Which providers offer home care in Wellington?

Six providers are listed on this page, each registered with the Care Quality Commission. One is rated Outstanding and three are rated Good, while two are awaiting a first rating. Agencies cover different parts of the area and capacity changes week by week, so it is worth approaching more than one. Every profile below sets out registration details and links to the published inspection report.

What should be asked when meeting a home care agency in Wellington?

Ask how many different workers would visit in a typical fortnight and what the agency does to keep that number low. Find out how visits are timed, what happens if someone is delayed or unwell, and who can be telephoned outside office hours. Ask how the care plan is written and reviewed, and what the agency will and will not do about medication. It is also fair to ask to see the most recent inspection report and what changed because of it.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation, meals and personal care such as help with washing, dressing and medication, delivered by care staff. A nursing home holds a registration allowing qualified nurses to be on the premises at all hours as well. Home care differs from both, since the support comes to the person rather than the person moving into a shared setting. Where nursing is needed around the clock, a nursing home is usually the appropriate option.

Can Somerset Council fund home care?

It can, where a care needs assessment identifies eligible needs and a financial assessment shows capital below the relevant threshold. The council may then meet all or part of the cost, with an assessed contribution taken from the person's income. Support is sometimes provided as a direct payment, allowing a family to arrange the care themselves. Decisions are made case by case, so requesting the assessment early is sensible.

How is a care needs assessment arranged in Wellington?

Contact Somerset Council, the authority responsible for adult social care in this area, and ask for a care needs assessment. It is free and open to anyone who appears to need support, whatever their income or savings. A practitioner will look at daily living, safety, mobility and the help relatives are already providing. The written outcome can then be shared with any agency you approach.

How far ahead should home care be arranged?

A few weeks is usually enough for straightforward support, though agencies can be at capacity in parts of the area they cover. Allow longer where council funding may be involved, because the assessments have to be completed first. If help is needed urgently, for example after a hospital discharge, say so plainly when you make contact. Starting early also leaves time to speak to more than one provider before deciding.

Home Care in Wellington

Wellington has 6 CQC registered home care agencies. 3 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, and 1 has not yet been rated. 3 of the 6 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Wellington at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Wellington, to help you judge the options below.

Hourly care visits, South West: £28.75 to £34.94 an hour. Middle half of prices from 10 agencies.
People aged 75 and over: 81,600. Rising to 97,500 by 2035, up 19%
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%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 57%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 5 opened, 4 closed. 109 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 28 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.9 miles).
Compared with the rest of Somerset: Fewer agencies. Somerset has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.

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

What Home Care in Wellington Involves

Support That Comes to the Person

Home care means visits from trained workers to someone's own home, arranged around what they need rather than around a building. That can be a single morning call to help with washing and dressing, several visits a day covering medication and meals, or a longer stay that gives a family carer time to themselves. The person keeps their own routine and their own front door, which is why many families try this before considering a move into residential care.

Making Sense of the Ratings

One of the six providers listed is rated Outstanding and three are rated Good, while two have not yet been rated. An absent rating is not a warning in itself, but it does mean less published evidence to weigh, so ask more questions of those agencies rather than fewer. Where a rating does exist, the report behind it separates findings on safety, effectiveness, caring, responsiveness and leadership, and the inspection date is worth checking since a manager may have changed since.

Questions Worth Asking First

Ask how many different workers would visit across a fortnight, because continuity matters more than almost anything else once support starts. Find out how visits are timed, what happens if a worker is delayed or off sick and who can be reached outside office hours. Ask how the care plan is written, how often it is reviewed and whether the person receiving support has a say in shaping it.

Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out Funding

The Care Needs Assessment

A care needs assessment sets down formally what help someone needs, and it is free to anyone who appears to require support, whatever their savings. Families can ask Somerset Council to carry one out, and a relative already providing care can request a separate assessment of their own needs. Keep the written outcome, because every agency you approach will want much the same information and it spares repeating a difficult account.

Rates and Contributions

Home care is charged by the hour or by the visit, so the weekly figure depends on how many calls are needed and how long each lasts. Where eligible needs are identified and a financial assessment shows capital below the relevant threshold, the council may meet part or all of the cost, with an assessed contribution paid from income. Support is sometimes arranged as a direct payment, which lets a family choose the provider themselves. Ask for rates in writing, including weekend and bank holiday charges, and check what notice is needed to change or cancel a visit.

6 home care in Wellington

One to One Homecare · Wellington, Somerset · CQC Good
DLS SW England Regional Office · Wellington, Somerset · CQC Good
The Care Partnership (South West) · Wellington, Somerset · CQC Outstanding
Anglo Support and Housing · Wellington, Somerset
Raven Support · Wellington, Somerset · CQC Outstanding
Bluebird Care · Wellington, Somerset · CQC Good

What home care costs

Type of care	What it costs
Hourly care visits, South West Middle half of prices from 10 agencies. Median £32.96. Shown for South West because too few Somerset agencies publish a rate.	£28.75 to £34.94 an hour
What Somerset pays Average hourly rate, October 2026.	£26.83 an hour
Homecare Association minimum price 2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum.	£34.42 an hour
Live in care, England Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455.	£1,250 to £1,668 a week

Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Raven Support Limited, 23 June 2026, Outstanding
DLS SW England Regional Office, 31 March 2026, Good
One to One Homecare Limited, 13 July 2022, Good

Longest since a report

The Care Partnership (South West) Ltd, 25 May 2022, Outstanding
Bluebird Care, 7 June 2022, Good
One to One Homecare Limited, 13 July 2022, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Wellington

How many home care agencies are there in Wellington?

Wellington has 6 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Outstanding, 3 Good, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does home care cost in Wellington?

Hourly care visits, South West: £28.75 to £34.94 an hour. Middle half of prices from 10 agencies. Median £32.96. Shown for South West because too few Somerset agencies publish a rate. Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.

Which home care agencies in Wellington were inspected most recently?

Raven Support Limited (23 June 2026), DLS SW England Regional Office (31 March 2026) and One to One Homecare Limited (13 July 2022) 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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