Nursing Homes in Yeovil
Yeovil has 6 CQC registered nursing homes. 5 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding. 4 of the 6 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 care for older people in Yeovil, 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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Planning nursing care in Yeovil and covering the fees
When every home in a town carries a solid rating, the decision shifts away from weeding out weak providers and towards matching the right place to the right person. That makes the groundwork more important, not less, because the assessment is what turns a vague sense of struggling into a clear description of what a home has to be able to do.
The assessment and what it establishes
Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to be assessed, whatever their savings, and asking costs nothing. The assessment is carried out by Somerset Council Adult Social Care, whose practitioners look at mobility, medication, continence, memory, night time needs and the strain already falling on family before recording whether nursing care is proportionate. A financial assessment then runs alongside it and settles contributions. Households planning to fund a placement themselves still benefit from the written outcome, since it gives them a precise specification to hold each home against.
Weekly fees and the help available
Nursing fees are quoted by the week and sit above residential rates because clinical cover is built into the price. Where capital and income fall below the national thresholds, the local authority contributes and the resident pays an assessed amount from income, with a third party sometimes meeting the gap if a family chooses a home charging more than the authority normally pays. A person whose needs are primarily health related may have the whole placement met through National Health Service continuing healthcare, and the nursing element of a fee is frequently covered by a separate funded nursing care contribution. Ask for charges in writing before anything is agreed.
Choosing a nursing home in Yeovil and what to check
Looking past a strong set of ratings
Cooksons Court holds an Outstanding rating and the other five homes are rated Good, so a shortlist here can be built on fit rather than on avoiding problems. Two homes rated alike can still be very different places to live, which is why the report beneath the rating matters: check when the inspection took place and what inspectors said about staffing, activities and how residents were spoken to. Then consider practicalities, above all how easily relatives can visit, since regular visitors remain the strongest safeguard any resident has.
What a visit ought to reveal
Call in at a busy point in the day and watch how staff address residents who cannot easily answer. Ask how many registered nurses are rostered by day and overnight, how often shifts are filled by agency workers, and what staff turnover has looked like over the past year. Ask how the home responds when someone deteriorates suddenly, how quickly families hear about falls or infections, and what support is offered at the end of life. Homes including Ivelhurst Nursing Home, Chestnut Lodge and West Abbey currently hold a Good rating, but the atmosphere on an ordinary weekday should weigh as heavily as the label.
6 nursing homes in Yeovil
- West Abbey · Stourton Way, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3UA
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
West Abbey is a nursing home in Yeovil. We care for older people and younger adults with nursing needs, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities, and we offer respite and short stays. Qualified nurses are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Sherborne House Care Home · 131 Sherborne Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4HF
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Altogether Care LLP
Sherborne House Care Home is a nursing home in Yeovil, caring for older people and younger adults whose health needs call for qualified nursing alongside everyday support. Having nurses here means we can look after people through complex...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Chestnut Lodge · 166 Hendford Hill, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2RG
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Camelot Care (Yeovil) Ltd
Chestnut Lodge is a nursing home in Yeovil, Somerset. Having qualified nurses on duty means we can care for people whose health needs go beyond what a residential home can safely manage, and it usually means somebody can stay with us as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Cooksons Court · Cooksons Orchard, Yeovil, Somerset, BA20 2FT
Nursing home · CQC Outstanding · Nursing on site · Run by Somerset Care Limited
Cooksons Court is a nursing home in Yeovil. We care for older people and younger adults with nursing needs, including people living with dementia and people with sight or hearing loss, and we offer respite and short stays. Qualified nurses...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Knoll Nursing Home · 33 Preston Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3AE
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by The Knoll Nursing Home (Yeovil) Limited
The Knoll Nursing Home in Yeovil cares for older people who need nursing support, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. Having registered nurses on site around the clock means clinical needs are met in the home rather than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Ivelhurst Nursing Home · 27 Preston Road, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 3AD
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Ivelhurst Nursing Home Limited
Ivelhurst Nursing Home is in Yeovil. We care for older people and younger adults with nursing needs, including people living with dementia, and we offer respite and short stays. Qualified nurses are on duty at all hours. That means complex...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
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
- Cooksons Court, 30 March 2026, Outstanding
- Chestnut Lodge, 18 December 2025, Good
- West Abbey, 28 March 2023, Good
Longest since a report
- The Knoll Nursing Home (Yeovil) Limited, 14 November 2017, Good
- Ivelhurst Nursing Home, 3 May 2019, Good
- Yeovil - Sherborne House Care Home, 31 January 2023, Good
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Yeovil
How many nursing homes are there in Yeovil?
Yeovil has 6 CQC registered nursing homes: 1 Outstanding, 5 Good. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a nursing home cost in Yeovil?
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 Yeovil were inspected most recently?
Cooksons Court (30 March 2026), Chestnut Lodge (18 December 2025) and West Abbey (28 March 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.
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