✧ Live-in care in Yeovil, Somerset
Live-in Care in Yeovil
Live-in care in Yeovil lets your relative stay at home, in the town, Preston Plucknett, the Cokers, Martock or Ilchester, with one carer living alongside them day and night. We arrange home care across south Somerset, 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 across Yeovil and south Somerset
Yeovil is south Somerset's largest town, close to the Dorset border and surrounded by hamstone villages. Families searching for home care in Yeovil are supporting parents in the town centre, Hendford and Preston Plucknett, in Lufton and Brympton, in East and West Coker, and in villages such as Martock, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Ilchester, Montacute and Milborne Port. Outside the town, visiting care rounds can be stretched thin. A carer who lives in brings reliable support.
We also arrange care in Sherborne, Chard, Taunton, Dorchester, Street and Wells.
Yeovil District Hospital
Emergency and inpatient care is at Yeovil District Hospital, now part of Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, with specialist services at Musgrove Park in Taunton or in Bristol and Dorchester. A live-in carer in Yeovil arranged before discharge helps your relative come home as soon as they are medically fit, with someone ready to help.
Somerset Council, and Dorset over the border
Since 2023, adult social care across the county has been run by Somerset Council, which replaced the old county and South Somerset District councils. It carries out free needs assessments and carer's assessments, and may contribute to care depending on savings. Sherborne and the villages just south of Yeovil are in Dorset, where Dorset Council is responsible. NHS Continuing Healthcare is assessed separately where needs are mainly health-related, and Attendance Allowance is worth claiming whatever your relative's income.
Helicopters, the Fleet Air Arm and Ham Hill
Many older people in Yeovil worked at Westland, now Leonardo, building helicopters, or served at RNAS Yeovilton, home of the Fleet Air Arm Museum. Ham Hill Country Park, Ninesprings and the town's parks give easy outings. A carer can help your relative keep getting out, to church, the market, a club or the Octagon Theatre. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Yeovil, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 20 registered care homes in Yeovil, with 651 beds between them. Of the 15 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 2 rated Outstanding and 13 rated Good. 7 provide nursing care and 12 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 Yeovil, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Yeovil.
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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Vistorine
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Monica
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Patience
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Gladys
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Refiloe
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Yeovil
More live-in care in Somerset
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 questionsWho helps pay for care in Yeovil?
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.
Can you arrange live-in care near Yeovil?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Yeovil and the towns and villages around it, including Sherborne, Street, Glastonbury and Chard. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Yeovil?
Our care-home directory lists 20 registered care homes in Yeovil, with 651 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 2 rated Outstanding and 13 rated Good. 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.