The cost of care in Torbay

Price ranges for care in Torbay

The gap between two agencies is often bigger than the gap between regions. Ask for complete price lists, with weekend and bank holiday charges. For 2026/27, the Homecare Association reckons council-funded home care in England cannot be sustained below £34.42 an hour. Individual homes can be far from the average. What a home charges turns on the room, the care level and whether nursing is part of it. Self-funders tend to be charged more than councils for the same room.

Local picture: Torbay

Paying privately in Torbay, expect around £1,530 a week for a room in a care home (Q4 2026 estimate), against a regional £1,530 (South West) and £1,520 for England. Nursing places run at about £1,690, residential at about £1,530. Modelled fees for Q4 2026 put agency care at home in Torbay at £33.50 an hour. The South West figure is £33.50 and England's is £33.50.

2 care homes in Torbay are rated Outstanding, and 14 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate (20% of those rated; the England share is 17%). Care homes in Torbay reporting a bed count offer 2,002 beds between them, with 26 beds in the middle-sized home.

By CQC registrations, Woodland Healthcare Limited is the biggest operator in Torbay (4 services: 4 care homes). Burrow Down Support Services Limited follows with 3 services. Of Torbay's 74 care homes, 70 have a CQC rating; 80% of those are Good or Outstanding, against 83% for England. 19% (14) are registered to provide nursing care.

Figures: CQC register, Oct 2026; fees: Care Fees and Quality Index, Q4 2026.

Quality of care services in Torbay

28 home care agencies and 74 care homes are registered with CQC in Torbay. Of those rated, 91% of agencies are Good or Outstanding (above the England figure of 88%) and 80% of care homes (below England's 83%). 5 agencies and 4 care homes have not been rated yet.

Getting an accurate price

• Per-hour rates on weekdays, in the evening, at weekends and on bank holidays.
• The minimum length of a call, and whether travel is charged.
• For a home: everything the weekly price covers, and how often it goes up.

Collect these in writing, run the totals through the cost calculator, then check your contribution with What will I pay?