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The best home carers in Torbay

48 home carers are based within about 45 minutes of Torbay. This page profiles the six with the strongest record, and every one of them has been reviewed by clients. Each profile has their photo, their own description of the work and, where there is one, what a client wrote about them.

Chosen by PrimeCarers from carers’ profiles and client reviews  ·  Updated October 2026

How these carers were chosen

Of the 46 carers near Torbay with a photo on their profile, 43 have a studio portrait, an hourly rate and a profile full enough to quote. The six below are the strongest of them on three measures.

  1. 1

    What clients said

    Rating and number of reviews come first. Every review is from a client who booked through PrimeCarers, screened before it appears and never edited.

  2. 2

    Their record with us

    How reliably they have worked through PrimeCarers, how long they have been caring, and how many hours of care they have given.

  3. 3

    A profile worth reading

    A clear portrait and enough written about their work to judge them by. The words under each name are the carer’s, and we have only shortened them.

Six carers, best first

The best-rated home carers near Torbay

They are based in Torbay, Exeter, Cullompton, Plymouth and Torquay.

Based in Torbay · 40 years caring

Linda May H.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Linda’s words

“Care has been my working life for forty years, ten of them spent training and working as a nurse before I moved into support work full time.”

She was on-time, immediately helping us to travel to an overnight hotel. She stayed overnight and kept a gentle watch on me until the next day. She was also really fun to talk to and I was very happy that I had found her for what was quite a stressful day for me. Highly, highly recommend. Gemma

Gemma C., a client of Linda’s, 2023

Experience Linda writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Motor neurone disease
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health

Outside work, Linda lists painting, walking, dancing and card games.

See Linda’s full profile

Based in Exeter · 7 years caring

Love B.

Client rating
5.0from 3 reviews
Hourly rate
£18.80 an hour, our fee included
Through PrimeCarers
192 hours of care
In Love’s words

“My working week in Exeter is usually a mix of hourly visits, overnight stays and longer live-in placements, and honestly, the part I look forward to most is the time spent simply being with someone: sharing a meal, going over a puzzle together, or just sitting and talking. After seven years in this work, I have come to believe that good care is built as much on company and conversation as it is on the practical tasks.”

She is such a warm and gentle person while being professional and competent at the same time. It was a pleasure to share the time with her, knowing that my wife was in very good hands.

Martin B., a client of Love’s, 2025

Experience Love writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Palliative care
  • Diabetes
  • Catheter and stoma care

Speaks Twi, FANTE and Ghana as well as English. Outside work, Love lists painting, walking, dancing and cooking & baking.

See Love’s full profile2 more reviews on the profile

Based in Cullompton · 6 years caring · Drives

Lee-Ann C.

Client rating
5.0from 3 reviews
Hourly rate
£22.50 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Lee-Ann’s words

“My working week is a mix of hourly visits and overnight stays, and it's the quieter moments of companionship, a shared meal, a proper conversation, sitting together over a puzzle, that I find the most rewarding. Based in Cullompton, I have spent six years building that kind of steady, dependable presence in people's homes, and I speak both Afrikaans and English, which has helped me connect with a wider range of clients and families.”

LeeAnn got my mother up and moving with skill and love, where others would have struggled. LeeAnn is very professional but also kind and loving. She would still be with my mother if my mother had not gone into a care home. I would recommend LeeAnn to anyone who was in need of help. Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2020 at 04:06 She has since sadly passed away.

David H., a client of Lee-Ann’s, 2023

Experience Lee-Ann writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Mental health
  • Hoists
  • Catheter and stoma care
  • Personal care

Speaks Afrikaans as well as English. Outside work, Lee-Ann lists painting, walking, cooking & baking and puzzles.

See Lee-Ann’s full profile2 more reviews on the profile

Based in Plymouth · 9 years caring

Karina V.

Client rating
5.0from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£22 an hour, our fee included
In Karina’s words

“I have always been drawn to the quieter, steadier side of care, the kind where you sit with someone, listen properly and let them set the pace. That calm, thoughtful approach has stayed with me through nine years of hourly care work in Plymouth, and it is still what I lean on every day. Over that time I have supported a wide range of people, from older adults living with dementia to adults with learning disabilities and children with complex care needs.”

Experience Karina writes about

  • Dementia
  • Learning disabilities
  • Cooking

Speaks Italian and Portuguese as well as English. Outside work, Karina lists painting, walking, cooking & baking and decorating.

See Karina’s full profile2 reviews on the profile

Based in Torquay · 5 years caring

Job Bediako O.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£18.50 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Job’s words

“When a client is anxious or confused, staying calm is the most useful thing I can offer. Over five years of care work, much of it supporting people living with dementia and other chronic conditions, I have learned that steadiness and patience matter more than rushing to fix things.”

Experience Job writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Palliative care
  • Arthritis
  • Hoists

Outside work, Job lists sports.

See Job’s full profileOne review on the profile

Based in Exeter · 6 years caring

Samuel A.

Client rating
5.0from 1 review
Hourly rate
£18.80 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Samuel’s words

“I trained and worked as a senior staff nurse in Ghana before moving to the UK, and that clinical grounding still shapes how I approach care today. I bring a calm, steady manner to every visit, something I think comes from years spent reassuring patients and families through difficult moments.”

