Care Homes and Care at Home Providers in Torquay

  1. Home
  2. Care Homes and Care at Home
  3. Torquay
63 Care Homes and Care at Home found, showing 61 - 63
gp
Woodland Court
Location: 56 Marldon Road, Shiphay
Torquay, Devon, TQ2 7EJ
Phone: 01803 613162
Website: NA
gp
Woodland Park
Location: 14 Babbacombe Road, Marychurch
Torquay, Devon, TQ1 3SJ
Phone: 01803 313758
Website: NA
gp
Woodrow Retirement Home Limited
Location: Asheldon Road, Wellswood
Torquay, Devon, TQ1 2QN
Phone: 01803 213026
Website: www.woodrow-homes.co.uk
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4(current)

Care Homes and Care at Home

Care Homes: Care homes are organisations providing accommodation and care for people who are unable to look after themselves. There are generally two types of care homes: Residential homes and Nursing homes (Most care homes offer both residential and nursing care places). Residential homes provide accommodation and personal care, such as help with washing, dressing, taking medicines, going to the toilet etc. Nursing homes, apart from the above tasks, also has one or more qualified nurse to take care of the nursing needs of the residents.

Care at Home (or Homecare) Homecare service providers provide a carer who visit you at your home to help with day-to-day tasks such as washing, dressing, taking medicines, going to the toilet, shopping, getting out for lunch etc. Some specialised providers may also provide nurses for nursing needs at home.

There are 63 Care Homes and Care at Home in Torquay.


What are GPs? : GP stands for 'General Practitioner' who can deal with all type of medical conditions and mainly treats acute (short duration) and chronic (diseases that lasts for more than three months) illnesses. GPs provide routine health care checkups like physical examinations, vaccinations, simple surgical operations etc. They also provide advice on diet and smoking, preventive care and health education to patients.
GPs are not specialized in any one particular area. So, if they can't deal with any particular medical condition, they refer the patient to the specialized hospital for tests, treatment, or to see a consultant with specialist knowledge.

What is a GP Practice? : GPs usually work in practices (a physical location / clinic) as part of a team that includes nurses, healthcare assistants, practice managers, receptionists and other staff. Practices also work closely with other healthcare professionals, such as health visitors, midwives, mental health services and social care services. GP practices should make information about their services easily available to their patients. Our website also provide detailed information about General Practices which is easy to comprehend and freely accessible.

This website contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.