Respite Care in Exeter

Respite day care provides clients with specialised support and supervision, for prolonged periods of time, allowing families to be confident that their loved ones are receiving high quality care, whilst they are away. There are over 6.5 million people in the UK who are caring for their family members. Respite care at home involves a Care Professional moving into the home alongside the client and caring for them, giving their carers a break from time to time. This could be a long term stay or a short break and is flexible to fit the needs of the client and the people who care for them. Our services are available to Home Instead clients across Exeter and East Devon.

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Highest regulatory ratingsCare for  18,000+ older peopleRecommended by 95% of our clients 10,000 trained Care ProfessionalsHomecare.co.uk rating 9.6/10
Highest regulatory ratingsCare for  18,000+ older peopleRecommended by 95% of our clients 10,000 trained Care ProfessionalsHomecare.co.uk rating 9.6/10

Why Home Instead?

Personalised care that starts with listening

Long-term caregiving can lead to health and mental health issues, so we help you avoid burnout by providing a dedicated Care Professional based on their skills, interests and personality.

20 years of trusted experience

We exceed UK regulatory standards, rank highly on Homecare.co.uk, and our qualified Care Professionals are trained to the highest standard so you can have complete peace of mind.

A simple, seamless set-up

No jargon, no pressure, no long waits. We'll guide you through every step at your pace, with transparent pricing from day one.

Flexible, personalised support whenever you need it

Whether it's an emergency, regular visits, or a one-off arrangement, we can step in to relieve regular caregivers and provide bespoke, in-home respite care that's tailored to your needs and schedule.

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Home care in Exeter

Home care in Exeter supports people to live independently and comfortably in the place they know best - home. Enter postcode of the person to find your nearest office and local care team.

