Which providers offer home care in Bridgwater?

Fourteen providers registered with the Care Quality Commission match this search in Bridgwater, and all of them are listed on this page. They include Future Living, Dimensions Somerset Bridgwater Domiciliary Care Office, Kulera Care, Crimson Hill Support, Total Care and Brunelcare Domiciliary Care Services Somerset, each currently rated Good. Four of the fourteen have yet to receive a rating. Each entry links to a profile showing the current rating and inspection history.

What should I ask a home care provider in Bridgwater before committing?

Ask how many different care workers are likely to attend over a fortnight, because continuity matters enormously once someone is frail. Ask how visits are scheduled, what happens when a regular worker is off sick, and how much notice you receive of a change. Check the minimum visit length and whether rates rise at evenings and weekends. Ask how each visit is recorded and how families can see those records.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation, meals and personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, medication and daily routine. A nursing home provides all of that and also keeps registered nurses on duty at all times to deliver clinical care. Home care differs from both, since the support comes to the person in their own home as a series of visits. Which one fits depends on how much help is needed and how often.

Can Somerset Council fund home care?

It can contribute, depending on the outcome of a care needs assessment and a separate financial assessment. The financial assessment considers savings and income, and the rules for support at home differ from those applied to a permanent residential placement. Some people receive a direct payment and arrange the support themselves, which allows a free choice of provider. Anyone assessed as able to meet the full cost can still ask Somerset Council for advice and information.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Bridgwater?

Contact Somerset Council and ask its adult social care team for an assessment of care and support needs. Anyone who appears to need care can request one, regardless of income or savings, and an unpaid carer can ask for an assessment of their own needs. The assessment looks at what the person can manage safely and what support would help, and the outcome is confirmed in writing. If the person is in hospital, ask the ward or discharge team to make the referral.

How far in advance should I start looking for home care?

Start before the situation becomes urgent, ideally as soon as managing alone begins to look difficult. Assessments and funding decisions take weeks rather than days, and providers cannot always begin straight away. Beginning early gives you time to speak to more than one agency and compare what each actually offers. If support is needed quickly following a hospital stay, say so at the point of referral.

Home Care in Bridgwater

Bridgwater has 14 CQC registered home care agencies. 10 are rated Good, and 4 have not yet been rated. 6 of the 14 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Bridgwater at a glance

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

What home care in Bridgwater involves and what to look for

A rota rather than a place

Support at home arrives as a timetable of visits rather than a move to somewhere new. One person may need half an hour each morning to get up safely, another four calls a day covering meals, medication and settling at night. Seeing it as a rota makes the important questions obvious, because the whole arrangement depends on whether those calls come when they should and last as long as they were meant to.

Continuity is what families notice

Ask each of the fourteen providers listed here how many different care workers a person is likely to see over a fortnight. Familiarity counts for a great deal once someone is frail or easily confused, and agencies vary widely on this. Ask how visits are scheduled, what happens when a regular worker is unwell, and how much notice families receive when the rota changes. Ask how each call is recorded and whether relatives can see those records without making a special request.

Reading the record, and working without one

Ten providers here are rated Good and four have yet to be rated. An unrated agency is usually a newer registration rather than a poor one, but it leaves nothing published to read, so ask for references and find out how long its current clients have been with it. Where reports exist, as with Future Living, Kulera Care, Crimson Hill Support or Brunelcare Domiciliary Care Services Somerset, read them rather than stopping at the rating.

Getting an assessment and sorting out funding

The care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to an assessment, whatever their savings. It is carried out by Somerset Council, which considers what the person can manage safely alone and what support would close the gap. Ask for it in writing where you can and keep a record of who you spoke to and when. A relative providing regular unpaid support can request a separate carer's assessment in their own right, which is often overdue by the time anyone thinks to ask.

Paying for the visits

A financial assessment follows and determines what, if anything, the local authority contributes. Savings and most income are taken into account, and the rules applied to support at home differ from those used for a permanent move into residential care. Hourly rates vary between providers and commonly rise for evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Ask for the rate in writing together with the minimum visit length and what happens if a call is missed or cut short, since those details decide what the arrangement is genuinely worth.

Direct payments and timing

Where the local authority contributes, some families take a direct payment and arrange support themselves, which allows a free choice of provider. Whichever route applies, start before the position becomes urgent, because assessments take weeks rather than days and capacity is rarely immediate. Ask too what the provider does after the first fortnight to check the package is working, since that early review is where a rota which looked sensible on paper either proves itself or shows gaps nobody planned for.

