No CIW ratings published yet
- Carmarthen, SA31 1LP
Wales
Home care in Carmarthenshire
There are 33 home care services in Carmarthenshire registered with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW), the regulator of social care in Wales.
CIW rates each service on themes such as well-being and care and support, and gives no overall rating. 27 of them have ratings from CIW; the breakdown below counts each theme separately, in CIW’s own words. 6 have no ratings shown, because CIW has not published ratings for them yet. CIW data as at 13 October 2026.
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How home care in Carmarthenshire are rated
CIW rates each service on themes and gives no overall rating. For each theme, this is how many services have each rating, in CIW’s own words. The themes are counted separately and we never add them together or turn them into a score of our own.
Well-being
27 services rated
- Excellent13 (48%)
- Good14 (52%)
- Requires improvement0 (0%)
- Requires significant improvement0 (0%)
Care and support
27 services rated
- Excellent11 (41%)
- Good15 (56%)
- Requires improvement1 (4%)
- Requires significant improvement0 (0%)
Leadership and management
27 services rated
- Excellent11 (41%)
- Good16 (59%)
- Requires improvement0 (0%)
- Requires significant improvement0 (0%)
6 services have no ratings shown: CIW started rating care homes and home care in April 2025 and has not yet published ratings for every service. What the ratings mean.
Home care in Carmarthenshire
Showing 1 to 20 of 33 services.
- Well-being: Good
- Care and support: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Llanelli, SA14 8LQ
- Well-being: Good
- Care and support: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Llanelli, SA14 8LQ
- Well-being: Good
- Care and support: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Ammanford, SA18 2LS
- Well-being: Excellent
- Care and support: Excellent
- Leadership and management: Excellent
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Llanelli, SA14 8NA
- Well-being: Good
- Care and support: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Llanelli, SA14 6RX
- Well-being: Excellent
- Care and support: Excellent
- Leadership and management: Excellent
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Ammanford, SA18 1DX
- Well-being: Good
- Care and support: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Llanelli, SA15 2TH
Carmarthenshire County Council In-house domiciliary care service
Home care
Run by Carmarthenshire County Council Adults and Children's Services
- Well-being: Excellent
- Care and support: Excellent
- Leadership and management: Excellent
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Carmarthen, SA31 1LE
- No CIW ratings published yet
- Carmarthen, SA31 2NF
Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative West Wales
Home care, Supported living
Run by Cartrefi Cymru Co-operative Ltd
- Well-being: Good
- Care and support: Requires improvement
- Leadership and management: Good
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Carmarthen, SA31 1RG
- Well-being: Excellent
- Care and support: Excellent
- Leadership and management: Excellent
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Carmarthen, SA31 1SN
- Well-being: Good
- Care and support: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Llanelli, SA14 6RE
- Well-being: Good
- Care and support: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Llanelli, SA14 8EY
- Well-being: Excellent
- Care and support: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Kidwelly, SA17 4UR
- Well-being: Excellent
- Care and support: Excellent
- Leadership and management: Excellent
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Whitland, SA34 0AW
- Well-being: Good
- Care and support: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Llanelli, SA14 6RB
- Well-being: Excellent
- Care and support: Excellent
- Leadership and management: Excellent
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Ferryside, SA17 5RR
- Well-being: Good
- Care and support: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Carmarthen, SA19 7BX
Lifeways Support Options (West Wales)
Home care, Supported living
Run by Lifeways Support Options Limited
- Well-being: Good
- Care and support: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
CIW ratings, one for each theme; no overall rating
- Llanelli, SA15 3QD
Other kinds of care in Carmarthenshire
Services registered with CIW here, by kind of care.
Home care in nearby areas
Councils close by. You can often look further afield for more choice.
Questions about care in Carmarthenshire
How many home care services are there in Carmarthenshire?
There are 33 home care services in Carmarthenshire registered with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW), the regulator of social care in Wales.
How are home care services in Carmarthenshire rated?
CIW rates each service on themes such as well-being and care and support, and gives no overall rating. 27 of them have ratings from CIW; the breakdown below counts each theme separately, in CIW’s own words. 6 have no ratings shown, because CIW has not published ratings for them yet. CIW data as at 13 October 2026. In Wales, CIW rates each service on themes, not as a whole: well-being, care and support, environment and leadership and management (the environment theme applies to care homes only). Each theme gets one of four ratings: Excellent, Good, Requires improvement or Requires significant improvement. It gives no overall rating, so we do not show one. Adult placement (Shared Lives) services are not rated. We show each rating as CIW publishes it and never turn it into a score of our own.
How do I choose a home care service in Carmarthenshire?
Start with the help the person needs now and might need later, and shortlist a few services near the people who will visit. Check each one’s latest CIW grades and how old it is, read its latest inspection report, and where you can, visit or meet the team more than once before you decide. Ask what is included in the fees and what happens if needs change. This is general information, not advice.
Who pays for care in Carmarthenshire?
It depends on the person’s needs and finances. Some people pay for all of their own care, some get help from their council, and the NHS pays for some health care. The first step is to ask your local council for a free assessment of care needs: that is the council’s adult social care team. We do not show prices and this is general information, not advice.
How up to date is this information?
This page uses CIW data as at 13 October 2026. We check for new data from the regulator every day, and each service page shows the date of the data it uses.
Choosing home care
Home care (sometimes called domiciliary care) means carers who visit you at home to help with things like washing, dressing, meals and medicines. You stay in your own home.
Things to check
- Ask whether you will have the same carers each time, and what happens if one is off sick.
- Ask how visit times are agreed, and what happens if a carer is running late.
- Ask how long each visit lasts, and whether travel time is counted in it.
- Read the latest CIW report, and ask how the provider checks that visits happen.
Whoever ends up paying, you can ask your council’s adult social care team for a free assessment of what help you need. Our guide explains what to expect and what to ask.
About this information
CIW data as at 13 October 2026. Services not currently providing care, and services that are no longer registered, are not listed.
Contains information from Care Inspectorate Wales © Crown copyright 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Care Comparison is independent and is not connected to or endorsed by Care Inspectorate Wales.