Home Care in Taunton
Taunton has 42 CQC registered home care agencies. 18 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, and 22 have not yet been rated. 14 of the 42 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Taunton at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Taunton, 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.
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What home care in Taunton actually covers and how to judge an agency
Support at home is built around visits rather than a move, which is why so many families reach for it first. A carer arrives at agreed times to help with the parts of the day that have become difficult, whether that is getting up and dressed, prompting or administering medication, preparing meals, or simply making sure someone is safe and has had company. Visits can be as short as a morning call or extend to several a day, and some agencies in Taunton also offer overnight or live in arrangements.
Working out what is genuinely needed
Begin with the shape of a typical day rather than a list of tasks. Note when things go wrong, whether that is the evening, the small hours or the weekend, because that is where the visits need to fall. Be realistic about how much can be achieved in a short call, since a rushed half hour rarely covers personal care, a meal and a conversation. If needs are likely to grow, ask whether the agency can increase visits later without a change of provider.
Judging quality across the agencies listed
Two agencies serving Taunton, Home Instead Taunton and West Somerset and Blue Moon Care Limited, currently hold an Outstanding rating, seventeen more are rated Good, and twenty one have not yet been rated. Where a rating exists, read the report underneath it and check the inspection date, since a team can change entirely in a couple of years. Where nothing has been published, ask how long the agency has operated, who the registered manager is and when an inspection is expected. Ask any agency for the names of clients willing to speak to you, and treat reluctance as information.
Getting assessed and working out the funding
Nobody has to arrange home care privately before speaking to the council. A care needs assessment is a legal entitlement for anyone who appears to need support, whatever their savings, and it is carried out by the Somerset Council adult social care team. The assessment sets out what help is considered necessary and how often, and that written picture is what agencies quote against, so it is useful even for families who expect to pay their own way.
How costs and contributions work
Home care is charged by the hour or by the visit, and rates differ between agencies according to visit length, time of day and whether weekends are involved. A financial assessment then decides who pays. Where income, savings and capital sit above the national threshold, the care is self funded; where they fall below, the council contributes towards the agreed support. Ask for a written schedule of charges covering minimum visit length, travel time and what happens if a call overruns.
Direct payments and keeping control
If the council agrees to fund support, ask about a direct payment. Rather than being allocated a provider, the money comes to you and you choose the agency yourself, which means a list like this one stays useful. Carers have their own right to an assessment, and requesting one alongside is worth doing, since respite arrangements often follow from it. Whichever route applies, insist that the care plan is written with the person receiving support and reviewed properly rather than filed away.
42 home care in Taunton
- Usafi Healthcare · 60A, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4QL
Home care · Run by Usafi Healthcare Limited
We at Usafi Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Taunton and the surrounding Somerset communities, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the TA...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults - Allerton C&S SW · The Keep, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Allerton C&S SW Limited
We at Allerton C&S SW are proud to provide trusted home care across Taunton and the surrounding Somerset communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. As a dedicated home care agency...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Noval Care · 26 Station Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1NL
Home care · Run by Noval Care Limited
We at Noval Care are proud to offer compassionate home care across Taunton and the wider Somerset community, supporting older people and younger adults who wish to remain comfortably in the place they know best, their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - Live in Care · 4 Heron Gate Office Park, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2LR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Live in Care Ltd
We provide care at home across Taunton and the surrounding parts of Somerset, including live in support for people who need someone with them throughout the day and night. Live in care suits people who would struggle with a series of short...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Care Community (Deane) · First Floor, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3UF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Somerset Care Limited
We at Somerset Care Community (Taunton Deane) are proud to provide compassionate home care across Taunton and the wider Taunton Deane area of Somerset, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home....
