Live-in care in Teignmouth

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 Southern team, which covers Teignmouth. 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. Teignbridge District Council collects council tax but does not arrange care.

The nearest Emergency Department (A&E) is at Torbay Hospital, Lowes Bridge, Torquay (01803 654003). Teignmouth Community Hospital on Mill Lane runs outpatient clinics and day surgery but lists no minor injuries unit, and the unit at Dawlish Community Hospital is closed because of staff shortages. For a minor injury, book a same-day appointment at Newton Abbot Urgent Treatment Centre on 01626 324631 (8am to 8pm every day, including bank holidays). If you are unsure, call 111.

Yes. Volunteering in Health, a charity based at Teignmouth Hospital, supports people in Teignmouth, Dawlish and Chudleigh. It helps with transport to medical appointments, practical help around the house and coming home from hospital, and offers one-to-one home visits for people with dementia or life-limiting conditions and their carers. Call 01626 771695. Devon County Council can also provide free short-term reablement, typically for one to four weeks (0345 155 1007).

Start with the GP, who can refer to the Devon Dementia Assessment Service; its clinic for Torbay, South and West Devon is at Lowes Bridge, Torquay (01803 396 520). Allow up to three hours and bring a relative or close friend. In town, the Teignmouth and Shaldon Memory Cafe meets every Thursday from 10am to noon at the Alice Cross Centre on Bitton Park Road. Volunteering in Health (01626 771695) also visits people with dementia and their carers at home.

Live-in care with Day and Nightcare costs from £1,550 a week in Teignmouth, 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 Teignmouth 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.