Ruby Care

Ruby Care is a home care agency based in Taunton, in the Somerset council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide personal care to people in their own homes. It We offer the best in Night Care and Support throughout Somerset and certain areas in Devon and Dorset. It is registered to care for older people, people living with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. Its website lists sleeping nights, 24-hour care and end of life care. The agency has been registered since October 2014.

At its latest inspection, published March 2025, the CQC rated Ruby Care 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.

Ruby Care has not published its rates and has not yet told us what they are. Home care agencies in Somerset with a rate on record typically charge about £19.30 an hour and £1,398 a week for live-in care, so expect a figure in that range and ask for a written price list that shows weekend and bank holiday rates.

There are 111 registered home care agencies in Somerset. Others working the same area include CL Lifestyles Night Care Somerset, Somerset Care Community (Taunton Deane) and Way Ahead Care LTD, 2 of which have a rate on record. A self-employed carer found through PrimeCarers charges £18 to £25 an hour, and live-in care typically about £1,120 a week across England.