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Home Instead & West · Comeytrowe Centre, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4TY
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Happy at Home Ltd
We at Home Instead Taunton & West Somerset are proud to offer compassionate home care across Taunton and the wider West Somerset area, supporting older people and adults who wish to remain living independently in the place they know and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Prestige Nursing · 17 High Street, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3PJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Prestige Nursing Limited
We at Prestige Nursing Taunton are proud to provide compassionate home care across Taunton and the surrounding Somerset communities, supporting individuals who wish to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Based in the... - Way Ahead Care · Ground Floor Wellington House, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3UF
Home care · Run by Way Ahead Community Services Ltd
We at Way Ahead Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Taunton and the wider Somerset area, supporting people to live well and safely in the comfort of their own homes. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Ruby Care · Wrantage Mills, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 6DG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Ruby Care Limited
We at Ruby Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Taunton and the surrounding communities of Somerset, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Our team delivers thoughtful,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Agincare UK · Kilkenny Court, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 7QL
Home care · Run by Agincare UK Limited
Agincare UK Somerset provides care and support to people in their own homes in Taunton and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia, physical disabilities, and sight and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Newgencaregroup · Victoria House, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3FA
Home care · Run by Newgencaregroup LTD
Newgencaregroup in Somerset provides care and support to people in their own homes in Taunton and the surrounding area. We work with older people and with younger adults, and our experience covers dementia and physical disabilities....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Meadow Court · Minehead Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6NS
Home care · Run by Mr Frederick John Eaton
Here at Meadow Court, we provide home care support to people living in Taunton and the surrounding areas of Somerset. We work with individuals in their own homes, helping them to maintain their independence and live life on their own...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health - Aeria Homecare · Victoria House, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3FA
Home care · Run by Aeria Homecare Ltd
Aeria Homecare provides support in people's own homes in Taunton and across Somerset. Our aim is straightforward: the right amount of help, at the times it is genuinely needed, so that people can go on living in their own houses. We visit...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Realise South West · Huish House, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2EP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Somerset Care Limited
Realise South West supports people in their own homes in Taunton and the surrounding parts of Somerset. We work with adults who have a learning disability, adults who are autistic, and people living with mental health conditions. Our...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health - Your Life · Ellisfields Court, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3SS
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
Your Life in Taunton is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across Taunton and the surrounding parts of Somerset. Most of the people we work with are older, and we also support younger adults, including people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - CL Lifestyles Night Care · 3 The Grove, Taunton, Somerset, TA3 5HY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by C L Lifestyles LTD
Here at CL Lifestyles Night Care Somerset, we provide home care to people living in Taunton and the surrounding areas of Somerset. We come to you, supporting you in the place that matters most: your own home, on your own terms, within your...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Yourlife (2) · Managers Office, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3GH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
Yourlife in Taunton is a home care agency supporting people in and around the town. We visit older people and younger adults in their own homes, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Churchview Care Services · 8 The Crescent, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4EA
Home care · Run by Oaklea Care Limited
Here at Churchview Care, we provide home care support to people living in Taunton and the surrounding areas of Somerset. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in their own homes, maintaining their independence and continuing to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults - BlueWave Care · 56 Port Stanley Close, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6FD
Home care · Run by BLUEWAVE CARE LTD
At BlueWave Care, we provide home care to people living in Taunton and the surrounding areas of Somerset. We work with older adults, younger adults, and people living with dementia, mental health conditions, and physical disabilities,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Mass Home Care · Unit A, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6BD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Mass Care Momentous Ltd
Mass Home Care supports people in and around Taunton to carry on living in their own homes, with as much or as little help as they need. We are a home care agency, so everything we do happens on someone else's territory, and we never...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Blue Moon Care · 68 Hamilton Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2ES
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Blue Moon Care Ltd
We support younger adults in their own homes in Taunton and across Somerset. We have kept our focus deliberately narrow and would rather say so plainly than present ourselves as able to do everything. Supporting younger adults well asks...
Specialisms: Younger Adults - MJ Home Care Staffing · Level One, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3EN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by MJ Home Care Staffing Limited
We at MJ Home Care Staffing are proud to provide compassionate home care across Taunton 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...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Impressions Care Solutions · Block B, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 3QA
Home care · Run by Impressions Care Solutions Limited
Impressions Care Solutions provides support in people's own homes in Taunton and the surrounding part of Somerset. We work with older people, with people living with dementia, with adults who have a learning disability and autistic adults,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Daysprings Healthcare · Office 1-3, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1RZ
Home care · Run by Daysprings Healthcare Limited
We at Daysprings Healthcare Taunton are proud to offer compassionate home care across Taunton and the wider Somerset area, supporting individuals to live safely, comfortably and independently in the place they know best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Helping Hands · 7 Corporation Street, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 4AJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
