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Substance misuse support in the Somerset council area

There are 15 substance misuse support services in the Somerset council area registered with the Care Quality Commission. 9 carry a published CQC rating, and 9 of those are rated Good or Outstanding. The other 6 are unrated, which usually means they have not been inspected since registering rather than that anything is wrong. Privately arranged care is quoted by the hour, and the Homecare Association puts the minimum a provider must charge in 2026-27 at £34.42, or about £481.88 a week for two half-hour visits a day. The council paid providers £25.22 an hour in 2023-24, the 14th highest of 150 councils in England and 19% above the £21.19 median. That is 15 of the 129 home care services across the Somerset local authority. Your council decides what care you are entitled to and what it pays towards, so this is the area that matters for funding.

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House of St Martin

Taunton, Somerset

Not yet rated · on the register 14 years

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +5 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Care Wyvern

Taunton, Somerset

GoodCQC, Oct 2020

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +4 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Raven Support Limited

Wellington, Somerset

Not yet rated · on the register 3 years

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +5 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Newgencaregroup (Somerset)

Taunton, Somerset

Not yet rated · on the register 1 year

  • Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +5 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Way Ahead Care LTD

Taunton, Somerset

Not yet rated · on the register 2 years

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +5 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Bluebird Care Mendip

Shepton Mallet, Somerset

OutstandingCQC, Aug 2019one area rated lower

  • Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)
  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • +6 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Neighbourhood Care HQ

Burnham-on-sea, Somerset

GoodCQC, Nov 2022

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +5 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Amber Rose Healthcare Ltd

Taunton, Somerset

Not yet rated · on the register 2 years

  • Caring for children (0 - 18yrs)
  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • +7 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Mass Home Care

Taunton, Somerset

GoodCQC, Oct 2022

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Dementia
  • +6 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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NACS West Care Ltd

Taunton, Somerset

Not yet rated · on the register 1 year

  • Sensory impairments
  • Caring for adults under 65 yrs
  • Mental health conditions
  • +3 more
Hourly rate
not published
Pays carers for travel
not published
Shortest visit
not published
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Substance misuse support in Somerset: questions people ask

How much does substance misuse support cost in the Somerset council area?
Agencies in the Somerset council area quote by the hour after an assessment, so there is no single price. The Homecare Association calculates that a provider needs to charge at least £34.42 an hour in 2026-27 to pay careworkers the statutory minimum for all their working time and run a compliant business. Two half-hour visits a day at that rate is roughly £481.88 a week. Somerset paid £25.22 an hour for the care it commissioned in 2023-24.
Will the council pay for substance misuse support in the Somerset council area?
Somerset can arrange and fund care after a needs assessment, which is free and which anyone can request. What you contribute depends on a separate financial assessment. It paid providers an average of £25.22 an hour in 2023-24, the 14th highest of 150 councils in England. The Homecare Association's minimum sustainable price is £34.42 for 2026-27. Those are different years, so treat the pair as context rather than a like-for-like gap. What a council pays shapes which agencies will take council-funded work at all.
Which substance misuse support services in the Somerset council area are rated best?
9 of the 15 services in the Somerset council area carry a published CQC rating and 9 of those, 100%, are rated Good or Outstanding. 1 is rated Outstanding, the top grade: Bluebird Care Mendip. A rating describes the service on the day it was inspected, so check the report date as well as the word.
Is the Somerset council area well served for substance misuse support?
15 of the 129 home care services in the Somerset council area are registered to support this, 12%, against 12% across England. That is about average. Registration is permission rather than specialisation, so it sets the size of the list rather than its quality.
How do I choose a substance misuse support agency in the Somerset council area?
Start with what the regulator publishes, then ask what it cannot tell you: who would actually visit, whether it is the same carer each time, what happens when that person is ill, and how long a call really lasts. 6 of the 15 services in the Somerset council area carry no published verdict at all, so for those the questions are the only evidence you have. Every service here comes from the public register, and contacting one costs nothing: we take no fee and no commission.