Charity Earnshaw

Charity Earnshaw is a home care agency based in Sidmouth, in the Devon council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 6 miles of its Sidmouth office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people. It is run by Mrs Charity Kelechi Earnshaw. The agency has been registered since June 2018.

At its latest inspection, published May 2024, the CQC rated Charity Earnshaw 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.

Charity Earnshaw has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Devon. 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 140 registered home care agencies in Devon. Others working the same area include Fourways Community Care, Harcombe Valley Care Limited and Blackdice Healthcare Limited. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.