Home Care in Exmouth
Exmouth has 7 CQC registered home care agencies. 5 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, and 1 has not yet been rated. 6 of the 7 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Exmouth at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Exmouth, 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: 27,500. Rising to 32,600 by 2035, up 19%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,600. Rising to 4,600 by 2035, up 28%
- People aged 85 and over: 7,800. Rising to 11,800 by 2035, up 52%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 62%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Devon as a whole is 57%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 0 closed. 24 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 25 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
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Arranging and funding home care in Exmouth
Starting with an assessment of needs
The first practical step is rarely a telephone call to an agency. It is an assessment of needs, which is free, open to anyone who appears to need support whatever their savings, and produces a written account of what help is required. Devon County Council Adult Social Care carries it out, looking at daily routines, mobility, health and the support already in place. Where eligible needs are identified, a financial assessment follows and settles what the council contributes and what the individual pays.
How the cost is worked out
Care at home is charged by the hour or by the visit, so the weekly figure depends on how much support is needed rather than on one fixed fee. Ask each agency for written rates, including any difference for weekends, bank holidays and visits requiring two carers. Direct payments are worth raising too, since they let some people arrange and manage their own support rather than having it arranged for them. It also helps to ask what notice an agency requires to change or cancel visits, because needs rarely stay still for long and a package that cannot flex is of limited use.
Choosing a home care agency in Exmouth
What the ratings do and do not tell you
With a range of agencies to compare, inspection ratings are the quickest first filter. Bluebird Care East Devon & Exmouth is rated Outstanding, while Circle of Care Office, River Exe Health Care - Exmouth, Roswell Court, Agency Assistance and Premier Community Services are each rated Good. Yourlife (Exmouth) has not yet been rated, so there is no inspection judgement to weigh in its case. A rating describes the service as a whole rather than the individual who will arrive at the door, so read the report behind it and note how recent the visit was.
The questions worth asking
Ask how the agency covers visits when a regular carer is ill or away, and whether the same small team can be relied upon week to week. Ask about the minimum visit length, how lateness is handled and who answers the telephone in the evening. Ask what training staff have for the specific needs involved, whether that is dementia, moving and handling or medication. Ask how care plans are reviewed and who to contact when something is wrong. Finally, ask how quickly the package could be increased if health declines, and whether the agency has capacity to take that on.
7 home care in Exmouth
- Circle of Care Office · 25 Exeter Road, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 1PN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Circle Of Care (Devon) Limited
We at Circle of Care Office are proud to provide compassionate home care across Exmouth and the surrounding communities of Devon, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own home. Based in the heart of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - River Exe Health Care · 34 Danby Terrace, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 1QS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by River Exe Health Care Ltd
We at River Exe Health Care in Exmouth are proud to offer compassionate home care across this welcoming coastal town in Devon, supporting people to live well within the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Nestled in the picturesque...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Roswell Court · 8 Douglas Avenue, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2FA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
We provide care at home for people living in Exmouth, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with loss of sight or hearing. Our support is arranged...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Bluebird Care East · 43 Exeter Road, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 1PX
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by W&S Flint Services Ltd
Bluebird Care East Devon and Exmouth provides care and support to people in their own homes across Exmouth and the surrounding area. The people we support include older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people managing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Agency Assistance · Bystock Court, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 5EQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Miss Julie Rhodes
Agency Assistance provides care and support at home for people in Exmouth and across the surrounding parts of Devon. We are a home care agency, which means the support comes to your door, at times agreed with you, and fits into the life...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Premier Community Services · 21 Claremont Grove, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2JW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Premier Community Services Limited
Premier Community supports people in their own homes across Exmouth and the wider Devon coast. We exist so that people can stay where they are settled, with their own kitchen, their own chair and their own front door key, for as long as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Yourlife · The Curlews, Exmouth, Devon, EX8 2TS
Home care · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
Yourlife in Exmouth is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes along this stretch of the Devon coast. Most of the people we visit are older, though we support younger adults too. Some live with dementia, some with a...
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 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
- Circle of Care Office, 4 March 2023, Good
- River Exe Health Care - Exmouth, 12 March 2020, Good
- Agency Assistance, 22 May 2019, Good
Longest since a report
- Roswell Court, 6 June 2018, Good
- Bluebird Care East Devon & Exmouth, 12 July 2018, Outstanding
- Premier Community Services, 28 September 2018, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Exmouth
How many home care agencies are there in Exmouth?
Exmouth has 7 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 5 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 Exmouth?
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 Exmouth were inspected most recently?
Circle of Care Office (4 March 2023), River Exe Health Care - Exmouth (12 March 2020) and Agency Assistance (22 May 2019) have the most recent CQC reports.