✧ Live-in care in Wells, Somerset
Live-in Care in Wells, Somerset
Live-in care in Wells lets your relative stay at home, in the city, Portway, Hawkers Lane or a village such as Wookey, Wookey Hole, Coxley, Dinder, Croscombe or Priddy, with one carer living alongside them. We arrange home care across Wells and the Mendips, from £1,200 a week.
- Care within a week Urgent starts often in 24–48 hours
- From £1,200 a week The same rate nationwide, not by postcode
- Care Quality Commission (CQC) Regulates home care in England
- 79 areas Covered across the South West
Home care in England's smallest city
Wells is the smallest city in England, a medieval cathedral city at the foot of the Mendip Hills, with a moated Bishop's Palace and the oldest continuously inhabited street in Europe, Vicars' Close. Families searching for home care in Wells are supporting parents around the Market Place and the High Street, in the streets off Portway and Glastonbury Road, in Hawkers Lane and the estates to the east, and in villages such as Wookey, Wookey Hole, Coxley, Dinder, Croscombe, Priddy and Westbury-sub-Mendip. Out on the Mendips, visiting care can be very hard to secure. A carer who lives in brings support to the door.
We also arrange care in Glastonbury, Street, Shepton Mallet, Frome, Bridgwater and Bath.
The RUH, Yeovil or Musgrove
Wells has no acute hospital. Residents are treated at the Royal United Hospital in Bath, Yeovil District Hospital or Musgrove Park in Taunton, depending on the problem, while West Mendip Community Hospital near Glastonbury provides rehabilitation beds and clinics. A live-in carer in Wells arranged before discharge means your relative comes home to support.
Somerset Council in Wells
Since April 2023, adult social care in Wells has been provided by Somerset Council, which replaced Mendip District Council and the old county council. It carries out free needs assessments and carer's assessments and, depending on savings, may contribute to care. NHS Continuing Healthcare is assessed separately where needs are mainly health-related.
The cathedral, the Bishop's Palace and Wookey Hole
The cathedral and its clock, the gardens and swans of the Bishop's Palace moat, the Wednesday and Saturday markets and the caves at Wookey Hole are favourite outings. Many older people here have farmed the Levels and the Mendips, worked in the quarries or at the cathedral and schools. A carer can help your relative keep getting to evensong, the market or family. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Wells, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 7 registered care homes in Wells, with 295 beds between them. Of the 7 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 5 rated Good and 2 require improvement. 2 provide nursing care and 2 support people living with dementia.
If a move into one of these homes is on the table, it is worth comparing it with live-in care: one carer living in your relative’s own home in Wells, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Wells.
Weighing the options
Live-in care, visiting care or a care home?
The three choices most families are deciding between.
| Feature | Live-in care | Visiting care | Care home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stays in their own home | Yes | Yes | No |
| Support through the night | Yes | Rarely | Yes |
| The same carer each day | Yes | Rota of staff | Rota of staff |
| Keeps pets and belongings | Yes | Yes | Usually not |
| Couples stay together | Yes | Yes | Often separated |
| Typical cost | £1,200 a week | Varies with hours | Varies by home |
Visiting care and care home costs vary widely by area and provider, so we don’t quote figures we can’t stand behind. See our pricing in full →
What a live-in carer does day to day, what is not included, and the three steps to arranging it: how live-in care works →
Funding & regulation
Paying for care in England
Home care is regulated and funded differently in each nation, so the route is not the same everywhere. Here is how it works where you live.
Read our full funding guide →Who regulates care here
Home care in England is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). They inspect and register home care services to make sure standards are met.
Where funding comes from
Apply through your local authority's adult social care team. Means-tested local authority funding and NHS Continuing Healthcare are both available depending on assessed need.
How we fit in
Live-in Care Direct is an introductory agency. We introduce self-employed carers to families rather than employing them, so you contract directly with your carer and keep the choice of who provides your care.
Our carers
The people who would be caring for your family
Our carers are spread across the UK, supported by regional care managers. Every one is interviewed in person, enhanced DBS checked and reference-checked before they are ever introduced to a family — and you choose who moves in.
- Interviewed face to face, never hired on paperwork alone
- Enhanced DBS checked, with references verified
- You meet and approve your carer before they start
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Monica
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Patience
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Gladys
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Refiloe
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Vistorine
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Wells
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Free callback
Speak to someone about live-in care
Leave your number and a care manager will call you back — usually within an hour, and always free.
- No obligation. A conversation, not a sales call — and never a call centre.
- A real care manager. Someone who arranges care every day, who can answer properly.
- Just two details. Your name and number — we don’t need an email address.
Or call us now on 0800 368 8558 Lines open 8am–10pm, seven days a week
Common questions
Questions about live-in care here
Local answers on paying for care, nearby areas and care homes.
Not seeing your question?
Our care managers answer these every day. A no-obligation call takes about ten minutes.
0800 368 8558Lines open 8am–10pm, seven days a week See all questionsIs there help with the cost of care in Wells?
Often, yes. The council's adult social care team for Somerset can carry out a free needs assessment and, depending on savings, may contribute to the cost. Where needs are mainly health-related, NHS Continuing Healthcare can pay in full. Attendance Allowance, paid to people over State Pension age who need help with personal care, is not means-tested and can be put towards care.
Do you cover areas near Wells?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Wells and the towns and villages around it, including Glastonbury, Shepton Mallet, Street and Frome. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Wells?
Our care-home directory lists 7 registered care homes in Wells, with 295 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 5 rated Good and 2 rated Requires improvement. If you are weighing up a care home, live-in care is the alternative that keeps your relative at home with one carer supporting only them, and we can explain how the two compare on cost.