Home Care in Dawlish
Dawlish has 4 CQC registered home care agencies. 3 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement. All 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Dawlish at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Dawlish, 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: 20,700. Rising to 24,700 by 2035, up 19%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,700. Rising to 3,400 by 2035, up 29%
- People aged 85 and over: 5,300. Rising to 8,400 by 2035, up 58%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 55%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Devon as a whole is 57%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 26 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 50 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.7 miles).
- Compared with the rest of Devon: Fewer agencies. Teignbridge has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.
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Arranging home care in Dawlish and working out who pays
A home care bill is the product of how many calls were agreed at assessment and how long each one runs, so that is where to start. The assessment is free, can be requested by anyone and establishes how many calls a day are needed and what each has to achieve. Devon County 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 of fifteen or thirty minutes 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 worth claiming first.
Choosing between the home care agencies covering Dawlish
Assist Teignbridge, Home Instead and Step by Step Supporting Independence Ltd are each rated Good. Thomas Homecare Ltd currently holds a rating of Requires Improvement. Ask how many different carers a person is likely to see across a fortnight, because continuity is the thing families raise most often about home care.
Reading the reports properly
For home care the responsive and well led sections of a report matter most, since they describe how missed calls, complaints and rota changes are handled. Where an agency holds a lower grade, ask what has changed since the inspection and ask to see any action plan. Check how recent each inspection is, because staff and managers turn over quickly in this part of the sector.
Questions to ask before signing
Ask what the agency does when a carer rings in sick, and how late a visit can run before the family is told. Ask whether calls are logged electronically and whether relatives can see those records. Check the minimum call length, the notice period and whether the rate rises at weekends and on bank holidays. Ask finally whether the same small team will cover the rounds.
4 home care in Dawlish
- Step by Step Supporting Independence · Sarum, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 0DE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Step by Step Supporting Independence Limited
Step by Step Supporting Independence provides support to people living in their own homes across Dawlish and the surrounding part of Devon. We work with older adults, younger adults, people with learning disabilities and autistic people,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Home Instead · Tunnicliffe Building, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 9QQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Bedrock Care Services Limited
Home Instead in Dawlish provides care and support to people in their own homes across the town and the surrounding parts of Devon. We work with older people and younger adults, including many people living with dementia. Staying at home is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults - Thomas Homecare · Tindle House, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 9LQ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Thomas Homecare Ltd
Thomas Homecare provides care at home in Dawlish and the surrounding part of Devon. We visit people where they live, supporting older people, adults living with dementia, people with a physical disability or a visual or hearing impairment,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders - Assist Teignbridge · Manor House, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 9AW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Assist Teignbridge
Assist Teignbridge provides care in people's own homes in Dawlish and across the surrounding part of Devon. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or autism, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, 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 Devon agencies publish a rate. | £28.75 to £34.94 an hour |
| What Devon pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £28.08 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
- Thomas Homecare Ltd, 29 October 2021, Requires improvement
- Step by Step Supporting Independence Ltd, 19 December 2019, Good
- Home Instead, 19 September 2018, Good
Longest since a report
- Assist Teignbridge, 19 July 2018, Good
- Home Instead, 19 September 2018, Good
- Step by Step Supporting Independence Ltd, 19 December 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Dawlish
How many home care agencies are there in Dawlish?
Dawlish has 4 CQC registered home care agencies: 3 Good, 1 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does home care cost in Dawlish?
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 Devon 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 Dawlish were inspected most recently?
Thomas Homecare Ltd (29 October 2021), Step by Step Supporting Independence Ltd (19 December 2019) and Home Instead (19 September 2018) have the most recent CQC reports.