1. Advice and Information -

    We explain why it’s important to have a plan in place, should you or a loved one become critically ill.
  2. Report -

    Our report following a visit to Oak Lodge in Chard, which is a purpose-built care home and provides accommodation for frail older people.
  3. Report -

    Our report following a visit to Oak Meadows in Taunton, a care home that was adapted some years ago from an original military building on the site. The home specialises in the care of older people living with dementia.
  4. Report -

    Our report following a visit to Centenary House, a residential care home in Shepton Mallet, which is able to care for up to 13 residents.
  5. Report -

    We wanted to find out about the challenges faced by care home staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to understand how they have managed during this time. We held a focused feedback interview with a local care home; this is what they told us.
  6. Report -

    We gathered real-time feedback on local health and social care services during the pandemic from the views of Somerset residents, to provide information that services can learn from once the outbreak has passed.
  7. News -

    Today we have published four reports about care homes in Somerset – three reporting on the quality of care in Somerset care homes prior to COVID-19 from a residents perspective, and a fourth looking at the challenges faced by care home staff during the pandemic.
  8. News -

    Help shape the future of services for people living with a life-limiting illness.