  • Exmouth
  • Tiverton
  • Sidmouth
  • Heavitree
  • Honiton
  • Brixington
  • Cullompton
  • Countess Wear
  • Axminster
  • Wonford
  • Weston
  • Ottery St Mary
  • Budleigh Salterton
  • Lyme Regis
  • Hulham
  • Sidford
  • Cranbrook
  • Topsham
  • Clayhanger
  • Colyton
  • Uffculme
  • Lympstone
  • Feniton
  • Bradninch
  • Blackhorse
  • Appledore
  • Newton Poppleford
  • Knowle
  • Woodbury
  • Hemyock
  • Dunkeswell
  • Silverton
  • Broadclyst
  • Whimple
  • Nomansland
  • Clyst St Mary
  • Witheridge
  • Sampford Peverell
  • Monkerton
  • Bradfield
  • Halberton
  • Thorverton
  • Colyford
  • Templeton
  • East Budleigh
  • Otterton
  • Worth
  • Newton St Cyres
  • Stoke Canon
  • Woodbury Salterton
  • Stoneyford
  • Monkton
  • Digby
  • Holcombe
  • Culmstock
  • Leyhill
  • Colaton Raleigh
  • Clyst Honiton
  • Rockbeare
  • Kentisbeare
  • Tipton St John
  • Aylesbeare
  • Broom
  • Ash
  • Four Elms
  • West Clyst
  • Hawkchurch
  • Musbury
  • Chardstock
  • Wick
  • Littleham
  • Payhembury
  • Axmouth
  • Ebford
  • Bolham
  • Brampford Speke
  • Rackenford
  • Dalwood
  • Bickleigh
  • Talaton
  • Rousdon
  • Langford
  • Rock
  • Crawley
  • Upottery
  • Yarcombe
  • Kilmington
  • Awliscombe
  • Plymtree
  • Clyst St George
  • Branscombe
  • Poltimore
  • Millhayes
  • Broadhembury
  • Pennymoor
  • Stockland
  • Upton Pyne
  • Rewe
  • Southleigh
  • Whitford
  • Offwell
  • Smallridge
  • Combe Raleigh
  • Cotleigh
  • Alfington
  • Newtown
  • Buckerell
  • Smeatharpe
  • St Leonards
  • Ashill
  • Puddington
  • Seaton
  • Butterleigh
  • Kerswell
  • Uplowman
  • Rawridge
  • Norman's Green
  • Budlake
  • Northleigh
  • Clyst Hydon
  • Metcombe
  • Withycombe
  • Cadbury
  • Luppitt
  • All Saints
  • Ham
  • Tytherleigh
  • Gittisham
  • Churchill
  • Allercombe
  • Withleigh
  • Huntsham
  • Cadeleigh
  • Farway
  • Perkin's Village
  • Sheldon
  • Larkbeare
  • Rosemary Lane
  • Fenny Bridges
  • Wilmington
  • Stowford
  • Way Village
  • Shute
  • Up Exe
  • Marsh
  • Columbjohn
  • Ayshford
  • Smithincott
  • Westleigh
  • Wiggaton
  • Dulford
  • Beacon
  • Creacombe
  • Taleford
  • Venn Ottery
  • Fairmile
  • Woodbridge
  • Church Green
  • Middlemoor
  • Ash Thomas
  • Calverleigh
  • Brithem Bottom
  • Bodmiscombe
  • Yettington
  • Abbey
  • Burlescombe
  • Widworthy
  • Chettiscombe
  • Blackborough
  • Harpford
  • Westcot
  • Holy City
  • Wolverstone
  • Cove
  • Marsh Green
  • East Butterleigh
  • Whitnage
  • Harcombe Bottom
  • Chevithorne
  • Clayhidon
  • Westcott
  • Culm Davy
  • Furley
  • Southerton
  • Colestocks
  • Hele
  • Sector
  • Bowd
  • Craddock
  • Woodgate
  • Mutterton
  • Bidwell
  • Salcombe Regis
  • Farringdon
  • Coldharbour
  • Willand
  • Luton
  • Saint Hill
  • Gosford
  • Weycroft
  • Prescott
  • Cowley
  • Huxham
  • Littletown
  • Smallbrook
  • Pilton
  • Aunk
  • Sidbury
  • Craze Lowman
  • Higher Tale
  • Wyke Green
  • Burrow
  • Upton
  • Kersbrook
  • Whitehall
  • Frogwell
  • West Hill
  • Stoford Water
  • Beer
  • Exton
  • Membury
  • Newcourt
  • St Loyes
  • Bystock
  • Uplyme
  • Half Moon
  • Colliton
  • Clyst St Lawrence
  • Tilery
  • Crossparks
  • Tudhay
  • Orway
  • Pirzwell
  • Aller Grove
  • Stenhill
  • Netherexe
  • Hedgeland
  • Rewe Court
  • Hayne
  • Lower Budlake
  • Bailey
  • Sowton Village
  • Little Silver
  • Catlake
  • Shorebottom
  • Golden Square
  • Cleave
  • Moorhayne
  • Cloakham
  • Farway Marsh
  • Lower Ridge
  • Heathstock
  • Holyford
  • Watchcombe
  • Dunscombe
  • Pottlelake
  • Umborne
  • Sweetham
  • Puddington Bottom
  • Wagg's Plot
  • Star Barton
  • Winscott Barton
  • Dotton
  • Fluxton
  • Feniton Court
  • Downs Corner
  • Coombelake
  • Pinn
  • Sutton Barton
  • Talewater
  • Shute Vale
  • Curham
  • Hawkerland
  • Hawley Bottom
  • Queen Dart
  • Colcombe
  • St Mary's
  • Hoyton
  • Rull
  • Mousehole Cross
  • Greendale
  • Newcott
  • Tillworth
  • Devon
  • Teignmouth
  • Dawlish
  • Kingsteignton
  • Whipton
  • Okehampton
  • Heathfield
  • Redhills
  • Exwick
  • Polsloe
  • Bovey Tracey
  • Pinhoe
  • Chudleigh
  • Alphington
  • Exminster
  • Ashburton
  • Beacon Heath
  • Essington
  • Stoke Hill
  • East Ogwell
  • St Thomas
  • Langstone
  • Bishopsteignton
  • North Tawton
  • Starcross
  • Moretonhampstead
  • Denbury
  • Dawlish Warren
  • Chudleigh Knighton
  • Chagford
  • Kenton
  • Water
  • Tedburn St Mary
  • Pathfinder Village
  • Christow
  • South Zeal
  • Ide
  • Lustleigh
  • Cheriton Bishop
  • Kennford
  • Dunsford
  • Whitestone
  • Pitton
  • Bridford
  • Corscombe
  • West Down
  • Manaton
  • Longdown
  • Easton
  • Hennock
  • Liverton
  • Haytor Vale
  • Ideford
  • Whiddon Down
  • Throwleigh
  • Belstone
  • Shillingford St George
  • Bickington
  • Cofton
  • Kenn
  • Drewsteignton
  • Holne
  • South Knighton
  • Trusham
  • North Bovey
  • Sampford Courtenay
  • Doddiscombsleigh
  • Crockernwell
  • Gale
  • Bondleigh
  • Ashcombe
  • South Tawton
  • Teign Village
  • Lettaford
  • Woodland
  • Nadderwater
  • Shillingford Abbot
  • Taw Green
  • Teigncombe
  • Higher Ashton
  • Clapham
  • Green Lane
  • Teigngrace
  • Hittisleigh
  • Caton
  • Ponsworthy
  • Venton
  • Harcombe
  • Murchington
  • Buckland in the Moor
  • Gidleigh
  • Bonehill
  • Stormsdown
  • Widecombe in the Moor
  • Humber
  • West Ogwell
  • Brimley
  • Pennsylvania
  • Poundsgate
  • Chipley
  • Ilsington
  • Doccombe
  • Blackpool
  • Ashwell
  • Sampford Chapple
  • Brook
  • Forder Green
  • Thorn
  • Leigh Cross
  • Lower Ashton
  • East Down
  • Sigford
  • Holcombe Burnell
  • Cockwood
  • Eastdon
  • Waddon
  • Sticklepath
  • Powderham
  • Lowton
  • Michelcombe
  • Leusdon
  • Preston
  • Southcott
  • Howton
  • Halford
  • Foxhayes
  • Okemoor Park
  • Canada Hill
  • Ideford Combe
  • Finlake
  • Liverton Coldeast
  • Landscove
  • Bondleigh Bridge
  • Bagtor
  • Old Wheatley
  • Dolbeare
  • Higher Brimley
  • Langston
  • Sandy Park
  • Gappah
  • Lower Hookner
  • Pridhamsleigh
  • Chapple
  • Wonson
  • Sloncombe
  • Ratsloe
  • Southbrook Farm
  • Higher Herebere
  • Lower Blackaton
  • Gulliford
  • Crooke Barton
  • Town Barton
  • Holcombe Down
  • Mamhead
  • Exwell Barton
  • Ranscombe
  • MiddleCott
  • Yeo Farm
  • Nichols Nymett
  • Chichacott
  • Narrowcombe
  • Higher Sigford
  • Barnecourt
  • Olde Yard
  • Coombe Cross
  • East Week
  • Littlecombe
  • Mill Leat
  • Wildridge
  • Leighon
  • Lower Bowdley
  • Bennah
  • Trumpeter
  • Smallacombe
  • Whiteway Barton
  • Sowton Barton
  • Gullaford
  • Goffin's Farm
  • Rixlade
  • Teignworthy
  • Splatford
  • Jordan
  • Olchard
  • Honeychurch
  • Bullaton Farm
  • Lower Dunstone
  • Spitchwick Manor
  • Cliston
  • Wreyland
  • Bridfordmills
  • Poole Cottages
  • Heath Cross
  • Memory Cross
  • Colehayes Park (Field Studies Centre)
  • Stacombe
  • Babeny

