DC Homecare

The ratings in context

All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for DC Homecare: no single area stands out above or below the rest.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 92 of the 118 other agencies in Devon that CQC has rated.

How it fits locally

There are 2 other agencies within 3 miles, 1 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is The Rock Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.

6 of the 7 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Ashburton & Buckfastleigh ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Devon ICB.

The company behind DC Homecare

DC Homecare is the only service its provider, Miss Debra Jane Collinson, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.

Budgeting for this agency

We estimate visits from DC Homecare at £30–£37 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £350 a week.

Regional live-in prices sit at roughly £1,450–£1,770 per week.

People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Devon Council after a needs and financial assessment.

History with CQC

CQC registration dates from March 2023, so the service has been operating for around 3 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.

7 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.

Note that a different provider ran the service when it was rated; the current one has not been inspected here so far.