How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Yeovil?

Contact adult social care at Somerset Council by telephone or through the referral form on its website and explain what has become difficult at home. Assessments are free and available to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their savings. A practitioner will talk through daily routines, health, safety around the house and the help already coming from family or neighbours. Noting how the past fortnight has genuinely gone makes it easier to describe a typical week rather than a good day.

Will Somerset Council help pay for home care?

It will, where an assessment identifies eligible needs and a financial assessment shows capital and income below the national thresholds. Support can be arranged directly by the authority or taken as a direct payment, which allows a person to commission their own agency. Anyone above the thresholds pays for their own visits, though the authority can still provide information and advice. Attendance allowance falls outside the means test and should be claimed separately.

Which agencies provide home care in Yeovil?

Eighteen registered home care agencies serve the town and all of them are listed on this page. They include Heartfelt Care, Bluebird Care South Somerset, Redleif Care, Hummingbird Homecare Yeovil and Wisteria Care among others. Each entry shows the current Care Quality Commission rating where one has been published. Comparing them here is considerably quicker than telephoning each agency to ask the same opening questions.

How does home care compare with a care home or a nursing home?

Home care brings a care worker to a person's own address for visits of an agreed length, so life carries on in familiar surroundings. A residential care home provides a room together with personal care from staff on site at all hours, which suits people whose needs arise unpredictably rather than at set times. A nursing home does the same but keeps a qualified nurse on the premises for clinical needs such as wound care or complex medication. Many households begin with home care and consider a move only when scheduled visits can no longer cover the gaps safely.

How soon should I start looking for an agency?

Before the need becomes urgent, because popular visit times fill quickly and a good agency may not have capacity straight away. An early start also allows a small package to be trialled and adjusted once everyone can see how it works in practice. If a hospital discharge is being planned, tell the ward team and the local authority promptly so the assessment and the first visits can be arranged together. Even a shortlist of two or three names makes a sudden change much easier to manage.

What should I ask an agency before agreeing to a package?

Ask how many care workers will visit in a typical fortnight and how holidays and sickness are covered. Ask for the time window each call will fall within, how lateness is communicated, and what happens if a client cannot be roused at the door. Ask how care plans are reviewed, how concerns are investigated, and who is contactable outside office hours. Request the fee schedule and contract terms in writing, including travel charges and the notice needed to cancel.

Home Care in Yeovil

Yeovil has 18 CQC registered home care agencies. 12 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement, and 4 have not yet been rated. 11 of the 18 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Yeovil at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Yeovil, 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.

Setting up home care in Yeovil and meeting the cost

Support at home is bought in the right amount only once someone has written down what the person genuinely struggles with. Families tend to begin by comparing agencies, when the more productive starting point is a clear description of the help needed and a realistic view of who will be paying for it. Both can be settled before any agency is contacted, and neither step commits anyone to a particular course.

Asking for a care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support has a legal right to an assessment, whatever they have in savings, and there is no charge for it. It is arranged through Somerset Council Adult Social Care, and a practitioner will go through washing, dressing, meals, medication, mobility, night time disturbance and how much a relative is currently taking on. The written outcome describes the support considered necessary, which is useful even for a household intending to pay privately, because it gives agencies a specification to quote against rather than a vague request. A financial assessment then follows and settles contributions.

Hourly rates and the help available

Home care is charged by the visit, so the cost moves with the size of the package rather than sitting at a fixed weekly figure. Short calls often work out dearer per hour, and evenings, weekends and bank holidays usually attract a higher rate, with travel time sometimes charged separately. Where capital and income fall below the national thresholds, the local authority contributes, and some people take a direct payment so they can choose and manage an agency themselves. Attendance allowance is not means tested and is worth claiming whatever a financial assessment concludes.

Choosing an agency in Yeovil and what to look for

Reading the published records

Eighteen agencies cover the town. Eleven are rated Good, including Heartfelt Care, Bluebird Care South Somerset and Redleif Care, while two are rated Requires Improvement and five carry no published rating yet. An absent rating is not a black mark; it generally means no inspection report has been issued, so ask a newer agency how long it has been operating and how it audits the quality of its own visits. Where a rating exists, read the report beneath it rather than the single word, paying particular attention to what inspectors said about staffing and about how concerns were handled.

The questions that separate one agency from another

Continuity is the thing families notice most once visits begin. Ask how many different care workers a client will meet across a fortnight, how sickness and annual leave are covered, and whether calls are promised within a tight window or a loose half day. Ask what the agency does when nobody answers the door, how medication support is recorded, and who is reachable at nine on a Sunday evening. Ask what training staff have for the conditions that matter here, whether that is dementia, stroke recovery, diabetes or safe moving and handling. Agencies that answer these questions precisely, and then put the answers in writing, tend to be the ones that cope when a rota comes under pressure.