Experience Samuel writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Personal care
  • Medication
  • Cooking

Outside work, Samuel lists dancing, cooking & baking, puzzles and socialising.

See Samuel’s full profileOne review on the profile

More carers near Torbay

The next six on the same measure. A carer without reviews is newer to PrimeCarers, not a worse carer, so read the profile and talk to them.

See every carer who could visit Torbay

How to choose

How to choose between home carers in Torbay

The carers above have the strongest records near Torbay, but the right one for your family depends on the visits you need, so start from those.

  1. 1

    Write down the visits you need

    Half an hour
    What time of day, how long each visit, and what has to happen in it: getting up and washed, tablets, a meal, a walk to the shops. Add anything that has gone wrong before. This becomes your first message to every carer.
  2. 2

    Shortlist two or three carers near Torbay

    Free
    For visits, a short journey matters, because the early and late calls are the ones a long drive puts at risk. Look at where each carer is based, then read their reviews for specific things they did.
  3. 3

    Talk to each one

    This week
    A video call or a visit of twenty minutes is enough. Use the questions below, and let your relative meet them if they can, because how the two of them get on matters as much as experience.
  4. 4

    Start with a trial fortnight

    Weeks 1 and 2
    Agree the visit times, the rate and how you will hear from the carer after each visit. The booking, the agreement between you and the carer, and payments are all set up on PrimeCarers.

Questions to ask a visiting carer

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Experience

The visits

Keeping in touch

What they charge

What the best home carers in Torbay charge

Each carer sets their own rate. The carers profiled above charge £18.50 to £22.50 an hour with our fee included, close to the typical £20 for Torbay.

Hourly rates for visits in TorbayOur fee included
  1. The carers on this page6 carers£18.50 to £22.50
  2. Carers across TorbayThe middle half of rates£19 to £23
  3. A home care agencyTypical charge for a visit£28 to £35

From carers' own profiles, October 2026. Agency figures are the range we quote across the site.

A visit is charged by the hour, and most families start with one or two visits a day. The cost of home care in Torbay works through what a week comes to, and funding care covers the help available from the council and the NHS.

What we check

What every carer on this page has passed, and what is yours to check

PrimeCarers is an introductory service. We check that a carer is safe to introduce and caring; whether they are right for your relative is your decision, and the profiles above are there to help you make it.

Enhanced DBS, renewed every 2 years

Checked before a carer appears: an enhanced DBS (or PVG in Scotland, Access NI in Northern Ireland) issued within the last 2 years, and it has to be renewed every 2 years while they work through PrimeCarers.

Identity and right to work

Photo identity verified, and the right to work in the UK checked, before the profile goes live.

An online interview

A conversation with our team about their experience and how they approach care. It is not a test of clinical skills.

What we do not verify

Training certificates, qualifications and references. Carers can list these on their profile; ask about them when you talk, and ask to see anything that matters to your relative’s care.

How we vet carers sets out each check in detail.

Questions

Questions families in Torbay ask about choosing a home carer

By what their clients said first, then by their record. We start from every carer who offers visits and is based within about 45 minutes of Torbay, and keep those with a studio portrait and a profile that says enough about them to be useful. They are ordered by their client rating and how many reviews they have, then by whether a client wrote a review we can quote, then by their record with PrimeCarers, their years of experience and the care they have given through us. All 6 carers profiled here have client reviews, averaging 5.0 out of 5.

Yes. Before a carer appears on PrimeCarers they have passed an enhanced DBS check, an identity check and a right-to-work check, and had an online interview with our team. That DBS must have been issued within the last 2 years, and it has to be renewed every 2 years. We check that a carer is caring; their skills, qualifications and training are for you to check with them. How we vet carers sets out each step.

Yes, and it is worth doing. Message the carers you like through PrimeCarers with the visits you need and anything that has been difficult, then arrange a video call or a visit. Talking to a carer is free and nothing is booked until you say so. Most families speak to two or three carers before choosing.

The carers profiled on this page charge £18.50 to £22.50 an hour, with our fee included. Across Torbay carers charge £19 to £23 an hour, typically £20. Agencies usually charge £28 to £35 an hour for a visit. The cost of home care in Torbay works through what a week of visits comes to.

All 12 carers on this page list dementia on their profile. A tick on a profile is the carer's own description, so ask each one about the people with dementia they have cared for and what they found hardest. Dementia care at home covers what good support looks like at each stage.

Yes. Between them the carers on this page speak Afrikaans, FANTE, Ghana, Igbo, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swahili and Twi as well as English, and the search can filter by language. For someone whose first language has come back to them with age or dementia, a carer who shares it can make visits much easier.

Then you choose another, and the same search shows who else is available. For visits, notice under the contract is 48 hours, and PrimeCarers makes no charge to stop or change carer. It helps to agree at the start that the first couple of weeks are a trial for both of you. Our team can help you find someone else in the meantime.

Some can, and their profile says so. Of the carers profiled here, 5 also offer overnight care and 4 offer live-in care. Live-in carers travel much further for a placement than visiting carers do, so the best live-in carers in Torbay is a separate page, drawn from a wider area.

More on home care in Torbay

Where the nearest carers live

From the profiles of the carers based within about 45 minutes of Torbay

For visits a carer's home town matters: the shorter the drive, the easier it is to cover early and late visits.

Home care in the counties around Torbay

The best home carers in the areas around Torbay

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