Which residential care homes in Somerset are listed on Care Assura?

Care Assura lists one hundred and forty residential care homes serving Somerset, all of them registered with the Care Quality Commission. The listing includes homes such as Chard Manor, Sydenham House, Ivy View and Golden Gorse Residential Care Home, alongside smaller settings. Each profile carries the current CQC rating where one has been published, together with the information needed to arrange a visit. Filtering by the town or district you need keeps the shortlist manageable.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation with personal care, so staff help with washing, dressing, meals, medication and daily routines. A nursing home offers the same personal care but also has registered nurses on duty at all times, which allows it to meet clinical needs such as complex wound care or tube feeding. Some homes are registered to provide both, and a care needs assessment will indicate which category is appropriate. Establishing this early avoids a further move a few months later.

What should I ask when visiting a care home in Somerset?

Ask how many permanent staff are on duty during the day and at night, and how much agency cover is used. Find out how care plans are written and reviewed, how families are informed when someone is unwell, and what happens on an ordinary weekday afternoon. Request the weekly fee in writing along with what it includes and what is charged separately. Ask directly what would happen if your relative's needs increased and whether the home could continue to care for them.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Somerset?

Contact the adult social care team at Somerset Council and explain what has changed at home. The assessment is free and available to anyone who appears to need care and support, regardless of income or savings. A practitioner will discuss personal care, mobility, medication, nutrition and safety, then record which needs are eligible for support. If you have been caring for the person yourself, ask for a separate carer's assessment at the same time.

Can Somerset Council fund a residential care home placement?

It can, where a care needs assessment identifies eligible needs and a financial assessment of income and capital supports it. The council may meet the fees in full, meet part of them with a personal contribution, or decide that the placement is privately funded. If the family prefers a home costing more than the council will pay, a third party top up may be needed and should be documented before the move. Requesting the assessments costs nothing and commits you to nothing.

How far ahead should I start looking at care homes in Somerset?

Start early, ideally while the person can still take part in choosing. Well regarded homes in popular parts of Somerset frequently have waiting lists, and assessments, visits and financial arrangements all take time. A hospital discharge can reduce that timetable to a matter of days. Having two or three homes already visited makes an urgent decision far less overwhelming.

Care Homes in Somerset

Somerset has 145 CQC registered care homes. 114 are rated Good, 5 Outstanding, 16 Requires improvement, and 10 have not yet been rated. 88 of the 145 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Somerset at a glance

What the numbers say about care for older people in Somerset.

Somerset Council pays, residential care: £805 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,400 to £1,650, median £1,549
Care home beds filled across Somerset: 85%. The 12 month average is 85%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 71
People aged 75 and over: 81,600. Rising to 97,500 by 2035, up 19%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 7 changed owner, covering 353 beds.
Who pays, across Somerset (estimate): 35% council, 44% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 10,500. Rising to 13,600 by 2035, up 29%
People aged 85 and over: 21,600. Rising to 33,700 by 2035, up 56%

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Choosing a residential care home in Somerset

What the CQC record shows

All one hundred and forty homes listed here are registered with the Care Quality Commission, and the ratings across Somerset include Outstanding, Good and Requires Improvement, with some newly registered homes not yet inspected. Behind the headline word sit five separate judgements covering whether a home is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led, and it is worth seeing how a home scored on each. A home rated Good overall may be weaker in one area that happens to matter most to your relative. A home rated Requires Improvement may already have addressed the findings, particularly where the manager has changed, so check the date of the inspection as well as its conclusion.

What to look for when you visit

Visit every home you are seriously considering, and try to be there at a mealtime. Notice how staff talk to residents who are not asking for anything, whether people are dressed and occupied, and how long call bells ring before someone comes. Ask how many permanent staff are on duty by day and overnight, how often agency cover is used and how families are contacted when someone becomes unwell. Homes in this listing vary widely in size and character, from Chard Manor and Sydenham House to smaller settings such as Holly Tree Cottage, and the atmosphere that suits one person will not suit another.

Thinking ahead about needs

Ask what the home can and cannot manage as needs increase. Some are registered for dementia support, others are not, and a home that cannot continue caring for someone as they become frailer means a second move at the hardest possible time. Check practical things too: whether a room can take familiar furniture, whether visiting hours suit a working family, and what happens about hospital appointments and transport.

Arranging a place and paying for it in Somerset

The care needs assessment

Before agreeing any placement, ask for a care needs assessment. It is free and open to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their savings, and it produces a written record of eligible needs that homes can work from. A practitioner from Somerset Council will consider personal care, mobility, nutrition, medication, mental wellbeing and the risks of staying at home. If you have been providing care yourself, request a carer's assessment in the same conversation.

