Which home care agencies cover Bodmin?

Four agencies are listed on this page: Pendrea Home Care, Lanhydrock Care, Lending Hands, and STEPS. Each is registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care in people's own homes. Coverage for home care can vary within an area, so confirm that an agency works in your part of Bodmin when you first make contact. Each profile carries the registration details and the inspection position for that provider.

What should I ask a home care agency in Bodmin before signing up?

Ask how many different carers would visit over a fortnight and what the agency does when the usual carer is away. Ask whether visits have fixed times or windows, what the minimum visit length is, and how you would be notified of a delay. Where an agency has not yet been inspected, ask how long it has been running and whether it can provide references. Ask for the full schedule of charges in writing, including evening and weekend rates.

Is home care an alternative to moving into a care home?

It often is, particularly where needs are predictable and can be met through planned visits during the day. Home care allows someone to stay in familiar surroundings and keeps existing routines intact. A care home tends to become the more practical option once supervision is needed overnight or needs have grown beyond what scheduled visits can cover. A care needs assessment is designed to help weigh these options against each other.

Can Cornwall Council pay for home care in Bodmin?

It can, where a care needs assessment finds the person eligible for support and a financial assessment shows they qualify for help with the cost. Cornwall Council handles both stages, and the contribution depends on income and capital. Support may be given as care the authority arranges or as a direct payment you use to buy care yourself. Many people arrange and pay for home care privately, which requires no assessment at all.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Bodmin?

Contact Cornwall Council adult social care and ask for an assessment of needs, which you may request for a relative with their consent. It is free and places no obligation on you. The assessor will consider what the person manages day to day, what family already provides, and whether home care would meet the need. Note the reference number you are given, as it saves repeating the background later.

How far in advance should I arrange home care in Bodmin?

Home care can usually be set up more quickly than a care home place, though good agencies often run close to capacity, so allow two or three weeks where you can. Where a hospital discharge is involved, tell the ward team early so the care package and the discharge are planned together. If cover is needed immediately, ring all four agencies and ask plainly what they can start and when. An assessment already completed usually speeds matters up.

Home Care in Bodmin

Bodmin has 4 CQC registered home care agencies. 3 are rated Good, and 1 has not yet been rated. 2 of the 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Bodmin at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Bodmin, to help you judge the options below.

Hourly care visits, South West: £28.75 to £34.94 an hour. Middle half of prices from 10 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 81,100. Rising to 96,000 by 2035, up 18%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 10,300. Rising to 13,300 by 2035, up 29%
People aged 85 and over: 20,200. Rising to 32,300 by 2035, up 60%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 60%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 6 opened, 4 closed. 104 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 21 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.9 miles).
Compared with the rest of Cornwall: Fewer agencies. Cornwall has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.

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

What home care in Bodmin involves, and what to look for

Home care ranges from a single short visit each day to several calls, covering help with washing and dressing, medication, meals, and company. It suits a person whose needs can be met in planned visits and who would rather stay where they are. The four agencies listed here all provide that support in and around Bodmin, and what separates them in practice is reliability rather than the range of tasks they will take on.

Weighing the evidence that exists

Pendrea Home Care and Lanhydrock Care each hold a Good rating. Lending Hands and STEPS are yet to be rated, which is common for newer services and is not a warning in itself. Where a report exists, read the findings on whether the service is well led and responsive, as those sections cover late and missed calls, complaints, and staff retention. Where none exists, ask the manager how long the agency has operated, how many people it supports, and whether it can offer references.

Questions that reveal how an agency really works

Ask how many different carers would come in a typical fortnight, because continuity is what families raise most often. Ask what happens when a regular carer is ill, whether calls have a fixed time or a window, and how you would be told if someone were running late. Ask who writes the care plan, how often it is reviewed, whether there is one point of contact in the office, and what the shortest visit is that the agency will accept.

Getting an assessment and arranging funding

Requesting a care needs assessment

Any adult who appears to need care and support can ask for a free assessment of their needs, and a relative may request one with their agreement. Cornwall Council carries out the assessment and arranges funded support for those found eligible. Someone providing regular unpaid care can request a separate carer's assessment of their own needs. Neither assessment costs anything, and neither commits you to accepting what is proposed afterwards.

What home care costs and how it is paid for

Where someone is eligible, a financial assessment of income and capital decides the authority's contribution. Help may come as care arranged on your behalf or as a direct payment you use to buy care from an agency of your choosing. Agencies charge by the hour, with rates that differ between providers and usually rise for evenings, weekends, and bank holidays, so ask for a written schedule of charges and check the minimum visit length. Private arrangements are common and need no involvement from the authority.

4 home care in Bodmin

Pendrea Home Care · 26 Queens Cresent, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1QW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Pendrea Homecare
Pendrea Home Care provides support in people's own homes in Bodmin and across Cornwall. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
STEPS · West Building, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1DZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Corserv Solutions Ltd
We are STEPS, a home care agency based in Bodmin, Cornwall. We support older people and younger adults in their own homes, including people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing impairment. Most people come to us...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Lanhydrock Care · Lanhydrock Downs Farm, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 4AG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Christine Jane Hoskin
Lanhydrock Care provides home care to people living in and around Bodmin. We support older people, including people with physical disabilities and people who have sight or hearing loss. Most people contact us for a straightforward reason....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Lending Hands · St Kew Highway Service Station, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL30 3ED
Home care · Run by Lending Hands In Care LTD
We are Lending Hands, a home care agency based in Bodmin and supporting adults across this part of Cornwall. We visit people in their own homes, providing the help that makes staying there workable. We support older people and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, South West Middle half of prices from 10 agencies. Median £32.96. Shown for South West because too few Cornwall agencies publish a rate.	£28.75 to £34.94 an hour
What Cornwall pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£27.34 an hour
Homecare Association minimum price 2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.	£34.42 an hour
Live in care, England Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.	£1,250 to £1,668 a week

Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

STEPS, 5 June 2026, Good
Lanhydrock Care, 31 May 2019, Good
Pendrea Home Care, 13 April 2018, Good

Longest since a report

Pendrea Home Care, 13 April 2018, Good
Lanhydrock Care, 31 May 2019, Good
STEPS, 5 June 2026, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Bodmin

How many home care agencies are there in Bodmin?

Bodmin has 4 CQC registered home care agencies: 3 Good, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does home care cost in Bodmin?

Hourly care visits, South West: £28.75 to £34.94 an hour. Middle half of prices from 10 agencies. Median £32.96. Shown for South West because too few Cornwall agencies publish a rate. Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.

Which home care agencies in Bodmin were inspected most recently?

STEPS (5 June 2026), Lanhydrock Care (31 May 2019) and Pendrea Home Care (13 April 2018) have the most recent CQC reports.

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