Home Care in Bath and North East Somerset
Bath and North East Somerset has 28 CQC registered home care agencies. 13 are rated Good, 7 Requires improvement, and 8 have not yet been rated. 16 of the 28 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Bath and North East Somerset at a glance
What the numbers say about home care in Bath and North East Somerset.
- Hourly care visits, South West: £28.75 to £34.94 an hour. Middle half of prices from 10 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 21,500. Rising to 24,900 by 2035, up 16%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,800. Rising to 3,500 by 2035, up 25%
- People aged 85 and over: 6,100. Rising to 9,000 by 2035, up 47%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 66%. The NHS ambition is 67%.
- Agencies in Bath and North East Somerset, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed
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Planning and paying for care at home in Bath and North East Somerset
The assessment that opens the process
Support at home generally begins with an assessment of need, which is free, open to anyone who appears to require help and takes no account of savings. An assessor looks at washing and dressing, mobility, medication, meals, continence and the risks someone faces alone during the day or overnight, then sets the findings out as a care and support plan. Request one through Bath and North East Somerset Council adult social care, which is responsible for assessments and for agreeing any funded support that follows. Carers supporting a relative can ask to be assessed in their own right at the same time.
Why the means test works differently at home
A financial assessment considers income, savings and capital, but the value of the property a person lives in is excluded when support is delivered there. That single difference brings home care within reach of households who would be expected to meet the full cost of a residential placement. Where the council agrees a personal budget it can frequently be taken as a direct payment, which means the household chooses and manages the agency itself rather than accepting an allocation.
Rates, minimum visits and travel
Ask the hourly rate and whether weekends and bank holidays carry a premium. Ask what the minimum visit length is, because a very short call rarely achieves what is promised within it. In a district with this much rural ground, ask specifically how travel time between clients is built into the rota, since a tightly packed schedule across scattered villages is what turns punctual visits into late ones.
Choosing a provider and what to check
Where a third of the list has no rating
Nine agencies here carry no published rating, thirteen are rated Good and six sit at Requires Improvement. An absent rating in home care usually reflects recent registration rather than a concern, but it does leave you without an independent account. Ask how long the agency has operated locally, who the registered manager is, how many clients it currently supports, how carers are recruited and checked, and whether references can be provided.
Continuity is the whole point
Ask how many different carers would attend across a typical fortnight and whether visits arrive at a set time or within a window. A small, consistent group learns a person's routine, notices when something has changed and spares them from explaining themselves each week. Ask what happens when a regular carer is ill or on leave, how lateness is monitored and at what point the office telephones about a delayed call.
Records, reviews and complaints
Ask how care notes are kept and whether relatives can read them, how often the package is reviewed and who leads that review. Ask how a complaint is handled and how quickly a response should be expected. Agencies such as Helping Hands Bath, Kumari Care, Midsomer Homecare and Safe and Sound Homecare Services will each answer differently, and those answers matter far more than any brochure.
28 home care in Bath and North East Somerset
- Abney & Baker · 20 Moorland Road, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA2 3PW
Home care · Run by Abney & Baker (Bath) Ltd
We provide care in people's own homes in Bath and the surrounding area. Our purpose is to make staying at home workable, with support that arrives when it is supposed to and is delivered by carers the household knows. Most of the people we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Alina Homecare · 3A, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA2 1AF
Home care · Run by Alina Homecare Services Limited
We at Alina Homecare Bath are proud to offer compassionate home care across the beautiful city of Bath and its surrounding communities. As a dedicated home care agency serving Bath and North East Somerset, we bring professional support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Altogether Care - Care At Home · 5 Balustrade, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 6QA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Altogether Care - Care At Home Limited
We at Altogether Care - Care At Home Bath are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bath and the surrounding communities of Bath and North East Somerset, supporting people to live well in the place they know and love best: their...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Amicus Homecare · 2nd Floor, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 3AU
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Amicus Homecare Limited
We are Amicus Homecare, supporting adults in their own homes across Bath and the surrounding area. We support older people, people with physical disabilities, and younger adults who need help with daily life. In practice that means...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Caremark & North East Somerset · 5 Kelso Place, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 3AU
Home care · Run by Hestia Homecare Services Ltd
Caremark Bath and North East Somerset provides care at home for people across the area. Our visits range from a short call to start the day through to several each day and longer periods of support, and the pattern is agreed with the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Cedar Care At Home · Corston Lane, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA2 9AE
Home care · Run by Cedar Care Homes Limited
Cedar Care At Home provides care and support in people's own homes across Bath and the surrounding area. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people with loss of sight...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Helping Hands · Station House West, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 3DS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
We at Helping Hands Bath are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bath and the surrounding areas of Bath and North East Somerset, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Ibis Homecare · 5 Margaret House, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA2 5FA
Home care · Run by Ibis Homecare Limited
Here at Ibis Homecare, we provide home care support to people living in Bath and the surrounding areas of Bath and North East Somerset. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Kumari Care · 74 Circus Mews, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 2PW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Kumari Care Limited
We at Kumari Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bath and the wider Bath and North East Somerset area, supporting people to live well and safely in the comfort of their own homes. As a home care agency rooted in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - MHA Care at Home - Alexander Branch · Walcot Court, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 5UB
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Methodist Homes
We provide care at home in Bath and the surrounding area, supporting older people, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people living with mental health conditions, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Millies Care and Support Agency · 1-2 Fairfield Road, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 6EP
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Millies Care and Support Agency Limited
Millies Care and Support Agency provides care in people's own homes in Bath and across Bath and North East Somerset. We visit older people, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Phoenix Care · Office 3.53 Northgate House, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 1RG
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Phoenix (SW) Limited
At Phoenix Care, we provide home care support to people living in Bath and the surrounding Bath and North East Somerset area. We work with a wide range of individuals, including older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Radfield Home Care, Keynsham & Radstock · 37 Upper Bloomfield Road, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA2 2RY
Home care · Run by C & J Premium Services Limited
Radfield Home Care Bath, Keynsham and Radstock supports people in their own homes across Bath and the surrounding towns. We work with older people who want to stay independent, adults living with dementia, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Ramm Care Group · Unit 25b, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA2 9AP
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Ramm Care Group Ltd
Ramm Care Group provides support in people's own homes in Bath and the surrounding area. We work with a broad range of adults, including older people, those living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Sarah Cares · 37 Beckhampton Road, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA2 3LL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sarah Cares (Bath) Limited
Sarah Cares provides home care to older people living in Bath and the surrounding area. We do one thing, and we would rather do it well than spread ourselves across everything. What we offer is help at home for older adults who are finding...
