Home care · North Somerset
Respite care in Nailsea
A break for the person who usually provides care is the point of respite care, whether that is a couple of hours a week at home or a short care home stay. 27 agencies registered with CQC cover Nailsea. Check with each one that it provides this kind of care.
Updated 27 October 2026 (CQC register) · Prices: Usual 2026 prices across England
In short
- 27 home care agencies registered with CQC have an office within 7 miles of Nailsea, and 20 of them hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
- Which agencies provide respite care is not on the CQC register, so ask each one.
- Expect the visiting rate, typically around £32–£34 an hour, for respite at home. Short stays in the 3 local care homes are charged weekly.
- North Somerset council has to offer a care needs assessment free of charge, and the person caring for them can have their own carer's assessment.
Citation: "Respite care in Nailsea", The Care Panel analysis of CQC register data, Oct 2026.
Types of respite care
There are three main routes. A carer can come to the home for a few hours while you get out, or live in for days or weeks (live-in respite) while you are away. A care home can offer a short stay, usually a week or two and often booked well in advance for holidays. Ask the 3 registered care homes in Nailsea whether they take short stays. Or there are day centres run by charities or the council.
Paying for respite yourself
Paying privately? Check each agency's shortest visit and how much notice it needs, and ask care homes if they hold rooms for short stays. Visit the home first, and pass on the care plan, the list of medicines and daily routines to help the stay go well.
Ask for a carer's assessment
Funded breaks, personal budgets for carers and other support can all follow from a carer's assessment. As a carer you are entitled to one from North Somerset council, free and apart from any assessment of the person you look after; it focuses on how caring affects your life. For advice, call Carers UK free on 0808 808 7777. How to ask North Somerset council for an assessment.
What the register shows for Nailsea
Across North Somerset, 29% of agencies have a rating under two years old; covering Nailsea it is 26%. Across North Somerset we list 72 agencies, and 98% of those rated are Good or Outstanding; covering Nailsea the figure is 100%. Ranked against the 6 closest towns on our site by the share of every listed agency that is rated Good or Outstanding, Nailsea comes 3rd of 7 (74%), with Portishead top at 79%. 2 Outstanding agencies are covering Nailsea, against 2 across North Somerset. Habitat Care has the oldest rating still in force, from April 2019. Dementia appears on 23 of 27 registrations here (85%), compared with 81% in North Somerset as a whole. Looking at specialisms, 24 of 27 list physical disabilities, 17 of 27 list learning disabilities and 17 of 27 list mental health conditions. Home Instead Bristol West, Portishead and Nailsea is the most recently registered, joining the CQC register in September 2026.
What respite care costs in Nailsea
| Visiting care | around £32–£34 an hour |
|---|---|
| Live-in care | around £1,540–£1,610 a week |
| Residential care home | £1,445 a week |
| Nursing home | £1,690 a week |
What North Somerset Council pays providers: £27.03 an hour for home care (2025/26 average paid to agencies); £747.99 a week for residential care (2025/26 average, over-65s); £888.13 a week for nursing care (2025/26 average, over-65s) (source).
Ask every agency for a full list of charges, with weekend and bank holiday rates: hourly rates vary more between agencies than between regions. Homecare Association figure for 2026/27: a sustainable council rate for home care in England starts at £34.42 an hour. Source: Lottie Care Index, Q3 2026. Work out a weekly cost · What would we pay?
Home care agencies serving Nailsea
Check with each agency that it offers respite care. Order: CQC rating, then how recent, then distance.
Care and Support Service - Monica Wills House
Est. £32–£39/hr
Care Quality Services North Somerset
Est. £30–£37/hr
Yourlife (Clevedon)
Est. £30–£37/hr
Channel Court, Sugar Lookout
Est. £30–£37/hr
Osborne House
Est. £30–£37/hr
Seren Healthcare Solutions Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
B & S Healthcare Limited
Est. £30–£37/hr
Network Healthcare Professionals Limited - North Somerset
Est. £30–£37/hr
Helping Hands Portishead
Est. £29–£35/hr
Leigh Court Centre
Est. £30–£37/hr
Rumney Care and Ambulance Service Bristol
Est. £30–£37/hr
GA24Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Helping Hands Bristol
Est. £29–£35/hr
Bristol ECHS
Est. £30–£37/hr
Habitat Care
Est. £33–£40/hr
United Response - Nailsea DCA
Est. £30–£37/hr
Synergy Complex Care Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
ARCH Care Services Ltd
Est. £30–£37/hr
Thornbury Community Services
Est. £32–£39/hr
Clifton Care
Est. £30–£37/hr
Questions about respite care in Nailsea
Which home care agencies offer respite care in Nailsea?
27 agencies on the CQC register have an office within 7 miles of Nailsea, and 20 hold a Good or Outstanding rating. Which of them provide respite care is not recorded by CQC: ask them.
Is there free respite care?
Free or low-cost sitting services are run by charities and carers' centres. The council can also arrange or fund breaks when a carer's assessment, which you request from North Somerset council, shows you are eligible.
When should we book a respite stay in a care home?
Several weeks if you can, and longer for school holidays. Not every home keeps rooms for short stays, so ask when you first call.
How are agencies covering Nailsea rated?
Of 20 agencies with a CQC rating, 20 (100%) are Good or Outstanding. Dementia is a specialism for 23, and 7 have a rating or inspection from the past two years.
Arranging respite care in Nailsea?
Tell us what's needed once. Up to three agencies that take enquiries through us reply to you directly, by email.
Care options in Nailsea
Respite care in nearby towns
- Respite care in Backwell 1.4 mi
- Respite care in Portishead 3.7 mi
- Respite care in Yatton 3.9 mi
- Respite care in Clevedon 4.0 mi
- Respite care in Long Ashton 4.2 mi
- Respite care in Pill 4.7 mi
- Respite care in Bristol 7.5 mi
- Respite care in Weston-super-Mare 9.6 mi
Built from the Care Quality Commission's register (Oct 2026) under Open Government Licence v3.0. The Care Panel lists and compares services but runs none.