Which home care agencies cover Camborne?

Five home care agencies serve Camborne: Oakshed Care Ltd, Brandon Supported Living - Cornwall, Continuum Care (Camborne), Carmel Care & Support Limited Camborne and Calton House Limited. Brandon Supported Living - Cornwall is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and Carmel Care & Support Limited Camborne currently holds Requires Improvement. The remaining three do not have published ratings at present. Each profile links through to the inspection report behind the rating where one exists.

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

Home care brings personal care to the person in their own house, in visits lasting from fifteen minutes to several hours. A residential care home provides that same personal care in a staffed building where someone is on hand overnight. A nursing home adds registered nurses on duty at all hours and can manage clinical needs such as wound care or tube feeding. Home care often works well until needs become constant or overnight supervision is required.

What should a family ask a home care agency in Camborne?

Ask how many different carers are likely to visit over a fortnight and whether a consistent team can be promised. Where an agency has no published rating, ask when it registered, who manages it and how long the care workers have been in post. Ask whether visits are logged electronically and whether relatives can see those records. Check the minimum call length, the weekend rate and the notice period on both sides.

How is a care needs assessment arranged in Camborne?

Ask Cornwall Council for an adult social care needs assessment, which anyone can request, including a relative acting with the person's consent. There is no charge and the outcome is not affected by savings or income. An assessor will look at daily living, mobility, medication, continence and night time needs before recommending how many calls a day are required. The assessment is also what opens the door to a direct payment where the council funds the support.

Can Cornwall Council pay for care at home?

Cornwall Council can fund or contribute towards a home care package where the needs assessment supports it and the financial assessment shows capital below the upper threshold. For support at home the value of the property being lived in is disregarded, so more people qualify for help than expect to. A weekly amount of income is always protected for living costs, which means a contribution is often partial rather than total. Funding can be taken as a direct payment, letting the family choose the agency.

How far ahead should home care be arranged?

Allow two to four weeks where the situation is settled, since agencies build their rounds in advance and cannot usually add calls at a day's notice. A hospital discharge will be arranged faster, often through a short term reablement package first. Starting the assessment early is worthwhile even where support is not needed yet, because the assessment itself takes time. Allow extra time here for the questions this list needs.

Home Care in Camborne

Camborne has 5 CQC registered home care agencies. 1 is rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 3 have not yet been rated. 2 of the 5 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Camborne at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Camborne, 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.

Choosing between the home care agencies covering Camborne

A home care package is a rota rather than a building, and that is what there is to compare. Calls of fifteen minutes to an hour or more are arranged at set times to cover help with washing, dressing, medication, meals and getting in and out of bed. Ask how many different carers a person is likely to see over a fortnight, since continuity is what families raise most often.

Where the grades sit

Brandon Supported Living - Cornwall is rated Good. Carmel Care & Support Limited Camborne currently holds a rating of Requires Improvement. Oakshed Care Ltd, Continuum Care (Camborne) and Calton House Limited have no published rating as yet, which usually points to recent registration rather than to anything adverse. That leaves only one published Good rating across the whole list.

Questions this list makes necessary

Where an agency has no rating, ask when it registered, who the registered manager is and how long the care workers have been with it. Where one holds a lower grade, ask what has changed since the inspection and ask to see any action plan. Ask every agency what happens when a carer rings in sick and how late a visit can run before the family is told.

Arranging the assessment and funding the support

The assessment shapes both the package and the cost, so it belongs at the start rather than once an agency has been picked. It is free, anyone may request it, and it sets out how many calls a day are needed and what each has to achieve. Cornwall Council is responsible for that assessment and for the financial assessment that follows it.

How the means test works for care at home

For support at home the value of the property being lived in is disregarded, which is the biggest single difference from a permanent care home placement. Savings and income are measured against the national capital thresholds, and a weekly amount is always protected for living costs. That is why many people pay part of the cost of their care rather than all of it.

Hourly rates and direct payments

Agencies charge by the hour, usually at a higher rate at weekends and on bank holidays, and short calls cost proportionately more than longer ones. Where the council funds a package it can be taken as a direct payment, which lets the family choose the agency themselves. Attendance allowance is not means tested and is often the first thing worth claiming.

5 home care in Camborne

Calton House · 2 Vyvyan Street, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 8BQ
Home care · Run by Calton House Ltd
We are Calton House, based in Camborne, and we provide support in people's own homes and in the community across Cornwall. Our work is with adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, and adults living with mental ill health. What...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health
Carmel Care & Support · 12a, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 8EX
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Carmel Care & Support Limited
We at Carmel Care & Support Camborne are a home care agency proudly supporting people across Camborne and the surrounding communities of Cornwall, delivering compassionate care in the one place that matters most: your own home. Being based...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Continuum Care · 2 Commercial Street, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 8JY
Home care · Run by First Call Care Solutions Limited
We at Continuum Care (Camborne) are proud to provide compassionate home care to individuals and families across Camborne and the wider Cornwall community. As a dedicated home care agency based in the TR postcode area, we bring...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health
Brandon Supported Living · 2 Treswithian House, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 0PY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Brandon Trust
We are Brandon Supported Living in Cornwall, based in Camborne, and we support people in their own homes and in their communities across the county. Much of our work is with adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, and we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Oakshed Care · Suite 7, Camborne, Cornwall, TR14 7DB
Home care · Run by Oakshed Care Ltd
We at Oakshed Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Camborne and the surrounding Cornish communities, supporting individuals who wish to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. As a dedicated home care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, 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

Calton House Limited, 17 August 2025, Not yet rated
Brandon Supported Living - Cornwall, 22 July 2023, Good
Carmel Care & Support Limited Camborne, 20 July 2021, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

Carmel Care & Support Limited Camborne, 20 July 2021, Requires improvement
Brandon Supported Living - Cornwall, 22 July 2023, Good
Calton House Limited, 17 August 2025, Not yet rated

Frequently asked questions about home care in Camborne

How many home care agencies are there in Camborne?

Camborne has 5 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 3 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 Camborne?

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 Camborne were inspected most recently?

Calton House Limited (17 August 2025), Brandon Supported Living - Cornwall (22 July 2023) and Carmel Care & Support Limited Camborne (20 July 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.

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