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The best home carers in Somerset

9 home carers are based within about 45 minutes of Somerset. This page profiles the four with the strongest record, starting with the one who has been reviewed by clients. Each profile has their photo, their own description of the work and, where there is one, what a client wrote about them.

Chosen by PrimeCarers from carers’ profiles and client reviews  ·  Updated October 2026

How these carers were chosen

Of the 7 carers near Somerset with a photo on their profile, 6 have a studio portrait, an hourly rate and a profile full enough to quote. The four below are the strongest of them on three measures.

  1. 1

    What clients said

    Rating and number of reviews come first. Every review is from a client who booked through PrimeCarers, screened before it appears and never edited.

  2. 2

    Their record with us

    How reliably they have worked through PrimeCarers, how long they have been caring, and how many hours of care they have given.

  3. 3

    A profile worth reading

    A clear portrait and enough written about their work to judge them by. The words under each name are the carer’s, and we have only shortened them.

Four carers, best first

The best-rated home carers near Somerset

They are based in Somerton, Ilminster, Watchet and Taunton. Three of them drive.

Based in Somerton · 20 years caring · Drives

Dawn D.

Client rating
4.5from 2 reviews
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
In Dawn’s words

“My days providing hourly visiting care around Somerton tend to follow the rhythm of the people I'm with, but the parts I enjoy most are the simple ones: a cup of tea and a proper chat, a walk if the weather allows, or just sitting together while the television is on.”

Experience Dawn writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Arthritis
  • Catheter and stoma care
  • Medication

Outside work, Dawn lists walking, dancing, cooking & baking and watching TV.

See Dawn’s full profile2 reviews on the profile

Based in Ilminster · 3 years caring · Drives

Chloe B.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£18.50 an hour, our fee included
In Chloe’s words

“Families have told me I have a calm, steady way about me, the kind that puts people at ease even on difficult days. I offer hourly visiting care in Ilminster, and over the past three years I have supported people living with dementia, Parkinson's disease, stroke, heart disease and a range of physical disabilities, alongside conditions like COPD, arthritis and osteoporosis.”

Experience Chloe writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Palliative care
  • COPD
  • Arthritis

Outside work, Chloe lists walking, dancing, cooking & baking and puzzles.

See Chloe’s full profile

Based in Watchet · 4 years caring · Drives

Mariannis S.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£19 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care
In Mariannis’s words

“Caring, for me, has always been about meeting people where they are, and speaking English, Spanish, French and Portuguese means I can often do that quite literally. It also seems to put people at ease quickly, whatever their background, which matters a great deal when you are supporting someone through a difficult stretch.”

Experience Mariannis writes about

  • Dementia
  • Parkinson's
  • Stroke
  • Palliative care
  • Diabetes
  • Hoists

Speaks Spanish, French and Portuguese as well as English. Outside work, Mariannis lists painting, walking, card games and cooking & baking.

See Mariannis’s full profile

Based in Taunton · 2 years caring

Clement Finhai M.

Client rating
No reviews on PrimeCarers yet
Hourly rate
£20 an hour, our fee included
Also offers
Overnight care and live-in care
In Clement’s words

“Families I have worked with tell me that every bit of information they share is useful to me, and that is how I like to work, building a picture of someone rather than just following a task list.”

Experience Clement writes about

  • Palliative care
  • Learning disabilities
  • Autism
  • Diabetes
  • Hoists
  • Catheter and stoma care

Speaks Shona as well as English.

See Clement’s full profile

More carers near Somerset

The next two on the same measure. A carer without reviews is newer to PrimeCarers, not a worse carer, so read the profile and talk to them.

See every carer who could visit Somerset

How to choose

How to choose between home carers in Somerset

The carers above have the strongest records near Somerset, but the right one for your family depends on the visits you need, so start from those.

  1. 1

    Write down the visits you need

    Half an hour
    What time of day, how long each visit, and what has to happen in it: getting up and washed, tablets, a meal, a walk to the shops. Add anything that has gone wrong before. This becomes your first message to every carer.
  2. 2

    Shortlist two or three carers near Somerset

    Free
    For visits, a short journey matters, because the early and late calls are the ones a long drive puts at risk. Look at where each carer is based, then read their reviews for specific things they did.
  3. 3

    Talk to each one

    This week
    A video call or a visit of twenty minutes is enough. Use the questions below, and let your relative meet them if they can, because how the two of them get on matters as much as experience.
  4. 4

    Start with a trial fortnight

    Weeks 1 and 2
    Agree the visit times, the rate and how you will hear from the carer after each visit. The booking, the agreement between you and the carer, and payments are all set up on PrimeCarers.