14 home care in Bridgwater

Eugene Care and Support · Office Suite 13, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4DB
Home care · Run by Eugene Care and Support Ltd
We at Eugene Care and Support are proud to offer compassionate home care across Bridgwater and the wider Somerset community, bringing professional, person centred support directly to the doorsteps of those who need it most. As a dedicated...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Future Living · 22 Laburnum Close, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4EN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Tracey Jayne Mitchell
We at Future Living are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bridgwater and the wider Somerset community, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the TA postcode...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Kulera Care · 3 Parsons Close, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1JS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Kulera Care Ltd
We at Kulera Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bridgwater and the surrounding Somerset community, supporting people to live safely, comfortably, and independently in the place they know and love best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Crimson Hill Support · Ferrydown House, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6PY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Crimson Hill Support Ltd
We are Crimson Hill Support, based in Bridgwater, and we provide support in people's own homes and in the community across Somerset. Our work is with adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, adults living with mental ill...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
G H Quality Care - 63 Taunton Road · 63 Taunton Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6AD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by G.H. Quality Care Limited
We provide care at home in Bridgwater and the surrounding part of Somerset, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with loss of sight or hearing. Most...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Total Care · 112 Friarn Street, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3LJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mrs. Deborah Clark
We at Total Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Bridgwater and the surrounding Somerset communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the TA postcode area,...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Voyage (DCA) & Devon · Unit 6 & 7, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6DF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Voyage Somerset and Devon provides support to people in their own homes and communities across Bridgwater and the wider region. We work with adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and people managing mental ill health. The...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health
Brunelcare Domiciliary Care Services · Crypton House, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4SY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Brunelcare
We at Brunelcare Domiciliary Care Somerset are proud to offer compassionate home care to individuals and families across Bridgwater and the surrounding Somerset communities. As a trusted domiciliary care provider, we bring professional,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Total Love Healthcare Office 2 · Unit 12 - 14 Castlefields Industrial Estate, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4DH
Home care · Run by Total Love Healthcare Limited
Total Love Healthcare provides care and support in people's own homes in Bridgwater and across Somerset. We visit older people, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
1-2-1 Live In Care · Unit G11, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4FF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by 1-2-1 Live In Care Ltd
We provide live in care for people in their own homes in Bridgwater and across Somerset, supporting older people, people living with dementia, people living with mental ill health, adults with a physical disability, people with visual or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Caringhearts Support Services · 24 Angel Crescent, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 3EW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Caringhearts Support Services Ltd
Caringhearts Support provides care at home to adults in Bridgwater and across Somerset. We visit older people who need help to carry on living in their own houses, people living with mental health conditions, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Southwest Care-Line · 43 Brickworks Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 2JG
Home care · Run by Southwest Care-Line Ltd
Southwest Care Line provides care and support to people in their own homes in Bridgwater and the surrounding part of Somerset. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, learning disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
St Patrick Healthcare · 4 Toulouse Road, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 6GN
Home care · Run by St. Patrick Healthcare Limited
We are St Patrick Healthcare in Bridgwater, supporting adults in their own homes across this part of Somerset. We support older people, adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people living with mental health conditions,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Dimensions Domiciliary Care Office · Room 4, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA6 4RR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Dimensions Somerset Sev Limited
Dimensions in Somerset supports people in their own homes in Bridgwater and across the surrounding area. We work with adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, older people and younger adults. Our work is usually less about...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, 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

G H Quality Care Limited - 63 Taunton Road, 22 June 2026, Good
1-2-1 Live In Care Ltd, 9 March 2026, Good
Crimson Hill Support, 6 November 2025, Good

Longest since a report

Future Living, 14 June 2018, Good
Total Care, 30 January 2019, Good
Dimensions Somerset Bridgwater Domiciliary Care Office, 11 May 2019, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Bridgwater

How many home care agencies are there in Bridgwater?

Bridgwater has 14 CQC registered home care agencies: 10 Good, 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 Bridgwater?

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 Bridgwater were inspected most recently?

G H Quality Care Limited - 63 Taunton Road (22 June 2026), 1-2-1 Live In Care Ltd (9 March 2026) and Crimson Hill Support (6 November 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.

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