We at Helping Hands Taunton are proud to offer trusted home care throughout Taunton and the surrounding Somerset communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own home. Based in the heart of the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Ash House · Cook Way, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6BJ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Age UK Somerset
Ash House provides care at home for older people in Taunton and the surrounding area. We do one thing and we try to do it properly: reliable, respectful help in the place where somebody already lives, for as much or as little of the day as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care - One Love Home Care - Main Office · 3 Chapples Close, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 6FG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by One Love Home Care Service Limited
One Love Home Care provides care and support in people's own homes across Taunton and the surrounding part of Somerset. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, and people living with physical disabilities....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Shaftesbury · C/O Oakwood Church, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 7PU
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Livability
Shaftesbury Somerset provides care and support to people in their own homes in Taunton and the surrounding area. We support older people who want to carry on living independently, people living with dementia, adults with a learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Sultan Healthcare · G03 Courtenay House, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2PX
Home care · Run by Sultan Healthcare Ltd
Sultan Healthcare provides care in people's own homes in Taunton and the surrounding parts of Somerset. We visit older people and younger adults, people living with dementia and people whose physical disabilities make daily life harder to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Amber Rose Healthcare · Room E17, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1BT
Home care · Run by Amber Rose Healthcare Limited
Amber Rose Healthcare provides care in people's own homes in Taunton and across Somerset. We support older people, adults living with dementia, people with learning disabilities and autistic adults, those living with mental ill health,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Care Wyvern · Yarde Place, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1UR
Home care · CQC Good · Run by EsKe Limited
We are Care Wyvern, a home care agency based in Taunton and working across Somerset. We support adults of all ages in their own homes, from older people who need a hand with personal care and daily routines to younger adults who want...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Enliva Homecare · Prioryfield House, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1SW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Taunton Homecare Services
Enliva Homecare supports people in their own homes in Taunton and the surrounding parts of Somerset. We visit older people and younger adults, people with physical disabilities and people whose sight or hearing has changed. Our starting...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Dimensions Domiciliary Care Office · Suite 25, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2PF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Dimensions Somerset Sev Limited
Dimensions in Taunton provides support to people in their own homes across Somerset. We work with adults who have a learning disability and adults who are autistic, including younger adults and older people. The support we offer exists to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults - RCS Care Solutions · 1.04 Creech Castle, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DX
Home care · Run by RCS Care Solutions Ltd
We at RCS Care Solutions are proud to offer compassionate home care across Taunton and the surrounding Somerset communities, supporting people to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the TA...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - MJR Healthcare · The Keep, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DX
Home care · Run by MJR Healthcare Ltd
We are MJR Healthcare, based in Taunton and supporting people in their own homes across this part of Somerset. We work with older people and people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Lifeways Community Care · The Block, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2PF
Home care · Run by Lifeways Community Care Limited
Lifeways Community Care in Taunton supports adults in their own homes across the town and the surrounding area. Much of our work is with adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and people living with a physical disability, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Stokely Healthcare · First Floor Offices, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 8DU
Home care · Run by Stokely Healthcare Ltd
Stokely Healthcare provides care and support to people in their own homes in Taunton and across Somerset. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have learning disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - PREMIER24 CARE · The Keep, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DX
Home care · Run by Premier24care Limited
Premier24 Care supports people in and around Taunton in their own homes. We are a home care agency with a straightforward aim, which is to make it possible for people to stay where they want to be for as long as that is sensible and safe....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults - CaringSmart · The Keep, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DX
Home care · Run by Caringsmart LTD
CaringSmart in Somerset provides care and support in people's own homes in Taunton and the surrounding area. Staying at home is what most people want, and our job is to make that a dependable option rather than one that quietly stops...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Alina Homecare · Suite 2.06, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2DX
Home care · Run by Alina Homecare Services Limited
Alina Homecare provides support at home for people in Taunton and the surrounding part of Somerset. Our carers visit people where they live, helping with the parts of the day that have become difficult while leaving the rest well alone....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Eagles Wings24 Care · 15 Bowmont Grove, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2RF
Home care · Run by Eagles Wings24 Ltd
Eagles Wings24 Care Taunton is a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across Taunton and the surrounding part of Somerset. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - LAN Home Care · 106 Roman Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 2BJ
Home care · Run by LAN Home Care LTD
LAN Home Care is a home care agency in Taunton, supporting older people in their own homes across the town and the surrounding part of Somerset. What we do is the practical business of keeping a household going so that somebody can stay...
Specialisms: Older Person Care
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
- One Love Home Care - Main Office, 3 August 2026, Good
- Ash House, 9 July 2026, Good
- Amber Rose Healthcare Ltd, 17 February 2026, Not yet rated
Longest since a report
- Somerset Care Community (Taunton Deane), 19 January 2019, Good
- CL Lifestyles Night Care Somerset, 13 April 2019, Good
- Home Instead Taunton & West Somerset, 19 July 2019, Outstanding
Frequently asked questions about home care in Taunton
How many home care agencies are there in Taunton?
Taunton has 42 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Outstanding, 18 Good, 22 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 Taunton?
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 Taunton were inspected most recently?
One Love Home Care - Main Office (3 August 2026), Ash House (9 July 2026) and Amber Rose Healthcare Ltd (17 February 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.
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