Questions to ask a visiting carer

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Experience

The visits

Keeping in touch

What they charge

What the best home carers in Somerset charge

Each carer sets their own rate. The carers profiled above charge £18.50 to £20 an hour with our fee included, close to the typical £19 for Somerset.

Hourly rates for visits in SomersetOur fee included
  1. The carers on this page4 carers£18.50 to £20
  2. Carers across SomersetThe middle half of rates£19 to £20
  3. A home care agencyTypical charge for a visit£28 to £35

From carers' own profiles, October 2026. Agency figures are the range we quote across the site.

A visit is charged by the hour, and most families start with one or two visits a day. The cost of home care in Somerset works through what a week comes to, and funding care covers the help available from the council and the NHS.

What we check

What every carer on this page has passed, and what is yours to check

PrimeCarers is an introductory service. We check that a carer is safe to introduce and caring; whether they are right for your relative is your decision, and the profiles above are there to help you make it.

Enhanced DBS, renewed every 2 years

Checked before a carer appears: an enhanced DBS (or PVG in Scotland, Access NI in Northern Ireland) issued within the last 2 years, and it has to be renewed every 2 years while they work through PrimeCarers.

Identity and right to work

Photo identity verified, and the right to work in the UK checked, before the profile goes live.

An online interview

A conversation with our team about their experience and how they approach care. It is not a test of clinical skills.

What we do not verify

Training certificates, qualifications and references. Carers can list these on their profile; ask about them when you talk, and ask to see anything that matters to your relative’s care.

How we vet carers sets out each check in detail.

Questions

Questions families in Somerset ask about choosing a home carer

By what their clients said first, then by their record. We start from every carer who offers visits and is based within about 45 minutes of Somerset, and keep those with a studio portrait and a profile that says enough about them to be useful. They are ordered by their client rating and how many reviews they have, then by whether a client wrote a review we can quote, then by their record with PrimeCarers, their years of experience and the care they have given through us. 1 of the 4 carers profiled here have client reviews, averaging 4.5 out of 5.

Yes. Before a carer appears on PrimeCarers they have passed an enhanced DBS check, an identity check and a right-to-work check, and had an online interview with our team. That DBS must have been issued within the last 2 years, and it has to be renewed every 2 years. We check that a carer is caring; their skills, qualifications and training are for you to check with them. How we vet carers sets out each step.

Yes, and it is worth doing. Message the carers you like through PrimeCarers with the visits you need and anything that has been difficult, then arrange a video call or a visit. Talking to a carer is free and nothing is booked until you say so. Most families speak to two or three carers before choosing.

The carers profiled on this page charge £18.50 to £20 an hour, with our fee included. Across Somerset carers charge £19 to £20 an hour, typically £19. Agencies usually charge £28 to £35 an hour for a visit. The cost of home care in Somerset works through what a week of visits comes to.

5 of the 6 carers on this page list dementia on their profile. A tick on a profile is the carer's own description, so ask each one about the people with dementia they have cared for and what they found hardest. Dementia care at home covers what good support looks like at each stage.

Yes. Between them the carers on this page speak French, Portuguese, Russian, Shona, Spanish and Ukrainian as well as English, and the search can filter by language. For someone whose first language has come back to them with age or dementia, a carer who shares it can make visits much easier.

Then you choose another, and the same search shows who else is available. For visits, notice under the contract is 48 hours, and PrimeCarers makes no charge to stop or change carer. It helps to agree at the start that the first couple of weeks are a trial for both of you. Our team can help you find someone else in the meantime.

Some can, and their profile says so. Of the carers profiled here, 2 also offer overnight care and 1 offer live-in care. Live-in carers travel much further for a placement than visiting carers do, so the best live-in carers in Somerset is a separate page, drawn from a wider area.

More on home care in Somerset

Where the nearest carers live

From the profiles of the carers based within about 45 minutes of Somerset

For visits a carer's home town matters: the shorter the drive, the easier it is to cover early and late visits.

Home care in the counties around Somerset

The best home carers in the areas around Somerset

Home care by town in Somerset

Each town page shows the carers who list it as home, with their rates and reviews.

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