Trusted, Personalised Home Care in Exeter

Our respite care services provide essential support when individuals’ normal patterns of care change. This could be after a hospital stay or a change of home care provider. We are able to provide respite care at home to clients whose families may be going away on holiday or on business and can no longer care for them during that time. We are proudly rated outstanding in all five areas of inspection by the CQC, providing clients with a genuine surety in our services. Our Care Professionals are on hand 24/7 during this time to ensure your loved ones are comfortable and content and, depending on the need, clients may opt to stay at home or get out and about to cafés, garden centres or supermarkets.

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Thanks again for the great care you all are giving Mum, from someone so reluctant to accept care now looks forward daily to her Care Professionals. BIG achievement!

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Our Care Starts With Connection

Our respite day care is designed to give our clients and their families a well-deserved break. Whether it’s engaging in activities at a local memory cafe, sharing stories, or simply providing companionship for a trip to Sidmouth Beach, our Care Professionals tailor their support to meet individual needs. At Home Instead, our respite care service provides essential support for families while ensuring personalised companionship for your loved ones. With our elderly respite care, a trusted care professional can step in and look after your family member at home, allowing you the freedom to run errands or visit friends. Experience peace of mind with our respite care at home, knowing your loved one is safe, happy, and cared for.

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Our Home Care Services

We're ready to help you make an informed, confident choice for your loved one, with bespoke and easily-adapted packages designed around their needs.

