Home Care in Weston Super Mare
Weston Super Mare has 3 CQC registered home care agencies. 2 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding. All 3 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Weston Super Mare at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Weston Super Mare, 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: 30,400. Rising to 34,100 by 2035, up 12%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,900. Rising to 4,800 by 2035, up 24%
- People aged 85 and over: 8,300. Rising to 12,700 by 2035, up 53%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 74%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 4 opened, 0 closed. 39 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 44 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).
- Compared with the rest of North Somerset: Fewer agencies. North Somerset has fewer agencies than average for the size of its older population.
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Arranging home care in Weston Super Mare and paying for it
Starting with an assessment of need
The paperwork behind a home care package is more straightforward than most people expect, and it begins with an assessment of need. Anyone living in Weston Super Mare can request one whatever their savings, and a relative or friend can ask on their behalf. It looks at washing, dressing, meals, medication, mobility and safety around the house, and it results in a written record of how much help is needed and at what times of day. Carers looking after someone can also request a separate assessment of their own needs, which is easy to overlook and often worth having.
How funded support is decided
Money is settled separately from need. A financial assessment measures income and capital against the national thresholds, and North Somerset Council Adult Social Care is the body responsible both for assessing need and for arranging funded support where someone qualifies. Where support is funded it may be delivered by an agency the council commissions, or taken as a direct payment so the person chooses their own provider. People paying for their own care can still ask for an assessment, and doing so records what is needed and makes any later claim simpler.
What care at home costs
Home care is charged by the visit rather than by the week, so the total follows the length and number of calls rather than one headline figure. Ask each agency for its hourly rate, whether shorter calls are charged proportionately, and what applies at weekends and on bank holidays. Ask whether there is a set up fee and how waking nights and sleep in cover are priced, since those sit on quite different scales.
Choosing between the three agencies listed for Weston Super Mare
What the ratings show
A short list has its advantages, because all three providers can be read about properly rather than skimmed. Poppy's Homecare Limited holds an Outstanding rating, while Home Instead Weston super Mare, Clevedon and Burnham on Sea and Helping Hands Weston Super Mare are both rated Good. Read the reports rather than stopping at the grades, since inspectors record what they found about punctuality, continuity of carers, medicines and how the office responds when something goes wrong.
The questions that separate one agency from another
Ask how many different carers a person is likely to see over a fortnight, because continuity shapes the experience of home care more than anything else. Ask what the shortest visit is, whether carers are given travel time between calls, and what happens when a visit cannot be covered. Ask who writes the care plan, how often it is reviewed, and how quickly extra calls can be added after a hospital stay. Confirm too that the agency covers your part of Weston Super Mare at the hours you need.
3 home care in Weston Super Mare
- Poppy's Homecare · Weston Super Mare, North Somerset · CQC Outstanding
- Helping Hands · Weston Super Mare, North Somerset · CQC Good
- Home Instead, Clevedon & Burnham on Sea · Weston Super Mare, North 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 North Somerset agencies publish a rate. | £28.75 to £34.94 an hour |
| What North Somerset pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £27.03 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
- Helping Hands Weston Super Mare, 28 March 2023, Good
- Poppy's Homecare Limited, 18 January 2020, Outstanding
- Home Instead Weston super Mare, Clevedon & Burnham on Sea, 17 August 2019, Good
Longest since a report
- Home Instead Weston super Mare, Clevedon & Burnham on Sea, 17 August 2019, Good
- Poppy's Homecare Limited, 18 January 2020, Outstanding
- Helping Hands Weston Super Mare, 28 March 2023, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Weston Super Mare
How many home care agencies are there in Weston Super Mare?
Weston Super Mare has 3 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 2 Good. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does home care cost in Weston Super Mare?
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 North 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 Weston Super Mare were inspected most recently?
Helping Hands Weston Super Mare (28 March 2023), Poppy's Homecare Limited (18 January 2020) and Home Instead Weston super Mare, Clevedon & Burnham on Sea (17 August 2019) have the most recent CQC reports.