Home Instead Yeovil, Sherborne, Bridport

Home Instead Yeovil, Sherborne, Bridport is a home care agency based in Yeovil, in the Somerset council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It most likely works within about 6 miles of its Yeovil office, which is our estimate rather than something the agency has told us. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Gray Care. The agency has been registered since October 2017.

At its latest inspection, published November 2018, the CQC rated Home Instead Yeovil, Sherborne, Bridport Good, which means the CQC found the service performing well and meeting its expectations. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so read the CQC report before you decide.

Home Instead Yeovil, Sherborne, Bridport has not published its rates and we are still collecting figures for Somerset. Across England agencies usually charge £26 to £36 an hour for visits and £1,200 to £1,750 a week for live-in care. Ask for a written price list that shows the weekend and bank holiday rates and the shortest visit they will do.

There are 111 registered home care agencies in Somerset. Others working the same area include Amoure Care, Bluebird Care South Somerset and Dimensions Somerset Yeovil Domiciliary Care Office. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care from about £1,120 a week.