Home Care in Radstock
Radstock has 5 CQC registered home care agencies. 5 are rated Good. All 5 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Radstock at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Radstock, 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: 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 the borough, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 28 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 118 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.6 miles).
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Choosing a Home Care Provider in Radstock
When Every Rating Matches
All five providers listed hold a Good rating, which is reassuring but of limited help in telling them apart. The reports behind those ratings are where the differences appear, since each records separate findings on safety, effectiveness, caring, responsiveness and leadership. Two agencies with the same word attached can read very differently once you look at the detail, particularly on staffing and on how concerns are handled. Check the inspection date as well, because a manager may have changed since.
Questions to Put to an Agency
Ask how many different care workers would visit across a fortnight, because continuity matters more than almost anything once support begins. Find out how visits are timed, what happens if a worker is delayed or off sick, and who can be reached outside office hours. Ask how staff are trained and supervised, how the care plan is written and whether the person receiving support helps shape it.
Practical Points Worth Settling Early
Establish the minimum visit length, how travel time is handled and whether weekend and bank holiday rates differ. Ask what the agency will do about medication and what it will not, and how a concern is raised and recorded. An agency that answers all of this plainly is usually one that runs well.
Arranging Support and Meeting the Cost in Radstock
The Care Needs Assessment
A care needs assessment records what help someone needs across an ordinary day, and it is free to anyone who appears to require support, whatever their savings. Families can approach Bath and North East Somerset Council to arrange one, and a relative providing care can ask for a separate carer assessment. Keep the written outcome, because every provider you contact will want much the same information.
What Care at Home Costs
Home care is normally charged by the hour or by the visit, so the weekly figure depends on how many calls are needed and how long each lasts. Where eligible needs are identified and a financial assessment shows capital below the relevant threshold, the council may meet part or all of the cost, with an assessed contribution paid from income. Support is sometimes arranged as a direct payment, which lets a family choose the provider themselves. Ask any agency for its rates in writing, including weekend and bank holiday charges, and check how much notice is needed to change or cancel a visit.
5 home care in Radstock
- 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 - 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 - Amber Home Care · Somerset Barn, Near Radstock, Somerset, BA3 4QE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Amber Home Care Ltd
Here at Amber Home Care, we provide care and support to people in their own homes across the Radstock area and the wider Somerset community. We believe that staying at home, surrounded by familiar faces and personal comforts, makes a real...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - 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 - 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
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
- Safe and Sound Homecare Services, 28 June 2022, Good
- Midsomer Homecare, 20 December 2019, Good
- Amber Home Care, 18 October 2019, Good
Longest since a report
- Swallow, 13 July 2018, Good
- Divine HomeCare Solutions, 29 June 2019, Good
- Amber Home Care, 18 October 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Radstock
How many home care agencies are there in Radstock?
Radstock has 5 CQC registered home care agencies: 5 Good. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does home care cost in Radstock?
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 Radstock were inspected most recently?
Safe and Sound Homecare Services (28 June 2022), Midsomer Homecare (20 December 2019) and Amber Home Care (18 October 2019) have the most recent CQC reports.