Home Care®

Direct HomeCare was established in 1999. Our speciality is in the specific provision of home care for people who need support to remain independent in their own homes, especially in the rural areas of North Devon and Mid Devon. We provide a variety of care and support services to assist service users with the activities of daily living. Direct HomeCare is constantly looking to recruit caring, reliable and flexible individuals for care work across North Devon. Direct HomeCare is an agency that is committed to providing care in the home to enhance quality of life and promote independence. Our company mission is to be the first choice provider of care, offering a flexible, reliable and quality service which meets our clients needs exceeding all expectations. Our service is offered from 1-24 hours a day or night on a regular or infrequent basis. Direct Homecare What are Direct Payments? Direct Payments are an important way of ensuring more people can continue to live independently in their own homes. Giving you money instead of services will allow you to have greater control over your life, because you make the decisions about how your care is provided. With direct payments you can decide who you want to provide your care services, purchasing the care for yourself to better suits your individual needs.

24 Hour Live-in Care

Service users can stay in the comfort of their own house with the 24 hour live-in care. A carer is present continuously with the service user and assist him or her with medication, meal preparation, house cleaning. The service user can keep his independence even if he needs support to wake up, wash up and dress up. This is a truly comprehensive service.


Home Care

Moving to a care home is often considered the only alternative for individual who can't live by themselves any longer, either because of disability or a consequence of age. In fact there is a far better solution; home care. Thanks to this service, a professional Carer assist the user with daily task to remain independent in the patient's own home!


Elderly Care

Specially designed to look after the elderly, this service will enhanced the capacity of a user to remain independent. The Carer assist the user with waking up in the morning, going to bed at night, preparing meals, buying groceries and cleaning the house. Carers also keep company to the user, they can read novels or the newspapers and often become part of the user's social environment.


Disabled Care

Recovering from an accident is not always easy. Very often the patient can be immobilised at home for weeks or months. Having someone to count on for support is essential and if your partner works this is not easy. The Disabled Care service allows the user to receive help from a professional Carer. Each visit is an opportunity for the carer to deal with domestic tasks as well as helping the patient to move and exercise.


Home Care Agency

Selecting a competent Carer by yourself is not straight forward. Is the person competent, experienced, reliable and has no criminal convictions are as many key points to check. Home Care agencies can help in managing the relationship between the client, the service user and the carer. The cost involved with a Home Care Agency can be 50 to 90% higher than by hiring a carer yourself. The most cost effective solution is to use an online care agency such as Direct Home Care which manages this relationship for a fraction of the price; it cost only 5% more than hiring a Carer yourself.


Respite Care

The last moments in the life of a relative is a dramatic experience; particularly if is has to be in a hospital bedroom. Hiring a Carer to look after your parent in his or her own house is far more human and convenient. You can visit him or her as many times as you want and with your own schedule, it is also nice to spend this family time in a familiar environment





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