Which nursing homes in Frome appear in this search?

Four registered providers in Frome are listed here, all of them nursing homes. They are Belmont Villa Care Home, Catherine House Care Home, Frome Care Village and Rossetti House. Three currently hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission and one has been rated Requires Improvement. Each listing links through to the home's own inspection record so you can read the findings in full.

What should I ask when visiting a nursing home in Frome?

Ask how many registered nurses are on duty by day and overnight, and how the home covers shifts when staff are absent. Ask whether the team has direct experience of the clinical needs involved and request concrete examples. Find out how the home works with local health services and how quickly a resident is reviewed when they become unwell. It is also worth asking what training staff receive in pain management, pressure care and end of life support.

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

A care home provides personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, eating, medication and the shape of the day from trained care staff. A nursing home provides all of that and also has registered nurses on duty at all times, allowing it to meet clinical needs such as wound care, catheter management, pressure care and complex medication. All four providers in this Frome search are registered as nursing homes. Where someone mainly needs help with daily living rather than health care, a residential home may suit better and usually costs less.

Can Somerset Council fund a nursing home placement?

It can, where the person meets the eligibility criteria for care and the financial criteria as well. Somerset Council carries out a care needs assessment first, then a financial assessment of income, savings and other capital. Where assets fall below the national threshold the council contributes towards the cost of the placement. Ask separately about NHS funded nursing care, a contribution towards the nursing element paid regardless of savings, and about NHS continuing healthcare where health needs are the main driver.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Frome?

Contact Somerset Council and ask for an assessment of care and support needs, either for yourself or on behalf of a relative. The assessment is free and is not restricted by income or savings. An assessor will consider health needs, personal care, mobility, medication, safety and the support family already provide. If the person is in hospital, ask the ward to involve the hospital social work team, because assessments arranged around a discharge follow a different timescale.

How far ahead should I start looking at nursing homes?

Nursing care is often needed at short notice, so where a decline can be anticipated it is worth looking early. Given time you can visit more than once and read inspection reports properly rather than deciding in a hurry from a hospital bedside. If a discharge is already being planned, say so at your first contact, because assessments can be arranged more quickly in those circumstances. Remember too that a home must confirm it can meet the specific clinical needs before offering a place.

Nursing Homes in Frome

Frome has 4 CQC registered nursing homes. 3 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement. 2 of the 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Frome at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Frome, to help you judge the options below.

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%

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What Nursing Care in Frome Involves and What to Look For

Where nursing registration makes the difference

Every home on this page is registered to provide nursing, which means registered nurses are on duty around the clock rather than visiting. That becomes important when someone has health needs sitting alongside the help they require with daily life, such as complex wound care, a feeding tube, unstable health or frailty that brings frequent change. Registration alone does not confirm that a particular home can manage a particular condition, so ask each one whether its team has looked after those needs before, and listen for detail rather than general reassurance.

Reading the inspection record

Three homes here hold a Good rating and one has been rated Requires Improvement. That judgement is not a reason to rule a home out on its own, since it may rest on a single area while the care provided was found to be safe, and services do improve between visits. Read the report instead: find the concerns, ask the manager what has changed and what evidence supports it. In a nursing home, pay particular attention to the sections on medicines management and staffing, and check the date of every report.

Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out Funding

Requesting the assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support can ask for a care needs assessment, free of charge and regardless of savings. Somerset Council carries out that assessment for people in Frome and arranges funded support for those who qualify. The assessor considers health needs, personal care, mobility, medication and safety, and the written outcome gives you an independent statement of what is required. Where the person is in hospital, ask the ward to involve the hospital social work team, since discharge assessments run to their own timetable.

Who pays

A financial assessment weighs income, savings and other capital against the national threshold, and above it a placement is usually self funded. Where a resident needs care from a registered nurse, the health service may contribute towards that nursing element whatever their savings. Where health needs are the main reason care is required at all, NHS continuing healthcare may meet the full cost and is assessed separately. Ask which routes have been considered and get each home's weekly fee in writing, with a clear note of what the figure covers and what is billed on top. Families frequently discover the second and third routes only after they have started paying, so raise them at the outset rather than later.

4 nursing homes in Frome

Belmont Villa Care Home · Frome, Somerset · CQC Good
Catherine House Care Home · Frome, Somerset · CQC Requires improvement
Care Village · Frome, Somerset · CQC Good
Rossetti House · Frome, Somerset · CQC Good

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

Frome Care Village, 27 January 2026, Good
Rossetti House, 8 November 2024, Good
Catherine House Care Home, 3 August 2023, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

Belmont Villa Care Home, 13 September 2019, Good
Catherine House Care Home, 3 August 2023, Requires improvement
Rossetti House, 8 November 2024, Good

Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Frome

How many nursing homes are there in Frome?

Frome has 4 CQC registered nursing homes: 3 Good, 1 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a nursing home cost in Frome?

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 nursing homes in Frome were inspected most recently?

Frome Care Village (27 January 2026), Rossetti House (8 November 2024) and Catherine House Care Home (3 August 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.

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