Tender Loving Care South West

Tender Loving Care South West is a home care agency based in St Columb, in the Cornwall 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 St Columb 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, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The agency has been registered since November 2017.

At its latest inspection, published January 2026, the CQC rated Tender Loving Care South West Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Tender Loving Care South West has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Cornwall. 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 111 registered home care agencies in Cornwall. Others working the same area include Elizabeth House Newquay Ltd, Penhellis Community Care Ltd (Roche) and Head Office. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.