18 home care in Yeovil

Home Instead, Sherborne, Bridport · Yeovil Innovation Centre, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Gray Care Limited
We at Home Instead Yeovil, Sherborne, Bridport are proud to provide compassionate home care across Yeovil and the surrounding communities of Somerset, supporting older people and adults to live well within the comfort and familiarity of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Dimensions Domiciliary Care Office · Office 11 - Discovery, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RN
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Dimensions Somerset Sev Limited
We at Dimensions Somerset Yeovil Domiciliary Care Office are proud to offer compassionate home care across Yeovil and the surrounding Somerset communities, supporting people to live well in the place they know best: their own home. Based...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
JSS Homecare T/S Nurses Group Homecare · Nexus Innovation Centre, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8QR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by JSS Homecare Ltd
We at JSS Homecare T/S Nurses Group Homecare are proud to provide compassionate home care to individuals and families across Yeovil and the surrounding Somerset communities. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional, person...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
able2achieve Office · 23-25 Princes Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1EN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Able 2 Achieve Limited
Here at able2achieve Office, we provide home care support to people living in Yeovil and the surrounding areas of Somerset. Our aim is straightforward: to help people live well in their own homes, with the right support, at the right time....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Hummingbird Homecare · Suite E7 Abbey Manor Business Centre, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2EN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Hummingbird Care Home LLP
We at Hummingbird Homecare Yeovil are proud to offer compassionate home care across Yeovil and the surrounding Somerset communities, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know best, their own home. Based in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Enable Support Services · Yeovil Innovation Centre, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RN
Home care · Run by Enable Support Services Ltd
Enable Support provides care to people in their own homes in Yeovil and across this part of Somerset. The people we visit cover a broad range. Most are older adults, a good number living with dementia. We also support younger adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Wisteria Care · The Forum, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3TL
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Mr & Mrs S Wortley
Wisteria Care provides support in people's own homes in Yeovil and the surrounding parts of Somerset. We visit older people, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or autism, people with physical disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Galiant Health Care Almondsbury · Abbey Manor Business Centre, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2EN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Galiant Health Care Limited
At Galiant Health Care Almondsbury, we provide home care support to people living in Yeovil and the surrounding areas of Somerset. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort of their own homes while receiving the level...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Nursely · 36 Goldcroft, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4DH
Home care · Run by Shalom Digital Limited
We are Nursely, a home care provider working in Yeovil and the surrounding parts of Somerset. We support older people and younger adults in their own homes, helping with the things that have become difficult so that moving out does not...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Altogether Care - Care At Home · The Close, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1HH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Altogether Care - Care At Home Limited
We are Altogether Care, and this is our care at home team covering Yeovil and the surrounding parts of Somerset. We visit people in their own houses and flats, for anything from one short call a day to several visits and longer periods of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
FHS24 Nursing+Care Agency · 123 Middle Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1NA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Frendy Integrated Services Ltd
FHS24 provides nursing and care support to people in their own homes in Yeovil and the surrounding parts of Somerset. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability or autism,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
, Plymouth and Gloucestershire Support Services · Suite 8 Yeovil Innovation Centre, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Royal Mencap Society
We provide support in people's own homes and in the community, working from Yeovil across Somerset and into the other areas we cover. Our work is with adults who have learning disabilities and with autistic adults, most of them younger...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Bluebird Care South · Vincent Chambers, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1HZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Kore Associates Limited
Bluebird Care South Somerset supports people to carry on living in their own homes in Yeovil and across the surrounding area. We visit older people and younger adults who need help to live independently. Most of the people who contact us...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Homelium · Office 1, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2FH
Home care · Run by Homelium Care Limited
At Homelium Somerset, we provide home care to people living in Yeovil and the surrounding areas of Somerset. We work with older adults, younger adults, and people living with dementia, supporting them to remain in the comfort and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Heartfelt Care · 11 -12 High Street, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 1RG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Heartfelt Care Yeovil and Sherborne Limited
Heartfelt Care provides care and support in people's own homes in Yeovil and the surrounding parts of Somerset. Letting someone into your home takes trust, and we try to earn it visit by visit rather than assume it. Much of our work is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
St Judes Care · Office 54, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RN
Home care · Run by St Jude's Care Ltd
St Judes Care provides home care to adults in Yeovil and the surrounding part of Somerset. We support older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autism, people managing mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Redleif Care · 36 Preston Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3AQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Redleif Care Ltd
Redleif Care provides support in people's own homes in Yeovil and the surrounding parts of Somerset. Most of the people we visit are older and want to stay in the house they have lived in for years, and our role is to make that realistic...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Swanton Community Services · Suite 27, Yeovil, Somerset, BA22 8RN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Swanton Community Services
We provide care and support in people's own homes in Yeovil and across Somerset. Our purpose is to make home a place where somebody can be properly looked after, whatever their needs, so that moving elsewhere remains a choice rather than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults

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

Hummingbird Homecare Yeovil, 15 September 2026, Good
Wisteria Care, 19 May 2026, Requires improvement
JSS Homecare Limited T/S Nurses Group Homecare, 7 May 2024, Good

Longest since a report

Home Instead Yeovil, Sherborne, Bridport, 22 November 2018, Good
FHS24 Nursing+Care Agency, 5 December 2019, Good
Bluebird Care South Somerset, 18 January 2020, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Yeovil

How many home care agencies are there in Yeovil?

Yeovil has 18 CQC registered home care agencies: 12 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 4 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 Yeovil?

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 Yeovil were inspected most recently?

Hummingbird Homecare Yeovil (15 September 2026), Wisteria Care (19 May 2026) and JSS Homecare Limited T/S Nurses Group Homecare (7 May 2024) have the most recent CQC reports.

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