Home Care in Torquay
Torquay has 16 CQC registered home care agencies. 7 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 6 have not yet been rated. 8 of the 16 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Torquay at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Torquay, 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: 21,200. Rising to 24,700 by 2035, up 16%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,800. Rising to 3,500 by 2035, up 26%
- People aged 85 and over: 5,800. Rising to 8,800 by 2035, up 51%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 63%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 2 closed. 24 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 44 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
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Choosing a home care agency in Torquay and what to look for
Care at home succeeds or fails on small practical details rather than on brochures, and the sixteen agencies covering Torquay differ from one another more than their descriptions suggest. The right agency is the one that can staff the hours you actually need, in the part of town where the person lives, with workers who turn up when they say they will.
What the inspection record shows
Each agency listed here is registered with the Care Quality Commission, though not all have yet been inspected. Two hold an Outstanding rating, seven are rated Good, one has been rated Requires Improvement, and six carry no published rating. Where a report exists, read what inspectors said about timekeeping, medication handling and staff turnover rather than stopping at the overall grade. A Requires Improvement rating is worth asking about directly, since inspections capture one moment and managers do change. Agencies including Helping Hands Torquay, Summerland Support, St Edmunds and Homecare 2000 each have a profile setting out their registration and inspection history.
The details that decide how it feels day to day
Ask how many different care workers would ordinarily attend, because continuity matters more to most people than any other factor. Find out what happens when a regular worker is unwell, how late a call can run before the office telephones, and whether the agency has staff genuinely free in your area. Check that the care plan will be written with the person receiving support, not merely handed to them, and that it will be reviewed at agreed intervals. Ask too whether the agency can increase its hours if needs grow, since changing provider later is harder than choosing carefully at the start.
Arranging care and working out who pays
The care needs assessment
A free care needs assessment is open to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their savings. Torbay Council carries out that assessment for people living in Torquay, and it also completes the financial assessment that determines what a person contributes towards the cost of care. A practitioner will look at washing, dressing, medication, meals, mobility and how safely someone copes between visits, then record in writing how many calls are needed and how long each should last. That written record is worth having even where a family expects to pay privately, because it gives every agency the same clear brief to quote against.
Understanding the cost
Home care is charged by the hour or by the visit, with higher rates in the evenings, at weekends and on bank holidays, so ask each agency for a full price list rather than a headline rate. Establish the minimum visit length an agency will accept, whether travel time is billed, and what notice is needed to change or cancel calls. If the financial assessment shows that a person must meet the whole cost, the local authority can still offer advice on arranging care and on what to look for in a contract. Where support is funded, a personal budget can often be taken as a direct payment, which allows a family to appoint the agency it prefers rather than accept whichever provider is allocated.
16 home care in Torquay
- Care · 49 Abbey Road, Torquay, Torbay, TQ2 5NQ
Home care · Run by Torbay Care Ltd
We at Torbay Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Torquay and the wider Torbay area, supporting older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia to remain comfortably and safely in the place they know best:...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults - Skyline Healthcare Solutions · 107 Heron Way, Torquay, Torbay, TQ2 7SU
Home care · Run by Skyline Healthcare Solutions Ltd
We at Skyline Healthcare Solutions are proud to provide compassionate home care across Torquay and the wider Torbay area, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Branch · 304b Union Street, Torquay, Torbay, TQ2 5QZ
Home care · Run by Olive Care 24/7 Ltd
Our Torquay branch provides home care across Torquay and the wider Torbay area, visiting people in their own homes so that they can stay somewhere familiar with support built around their day. We work with older people, adults living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Summon Bonum Support & Care · Maidencombe Manor, Torquay, Torbay, TQ1 4TB
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by SBSC Ltd
We are Summon Bonum Support and Care in Torquay, and we support people in their own homes and in their communities across Torbay. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, adults living with mental ill health,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Kensa Health and South Hams · 3-5 Lucius Street, Torquay, Torbay, TQ2 5UW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Kensa Health Home Care Ltd
We at Kensa Health Torbay and South Hams are proud to provide compassionate home care across Torquay and the surrounding communities of Torbay and the South Hams. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional, personalised support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Quality Care Devon · 21 Starpitten Grove, Torquay, Torbay, TQ2 8BX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Quality Care (Devon) Ltd
Here at Quality Care Devon, we provide home care to people living in Torquay and across the wider Torbay area. Our work centres on supporting individuals in the place that matters most to them, their own home, where they feel comfortable,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Business Centre · Torbay Business Centre, Torquay, Torbay, TQ1 4BD
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by DW Complex Care Ltd
We at Torbay Business Centre are proud to provide compassionate home care across Torquay and the wider Torbay area, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Our team works alongside...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults - Frank Care Devon · Office 8, Torquay, Torbay, TQ2 5QB
Home care · Run by Frank Care Solutions Ltd
Frank Care Devon provides support in people's own homes in Torquay and across the bay. We work with older people, with younger adults, and with people who have a learning disability, who are autistic, or who live with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - St Edmunds · Victoria Park Road, Torquay, Torbay, TQ1 3QH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
We are St Edmunds, a home care agency in Torquay. We support people in their own homes across the surrounding area. Most people come to us with a single question, which is whether somebody can carry on living at home. That is what we help... - DCI Care · 109a Union Street, Torquay, Torbay, TQ1 3DW
Home care · Run by DCI Care Ltd
DCI Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Torquay and across Torbay. We support older people, including many living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or autism, people with a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Homecare 2000 · 119-121 Teignmouth Road, Torquay, Torbay, TQ1 4HA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Home Care 2000 Limited
We provide care at home in Torquay and the surrounding part of Torbay, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Helping Hands · 3 Tor Hill House, Torquay, Torbay, TQ2 5QW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
Helping Hands Torquay is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across Torbay and the surrounding area. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Care Plus Devon · Unit 5, Torquay, Torbay, TQ2 5QW
Home care · Run by Care Plus Devon Ltd
We at Care Plus Devon are proud to offer compassionate home care across Torquay and the wider Torbay area, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably within the place they know and love best: their own home. Operating throughout...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Summerland Support · 307 Babbacombe Road, Torquay, Torbay, TQ1 3TB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Summerlands Support Ltd
Here at Summerland Support, we provide home care to people living in Torquay and across the Torbay area, supporting individuals to remain in their own homes and live life on their own terms. We work with a wide range of people, including...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism - Bluebird Care · Solaris House, Torquay, Torbay, TQ1 1LR
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Warriewood Ltd
We provide care at home in Torquay and across Torbay. Those we support include older adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - The Care Bureau - Domiciliary Care - . · Torbay Business Centre, Torquay, Torbay, TQ1 4BD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Care Bureau Limited
We provide care at home in Torquay and across Torbay. Those we visit include older adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing loss,...
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 Torbay agencies publish a rate. | £28.75 to £34.94 an hour |
| What Torbay pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £25.84 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
- St Edmunds, 11 May 2026, Good
- DCI Care Ltd, 2 July 2025, Not yet rated
- Homecare 2000 Ltd, 10 June 2024, Good
Longest since a report
- Summon Bonum Support & Care, 19 December 2018, Outstanding
- Bluebird Care (Torbay), 25 January 2019, Outstanding
- Quality Care Devon, 16 March 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Torquay
How many home care agencies are there in Torquay?
Torquay has 16 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Outstanding, 7 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 6 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 Torquay?
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 Torbay 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 Torquay were inspected most recently?
St Edmunds (11 May 2026), DCI Care Ltd (2 July 2025) and Homecare 2000 Ltd (10 June 2024) have the most recent CQC reports.