Fees, contributions and what to get in writing

A financial assessment of income and capital follows where needs are eligible. The council may then meet the fees in full, meet part of them with a contribution from the person moving in, or conclude that the placement is privately funded. Weekly fees in Somerset differ considerably between homes and rise where needs are higher, so ask each home for its current fee, exactly what that includes, what is billed separately such as hairdressing or chiropody, and how often fees are reviewed. If a family expects to add a top up to secure a particular room, agree in writing who will be responsible for future increases before anyone moves in.

145 care homes in Somerset (showing 1–50)

Ivy View · Taunton, Somerset · CQC Good
Fernery House · Burnham On Sea, Somerset · CQC Requires improvement
Golden Gorse Residential Care Home · Minehead, Somerset · CQC Good
Hummingbird Care Home LLP · Taunton, Somerset · CQC Good
Dimensions Selwyn House · Yeovil, Somerset · CQC Good
Sydenham House · Bridgwater, Somerset · CQC Good
Wembdon Rise · Bridgwater, Somerset · CQC Good
Greenhill House · Cheddar, Somerset · CQC Good
Halcon House · Taunton, Somerset · CQC Outstanding
Westleigh House · Taunton, Somerset · CQC Good
Longrun House · Taunton, Somerset · CQC Good
Stafford Lodge · Burnham-on-sea, Somerset · CQC Good
Dimensions Spring View · Yeovil, Somerset · CQC Good
SENSE - 30 Norbins Road · Glastonbury, Somerset · CQC Good
Dimensions The Old Police House · Frome, Somerset · CQC Good
Red Gables · Burnham on Sea, Somerset · CQC Good
The Rectory Care Home · Taunton, Somerset · CQC Good
The Towans Care Home · Burnham On Sea, Somerset · CQC Good
Cherry Trees · Burnham On Sea, Somerset · CQC Good
Eleighwater House · Chard, Somerset · CQC Good
Langley House · Wiveliscombe, Somerset · CQC Good
Highfield House Residential Care Home · Castle Cary, Somerset · CQC Good
Laural House · Taunton, Somerset · CQC Good
Dimensions The Saplings · Taunton, Somerset · CQC Requires improvement
Barley House · Taunton, Somerset · CQC Good
The Grange · Wells, Somerset · CQC Requires improvement
Manor · Chard, Somerset · CQC Good
Moorhaven · Taunton, Somerset · CQC Good
Dimensions Ashbury · Taunton, Somerset · CQC Good
Dunster Lodge Residential Home · Minehead, Somerset · CQC Good
Branch House · Bridgwater, Somerset · CQC Good
Gillingham Grange · Chard, Somerset
Frith House · Burnham On Sea, Somerset · CQC Outstanding
Nynehead Court · Wellington, Somerset · CQC Good
Calway House · Taunton, Somerset · CQC Good
Rouse · Bridgwater, Somerset · CQC Good
Park View · Burnham On Sea, Somerset · CQC Requires improvement
The Lodge · Highbridge, Somerset · CQC Good
Wisteria House Residential Home · Yeovil, Somerset · CQC Good
Elmsmead · Taunton, Somerset · CQC Good
Wellington Road · Taunton, Somerset · CQC Good
Bendalls Farm · Wells, Somerset · CQC Good
Burnworthy House · South Petherton, Somerset · CQC Good
Huish House · Langport, Somerset · CQC Good
Court House Retirement Home · Cheddar, Somerset · CQC Good
Woodside · Minehead, Somerset · CQC Good
The New Careford Lodge · Merriott, Somerset · CQC Good
Dimensions Newholme · Taunton, Somerset · CQC Good
Sunnyside Care Home · Chard, Somerset · CQC Good
Grovelands · Yeovil, Somerset · CQC Outstanding

What care costs in Somerset, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care South West figure, because too few Somerset homes publish this price. 52 homes. Median £1,549.	£805	£1,400 to £1,650
Nursing care South West figure, because too few Somerset homes publish this price. 16 homes. Median £1,810.	£832	£1,599 to £1,983
Residential dementia care South West figure, because too few Somerset homes publish this price. 19 homes. Median £1,665.	Not published separately	£1,450 to £1,813
Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Somerset 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. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Cedar Lodge, 24 September 2026, Requires improvement
Blenheim Lodge, 26 August 2026, Good
Compton View Residential Care Home, 10 August 2026, Good

Longest since a report

The Manor House Thurloxton, 3 October 2017, Good
The Towans Care Home, 18 October 2017, Good
Sunnyside Care Home, 20 October 2017, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Somerset

How many care homes are there in Somerset?

Somerset has 145 CQC registered care homes: 5 Outstanding, 114 Good, 16 Requires improvement, 10 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Somerset?

Somerset Council pays an average of £805 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,400 to £1,650 a week. South West figure, because too few Somerset homes publish this price. 52 homes. Median £1,549. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Somerset were inspected most recently?

Cedar Lodge (24 September 2026), Blenheim Lodge (26 August 2026) and Compton View Residential Care Home (10 August 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.

Local care news in Somerset

New 20 bed care home registered with CQC in Somerset: St Georges Care Home (5 November 2026)

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