  • Hourly Home Care

    Hourly Home Care

    When your loved one begins to need more frequent support, our flexible home care solutions help them stay safe and independent at home. We don't take a one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, we personalise your experience with responsive, attentive, and genuinely compassionate care, so you can feel reassured they are in capable hands.

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  • Respite Home Care

    Respite Home Care

    We understand how overwhelming it can be to leave your loved one if they live with a condition like dementia, arthritis, or diabetes. Our highly experienced Care Professionals are matched based on their specialist knowledge and expertise, so you can feel content knowing your loved one's health conditions are carefully monitored and managed.

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  • Overnight Home Care

    Overnight Home Care

    We are proud to be the benchmark for exceptional care, so all of our qualified Care Professionals receive training that goes above and beyond the industry standard. When it comes to complex health conditions, you can rest assured that your loved one's safety and wellbeing is always a top priority.

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  • Live-in Home Care

    Live-in Home Care

    Our live-in care provides round-the-clock support and offers a welcome alternative to residential care, empowering your loved one to remain independent in the environment they know. With person-centred care from someone they recognise, older individuals can benefit from familiarity, friendship, and a consistent care plan.

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Thanks again for the great care you all are giving Mum, from someone so reluctant to accept care now looks forward daily to her Care Professionals. BIG achievement!

Janet, Client's Family

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Home Instead provide first class care. My care professionals are patient, kind and very reliable. I am very happy with the service they provide

Paul, Client

Smiling woman in green helps an elderly person with gardening, holding a green plant pot outdoors. - Home Instead

As I got older, I realised that this service had made me happy in my own home.

Elisie, Client

Our Exeter Team is With You Through Every Step

Our empathetic and highly-trained care professionals are selected to work for Home Instead because of their ability to build trusted, caring relationships and deliver outstanding care. Respite day care is designed to give our clients and their families a well-deserved break, knowing that their loved ones are in caring hands. We personalise the day care experience to meet the needs and wishes of every client. Whether it is staying at home to do a jigsaw or taking a trip out to the local garden centre, our Care Professionals are here to support you and provide care for your loved ones, giving you peace of mind with our respite care at home. We are regularly asked to speak throughout East Devon on subjects such as dementia, scams awareness, older age frailty and the care sector as a whole. The demands of caring for a frail loved one can become overwhelming, and a welcome break often comes in the form of competent respite care. Alongside organisations such as Carers UK, and Age UK we actively encourage care for the carer. Respite is important following hospitalisation or surgery to regain strength following periods of ill health. Working with physiotherapists and district nurses we are able to support our clients’ exercise routines and complex conditions effectively.

Smiling woman in green helps an elderly person with gardening, holding a green plant pot outdoors. - Home Instead

Award-winning service you can trust

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We deliver tailored home care to the Exeter community to nurture wellbeing and independence.

We adapt our services to fit your life, delivering compassionate, consistent, and attentive care, enabling you to thrive in your home and community.

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Our home help services in Exeter provide compassionate assistance with daily tasks, ensuring comfort and independence for your loved ones.

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Our dementia care in Exeter is designed by experts and is City & Guilds Assured, so you know your loved one is receiving only the very best care. Our Care Professionals focus on creating an environment that's calm and consistent, while maintaining dignity and familiar routines to reduce confusion and keep clients comfortable.

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Having someone stay in your home to provide care can feel daunting, but our live-in care solutions help to bring older adults more independence and enjoy a greater sense of wellbeing. If you value the peace of mind that comes with knowing there is always someone nearby, live-in care in Exeter could be an excellent alternative to a care home.

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The right support is crucial when managing pain and end-of-life care. Our palliative care focuses on dignity and enables your loved one to remain in the place they feel happiest. We provide considerate palliative care in Exeter, so you can spend more meaningful moments together while we carefully manage their pain and comfort.

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Taking a break from caring can feel impossible if your loved one is lonely or has challenging health conditions, but our respite care in Exeter is designed to step in with dependable care at any time. Whether you're recharging your batteries or managing other commitments, our Care Professionals can provide reliable support, so you can take time to yourself without disrupting routines.

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Discover personalised, flexible personal care for older adults in Exeter, from compassionate Care Professionals focused on encouraging independence.

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Discover personalised, flexible overnight care for older adults in Exeter, from compassionate Care Professionals focused on encouraging independence.

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Discover personalised, flexible overnight care for older adults in Exeter, from compassionate Care Professionals focused on encouraging independence.

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We adapt our services to fit your life, delivering compassionate, consistent, and attentive care, enabling you to thrive in your home and community.

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