Somerset, Plymouth and Gloucestershire Support Services

Somerset, Plymouth and Gloucestershire Support Services 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 younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. It is part of Royal Mencap Society, which has 36 branches in England. The agency has been registered since March 2015.

At its latest inspection, published October 2023, the CQC rated Somerset, Plymouth and Gloucestershire Support Services 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.

Somerset, Plymouth and Gloucestershire Support Services 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 Amoure Care, Enable Support Services and Home Instead Yeovil, Sherborne, Bridport, 4 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.