Specialisms: Older Person Care - Your Life · Lambrook Court, Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, BA1 8AZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
We are Your Life in Bath, a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across Bath and North East Somerset. The name is meant literally. The life belongs to the person we are visiting, and our job is to fit around it rather than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Abihealth – Southwest · Unit 1, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, BS31 1HG
Home care · Run by UK Health Kits Ltd
Abihealth provides care and support to people in their own homes across Bristol and the surrounding part of the South West. We work with older people, with younger adults and with adults who have a learning disability or are autistic. The...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults - Bluebird Care (Bath & N E Somerset) · Avon House, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, BS31 2UG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Clarity Bristol Ltd
Bluebird Care covers Bristol and Bath and North East Somerset, supporting adults in their own homes. The people we visit include older people who need help to carry on living at home, adults living with dementia, people with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - CVB Homecare · 474B Bath Road, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, BS31 3DJ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by CVB Homecare Ltd
We at CVB Homecare are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bristol and the surrounding areas, supporting people to live well and safely in the comfort of their own homes. As a dedicated home care agency serving the BS postcode...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Featherbed Care · 44 Bath Hill, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, BS31 1HG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Featherbed Care Ltd
Featherbed Care provides care and support in people's own homes across Bristol and the surrounding area. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people with loss of sight...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Greenways Live-In Care · Paulton House, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, BS39 7SX
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Greenways Live-In Care Ltd
Greenways Live In Care is a home care agency working across Bath and North East Somerset and the Bristol area. We support adults in their own homes. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is requires improvement,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Mkoko HealthCare · 6A, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, BS39 7SX
Home care · Run by Mkoko Healthcare Ltd
We provide care at home around Bristol and Bath, supporting older adults, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing loss and younger adults. How long a visit lasts is something we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - The Chocolate Quarter Home Care Service · The Chocolate Quarter, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, BS31 2GJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by The Council of St Monica Trust
We at The Chocolate Quarter Home Care Service are proud to deliver compassionate, professional home care across Bristol and the surrounding communities of Bath and North East Somerset. As a dedicated home care provider, our focus is on...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Three Roses · PO Box, Bristol, Bath and North East Somerset, BS39 7SX
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Three Roses Ltd
We at Three Roses are a home care agency proudly supporting individuals across Bristol and the wider Bath and North East Somerset area, delivering compassionate care in the place people cherish most: their own home. As a domiciliary care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Divine HomeCare Solutions · Radstock Road, Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset, BA3 2AA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Divine Healthcare Business Solutions Limited
Divine HomeCare Solutions is a home care agency in Radstock, supporting adults in their own homes across the area. The people we work with are a broad mix: older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, adults with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Midsomer Homecare · 125 High Street, Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset, BA3 2HN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by I & S Dutton Limited
We provide care at home in Radstock and the surrounding parts of Somerset. Those we support include older adults, people living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing mental health conditions,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Safe and Sound Homecare Services · Unit 3I, Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset, BA3 3BX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Safe & Sound Homecare Services Ltd
Safe and Sound Homecare supports people across Radstock and the surrounding area in their own homes. We plan each person's support around the way they already live rather than around a standard package, and we keep the same carers with the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Swallow · The Old Engine House, Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset, BA3 4BQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by South West Action For Learning and Living Our Way Limited
Swallow is a home care agency based in Radstock, supporting people in their own homes across Bath and North East Somerset. We work with adults who have a learning disability and with autistic adults, and the aim of our support is a...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism
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 Bath and North East Somerset agencies publish a rate. | £28.75 to £34.94 an hour |
| What Bath and North East Somerset pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £27.51 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
- Millies Care and Support Agency Limited, 15 April 2026, Requires improvement
- Greenways Live-In Care Ltd, 15 April 2026, Requires improvement
- CVB Homecare Ltd, 15 January 2026, Requires improvement
Longest since a report
- Swallow, 13 July 2018, Good
- Amicus Homecare Ltd, 20 July 2018, Requires improvement
- MHA Care at Home - Alexander Branch, 24 October 2018, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Bath and North East Somerset
How many home care agencies are there in Bath and North East Somerset?
Bath and North East Somerset has 28 CQC registered home care agencies: 13 Good, 7 Requires improvement, 8 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 Bath and North East Somerset?
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 Bath and North East 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 Bath and North East Somerset were inspected most recently?
Millies Care and Support Agency Limited (15 April 2026), Greenways Live-In Care Ltd (15 April 2026) and CVB Homecare Ltd (15 January 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.