and we offer respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Cedar Lodge · Hope Corner Lane, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 7PB
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by N. Notaro Homes Limited
Cedar Lodge is a residential care home in Taunton. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people with mental health needs, and we offer respite stays as well as permanent places. Our aim is an...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Coral House · 15 Alder Hills, Poole, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, BH12 4AJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Harbour Care (UK) Limited
Coral House in Poole is a residential home supporting adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with mental health needs and people with physical disabilities, and we also care for people living with dementia. Most of the...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Aveland Court Care Home · Aveland Road, Torquay, Torbay, TQ1 3PT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Bliss Care Torquay Limited
Aveland Court is a residential care home in Torquay for older people who need help with daily living. We support people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people with sight or hearing loss and people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care, Eating Disorders
Kimberley Court · Kimberley Close, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 1JG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Anchor Hanover Group
Kimberley Court is a residential care home in Newquay for older people who need help with daily living, including many people living with dementia. We offer respite stays as well as permanent places. The house runs on the idea that people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Kendall House · 15 Wesley Lane, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS30 8BU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Care Futures
Kendall House near Bristol is a residential home supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, most of them younger adults, and we also care for people living with dementia. Respite stays are part of what we do. Because...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Cheverells Care Home · Limers Lane, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2RG
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Cheverells Care Limited
Cheverells Care Home is in Bideford, Devon. We provide residential care for older people, including people with a physical disability and people with visual or hearing impairment. Respite stays are available alongside permanent places. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Dove Tree House · 89-91 Heavitree Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2ND
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Stonehaven (Healthcare) Ltd
Dove Tree House is a residential care home in Exeter. We provide care for older people, including those living with dementia and people with a physical disability, and we offer respite stays. We are a residential home rather than a nursing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Trewidden Care Home · Trewidden Road, St Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2BX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Cornwallis Care Services Ltd
Trewidden Care Home is in St Ives, Cornwall. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia and those living with mental ill health, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We aim for a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Respite Care
Addison Park · St Therese Close, Callington, Cornwall, PL17 7QF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Cornwallis Care Services Ltd
We are a residential care home in Callington, providing a home for older people who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia. Our aim is an unhurried house. A good deal of care is spoiled simply by being rushed, so...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Park House · Martinstown, Dorchester, Dorset, DT2 9JN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Park House Care (UK) Ltd
We are a residential care home in Dorchester supporting adults with a wide range of needs. The people who live here include older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Underhill House Residential Home · 12 Underhill Road, Plymouth, Plymouth, PL3 4BP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mr & Mrs M Turner
Underhill House is a residential home in Plymouth. We look after older people who need help with daily life but not nursing care, including a good number living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
The Manor Cottage · Beckspool Road, Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS16 1NT
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Manor Cottage Care Limited
The Manor Cottage is a small residential care home in Bristol, on the South Gloucestershire side of the city. We look after older people who need help with daily life but not nursing care, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Northfield House · Tower Hill, Willliton, Somerset, TA4 4JR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Northfield House is a residential care home in Williton, Somerset. We support older people who need help through the day, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, and people with a physical disability. Some of the people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hart Care Residential Home · Old Crapstone Road, Yelverton, Devon, PL20 6BT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Hart Care Limited
Hart Care Residential Home is in Yelverton, Devon, on the edge of Dartmoor. We support older people who need help through the day, including those living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, and people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Beacon House · Church Road, Dartmouth, Devon, TQ6 9HQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Thurlestone Court Limited
Beacon House is a residential care home in Dartmouth, Devon. We look after older people who need help through the day, including those living with dementia, people who have managed a mental health condition for years, and people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care

What care costs in South West, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Middle half of prices from 52 South West homes. Median £1,549.	Varies by council	£1,400 to £1,650
Nursing care Middle half of prices from 16 South West homes. Median £1,810.	Varies by council	£1,599 to £1,983
Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 19 South West homes. Median £1,665.	Not published separately	£1,450 to £1,813
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few South West homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,890 to £2,221

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

The Yelverton Residential Home, 30 September 2026, Good
Ladden View, 29 September 2026, Good
Southlands Residential Care Home, 28 September 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Gorselands Care Home, 9 September 2017, Good
Station Villa, 19 September 2017, Good
Westbury Lodge, 21 September 2017, Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about care homes in the South West

How many care homes are there in the South West?

the South West has 1,361 CQC registered care homes: 62 Outstanding, 1,091 Good, 140 Requires improvement, 7 Inadequate, 61 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in the South West?

Self-funders are typically asked £1,400 to £1,650 a week. Middle half of prices from 52 South West homes. Median £1,549. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in the South West were inspected most recently?

The Yelverton Residential Home (30 September 2026), Ladden View (29 September 2026) and Southlands Residential Care Home (28 September 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.