Which care homes in Glastonbury are listed on this page?

Three registered care homes match this search: SENSE - 30 Norbins Road, Dimensions Somerset Jasmine and The Cyder Barn. All three are registered for residential care rather than nursing care. Two hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission and one is rated Requires Improvement. Each profile sets out the provider details and the current rating.

What should we ask when visiting a care home in Glastonbury?

Ask how many carers are on duty by day and overnight, how long the manager has been in post and how staff turnover is handled. Ask to see a sample care plan, the past fortnight of activities and the menu, then ask how choice is offered at mealtimes. Where a home has been told to improve, ask what has changed since the inspection and what evidence supports it. Close by asking what the weekly fee includes and what is billed separately.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home provides help with daily living, including washing, dressing, meals, prompting with medication and company, from trained care staff. A nursing home holds a further registration so a qualified nurse is on the premises at all times, which suits wounds, feeding tubes, injections and unstable conditions. The homes on this page are registered for residential care. If nursing needs are likely to develop, mention it during the needs assessment.

Can Somerset Council pay for a care home place?

It can contribute where the needs assessment shows residential care is required and the financial assessment shows capital below the national threshold. The council pays up to the rate it will meet and the resident contributes from income such as pensions. Above the threshold, the place is funded privately until savings fall to that level. Where a property is involved, ask about a deferred payment arrangement.

How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Glastonbury?

Contact Somerset Council and ask for an adult social care needs assessment for the person who needs help. An assessor will talk through daily routines, mobility, medication and safety at home, either on a visit or by telephone. The assessment is free and does not depend on income or savings. The written outcome is the document homes will want to read before they offer a place.

How early should we start looking for a place?

Where the move can be planned, allowing two or three months leaves room for the assessment, repeat visits and a funding decision. In a small town the choice is narrow, so the room that suits someone may not be free in the week you want it. If the move follows a hospital stay the timetable is far shorter, so tell the ward team early what you are looking for. Looking before a crisis means choosing rather than taking what is left.

Care Homes in Glastonbury

Glastonbury has 3 CQC registered care homes. 2 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement. 2 of the 3 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

What Residential Care in Glastonbury Involves and What to Look For

The help a care home provides

Residential care covers the ordinary business of a day: getting up and dressed, meals, help with medication, keeping clean and warm, and the company that living alone often removes. Staff are trained carers rather than nurses, so a home of this kind suits someone whose needs are practical rather than clinical. Ask how care plans are written and reviewed, who a family should contact when something changes, and how the home responds if someone becomes frailer or develops dementia. Ask what happens if needs outgrow the registration, since that question is better answered before a move than after one.

Reading the three records

SENSE - 30 Norbins Road and Dimensions Somerset Jasmine both hold a Good rating, so read their reports for the strengths inspectors identified and note how recently they called. The Cyder Barn is rated Requires Improvement, which is a reason to read the report in full rather than to rule the home out, since it names the specific shortfalls found. Ask the manager what has changed, when it changed and what evidence supports it. A judgement can be a few years old, so the date on a report matters as much as its wording.

Getting an Assessment and Funding a Place

Asking for the assessment

Anyone who may need residential care can ask for an assessment of need, free of charge and whatever their savings. It records the help needed across an ordinary day and becomes the written account homes read before offering a room. Requests go to Somerset Council Adult Social Care, which also arranges the financial assessment that decides whether funded support applies. Where the move follows a hospital stay, ask for the discharge team to be involved early, because those timescales are much tighter than for a planned move.

Fees and the terms to settle

Fees are quoted as a weekly figure covering the room, meals, laundry and personal care, with hairdressing, chiropody and outings normally charged separately. Where capital falls below the national threshold, the council may contribute once its financial assessment is complete, and above it the place is funded privately. Ask every home for its fees in writing, together with the policy on annual increases, notice periods and hospital admissions. Where a property is involved, ask the council about a deferred payment arrangement before anything is signed.

3 care homes in Glastonbury

The Cyder Barn · Glastonbury, Somerset · CQC Requires improvement
Dimensions Jasmine · Glastonbury, Somerset · CQC Good
SENSE - 30 Norbins Road · Glastonbury, Somerset · CQC Good

What care costs in South West, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Middle half of prices from 52 South West homes. Median £1,549.	Varies by council	£1,400 to £1,650
Nursing care Middle half of prices from 16 South West homes. Median £1,810.	Varies by council	£1,599 to £1,983
Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 19 South West homes. Median £1,665.	Not published separately	£1,450 to £1,813
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few South West homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,890 to £2,221

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

The Cyder Barn, 22 August 2025, Requires improvement
SENSE - 30 Norbins Road, 24 January 2019, Good
Dimensions Somerset Jasmine, 29 June 2018, Good

Longest since a report

Dimensions Somerset Jasmine, 29 June 2018, Good
SENSE - 30 Norbins Road, 24 January 2019, Good
The Cyder Barn, 22 August 2025, Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Glastonbury

How many care homes are there in Glastonbury?

Glastonbury has 3 CQC registered care homes: 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

Which care homes in Glastonbury were inspected most recently?

The Cyder Barn (22 August 2025), SENSE - 30 Norbins Road (24 January 2019) and Dimensions Somerset Jasmine (29 June 2018) have the most recent CQC reports.

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