Home Care in Bideford
Bideford has 13 CQC registered home care agencies. 11 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, and 1 has not yet been rated. 10 of the 13 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Bideford at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Bideford, 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: 10,800. Rising to 12,800 by 2035, up 19%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,400. Rising to 1,800 by 2035, up 30%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,700. Rising to 4,300 by 2035, up 58%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 58%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Devon as a whole is 57%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 14 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 26 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.8 miles).
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What Care at Home in Bideford Involves and What to Look For
A quarter of an hour at lunchtime and an hour at bedtime are very different arrangements, though both are described as care at home. Personal care covers washing and dressing, help with the toilet, prompting or giving medication and support at mealtimes, and around it sit the practical tasks that keep a household going. Every agency listed here is registered with the Care Quality Commission for personal care, which is the regulated activity that brings a service under inspection.
Building the week around the real difficulties
Because support is bought in blocks of time rather than as a place, the shape of the week matters as much as the number of hours. One morning call suits somebody who needs a hand to get going and is steady afterwards. Four calls spread from breakfast to bedtime suit somebody who needs prompting at each stage of the day. Where the nights are the problem, agencies offer waking nights, sleeping nights or a live in arrangement, and the staffing and the cost differ considerably between them. Write down what a bad day actually looks like before you telephone anyone, because that is what an agency needs in order to quote honestly.
The questions that tell agencies apart
Continuity is what families judge an agency on once the novelty has worn off. Ask how many different carers would attend in a fortnight, whether you will be told in advance when the regular one is away, and how quickly the office rings when a call will run late. Ask who covers weekends and bank holidays and how sickness is managed at short notice. Of the thirteen providers here, one holds an Outstanding rating, eleven are rated Good and one has yet to be rated, and names on the list include Nightingale Care Bideford, Atlantic Way Care and Mulholland Care Limited.
Getting an Assessment and Paying for the Support
Nobody needs to wait for the council before care can start, and nobody should assume that owning a house rules out help. Both routes can run at the same time.
How the assessment works
Any adult who appears to need care and support can ask for an assessment, whatever their savings, and there is no charge for it. A practitioner talks through the daily routine, what has become unsafe, and what would make the greatest practical difference. Devon County Council is the authority responsible for carrying out that assessment and for arranging funded support where the national eligibility criteria are met. A financial assessment then looks at income and capital in order to work out the contribution due. A relative giving unpaid support can request a carer's assessment of their own at the same time.
What it costs and how the money reaches the agency
Care at home is charged by the hour or by the visit, with higher rates in the evening, at weekends and on bank holidays, while live in cover is quoted as a weekly fee. Ask for the full schedule of charges in writing, including minimum call lengths, travel time and the notice required to cancel a visit, because those terms move the monthly total more than the headline rate does. Where the council funds support, the personal budget can be taken as a direct payment so the family chooses and manages the agency itself. Anyone paying privately should still ask for an assessment, since it often brings equipment or short term reablement that reduces the hours needed later on.
13 home care in Bideford
- TNCT Supported Living · Rosehill, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3PG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Northam Care Trust
At TNCT Supported Living, we provide home care support to people living in Bideford and the surrounding areas of Devon. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in their own homes, living as independently as possible, with the right...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Atlantic Way Care · Studio F, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3DX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Atlantic Way Care Limited
We at Atlantic Way Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bideford and the surrounding Devon communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Our team delivers...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Eclipse Care (Southwest) · Office 10, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3BT
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Eclipse Care (Southwest) Ltd
Here at Eclipse Care in Bideford, Devon, we provide home care that allows people to remain in the place they know best: their own home. We work with older adults, younger adults living with physical disabilities, and people affected by...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Rural Care (North) · Studio B, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3DX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Rural Care (North Devon) Ltd
Here at Rural Care in Bideford, Devon, we provide home care support to people across North Devon who want to remain living independently in the comfort of their own homes. We work with older adults, younger adults, and people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Nightingale Care · Tower House, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2ND
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Miss Nicola Ellen Cann
Here at Nightingale Care Bideford, we provide home care support to people living in Bideford and the surrounding areas of Devon. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort of their own homes, with the right level of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Linton Support - Hub · 14 Clovelly Road, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3BU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Linton Support Ltd
We at Linton Support Hub are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bideford and the surrounding Devon communities, supporting people to live well in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the heart of Bideford, our...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Time 2 Care (South West) · Unit 10, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3DX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Time 2 Care (South West) Ltd
At Time 2 Care South West, we provide home care to people living in Bideford and across the surrounding area of Devon, supporting individuals to remain in their own homes with the help and reassurance they need. We work with older people,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Mulholland Care · Unit 7, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3BT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mulholland Care Ltd
Mulholland Care supports people in their own homes around Bideford and this part of north Devon. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, and people with a learning disability or autism. Home care in a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults - The Old School House · Ofiice 7a and 7b, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2QE
Home care · Run by Shalom Health Recruitment Ltd
We provide care in people's own homes in Bideford and the surrounding parts of north Devon. Our work is with older people who want to carry on living in the house they know, and with younger adults who need support to live independently....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Ark Nursing & Care Agency · 140 Bay View Road, Bideford, Devon, EX39 1BJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Ark Nursing and Care Agency Limited
We at Ark Nursing & Care Agency are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bideford and the surrounding communities of Devon, supporting individuals to live safely, comfortably, and with dignity in the place they know best: their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - AVH Care · Office 12, Bideford, Devon, EX39 3BT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by AVH Care
We are AVH Care, a home care agency based in Bideford and supporting adults across north Devon. We provide care and support in people's own homes. The range of people we work with is wide. Older people and people living with dementia,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Complete Quality Care · First Floor, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2ND
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Complete Quality Care Limited
We at Complete Quality Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bideford and the surrounding communities of Devon. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional support directly into the places our clients know and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Cygnet Care · East Ashridge, Bideford, Devon, EX39 4PG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Cygnet Care (Devon) Limited
Cygnet Care provides home care to adults in Bideford and the surrounding part of Devon. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, 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
- Mulholland Care Limited, 1 July 2026, Good
- Cygnet Care (Devon) Limited, 19 May 2026, Good
- Ark Nursing & Care Agency, 13 July 2023, Good
Longest since a report
- Eclipse Care (Southwest) Ltd, 8 March 2019, Outstanding
- Complete Quality Care Limited, 15 March 2019, Good
- AVH Care, 31 July 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Bideford
How many home care agencies are there in Bideford?
Bideford has 13 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 11 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 Bideford?
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 Bideford were inspected most recently?
Mulholland Care Limited (1 July 2026), Cygnet Care (Devon) Limited (19 May 2026) and Ark Nursing & Care Agency (13 July 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.