Live-in care in Sidmouth

Call Devon County Council's Adult Social Care on 0345 155 1007 (Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm, Friday 9am to 4pm) and choose the Care Direct Plus Eastern team, which covers Sidmouth. You can also start with the council's online self-help tool, which may lead to an online self-assessment; staff will help if you need it. If your relative already has a named worker, call 01392 383000. For an emergency out of hours, call 0345 600 0388, option 1. East Devon District Council collects council tax but does not arrange care.

Sid Valley Practice runs a Minor Injury Unit, Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm, for injuries from the last 48 hours; it is run by the practice, not the hospital trust. If you are unsure, call 111 first. Royal Devon's walk-in Minor Injuries Unit at Honiton Hospital, Marlpits Lane, is open every day from 8am to 8pm (closed Christmas Day); the main number is 01404 540 540. Neither is an A&E: the nearest Emergency Department is at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital at Wonford. In a life-threatening emergency, call 999.

Yes. Sidmouth Voluntary Services, a charity at Twyford House on Coburg Road, serves older and disabled people in the Sid Valley. It runs a weekday three-course lunch club (order by 9.30am) with a door-to-door minibus for a small extra charge, delivers meals to the home, and has volunteer drivers who take people to medical appointments as far as Exeter. The main office is on 01395 515063 (weekdays 9am to 2pm); the transport office is on 01395 512221 (9am to noon).

Sidmouth Hospice at Home, a local charity, is there for anyone in the Sid Valley with a life-limiting illness, with care at home free of charge. It offers specialist palliative nursing, day care and 24/7 support, and its volunteers help with sitting, befriending, transport and bereavement support. Call 01395 578707, or the nurses' office on 01395 578706 for clinical matters. Hospiscare's East Devon specialist nursing team also visits people at home (01392 688000).

Live-in care with Day and Nightcare costs from £1,550 a week in Sidmouth, the same as everywhere in England, for one person with a carer who rests at night. That includes our care team's management (the assessment, care plan, reviews, supervision and the on-call manager) and the carer's food; break cover and the carer's travel are extra. For a couple it is from £1,800 a week, where one carer can safely meet both partners' needs. You receive a written quote after a free assessment.

Yes, if the person's care needs meet the national eligibility criteria and their savings are below £23,250 (2026/27). Adult social care in Sidmouth is arranged by Devon County Council. Ask for a care needs assessment; if you are eligible, council funding can usually be taken as a direct payment and used for live-in care from us.

It can. Tell us the expected discharge date as early as you can, and we will work with you and the ward's discharge team on when live-in care can start. We can often start within 24 to 48 hours of the assessment, depending on carer availability, and we confirm the start date once a carer is arranged. We have provided Discharge to Assess (D2A) care since 2014.