Thomas Homecare Ltd
Home care agency in Dawlish, Devon
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- High Retirement Community — An above-average share of residents are aged 65 and over (ONS Census) — often a sign of established later-life communities and services.
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About
Thomas Homecare Ltd is a home care agency based in Dawlish, Devon, providing domiciliary care in and around the Teignbridge area. It helps people with everyday tasks in their own homes so they can stay somewhere familiar. Its care focus is dementia, and it also supports older people, younger adults under 65, people with physical disabilities, people with sensory impairments and people with eating disorders.
Services include personal care, meal preparation, medication support, shopping, cleaning, befriending and transport to hospital appointments.
The Care Quality Commission rated the agency Requires Improvement overall in its report published in 2021. Its effective, caring and responsive care were rated Good, while its safe and well-led care were rated Requires Improvement.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 29 October 2021 · Last inspected 4 October 2021
Inspectors found that people receiving domiciliary care in their own homes felt safe and well looked after by staff who understood their needs and respected their privacy and independence. Relatives also spoke warmly about the support, describing staff who encouraged people and kept an eye on their wellbeing. The service was rated as requiring improvement.
- People and relatives reported feeling safe, comfortable and well cared for by staff.
- Staff were described as understanding people's needs and supporting their dignity, privacy and independence.
- The registered manager was praised by staff, people, relatives and professionals for an inclusive, person-centred approach.
- Inspectors found the service responsive, with enough skilled staff and support for people to keep choice and control over their lives.
- Recruitment checks did not reliably confirm that staff were suitable to work with vulnerable people before they started.
- Some risk assessments covering the home environment were not in place during the visit, although the report says this has since been addressed.
- The report recommends the provider strengthen its quality systems so that learning and ongoing improvement are driven forward.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Care provided
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAdequate
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenAdequate
- Playing FieldSparse
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingLimited
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysSparse
What home care costs
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Local health safety net
Thomas Homecare Ltd is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Torbay Hospital, 7.8 miles away. The local GP practice is BARTON SURGERY, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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