Abide Home Care

Abide Home Care is a home care agency based in Brixham, in the Torbay council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 9 miles of its Brixham office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The agency has been registered since November 2016.

At its latest inspection, published March 2023, the CQC rated Abide Home Care Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Abide Home Care has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Torbay. Across England agencies usually charge £26 to £36 an hour for visits and £1,200 to £1,750 a week for live-in care. Ask for a written price list that shows the weekend and bank holiday rates and the shortest visit they will do.

There are 28 registered home care agencies in Torbay. Others working the same area include Bluebird Care (Torbay), Devon Home Care Limited and EPIC Homecare Limited, 1 of which has a rate on record. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care typically about £1,120 a week across England.