Care Wyvern
Yarde Place, Taunton TA1 1UR

Care Provided by Care Wyvern
Types of Home Care
- Visiting Care
- 24 Hour Care
- Overnight Care (Waking)
Minimum Visit Duration (Visiting Care)
- 30 minutes
Contract Durations
- Ongoing / Long Term
- Respite / Short Term
Age Ranges
- Older Person Care (65+)
- Younger Adult Care (18-65)
Personal Care Services
- Washing & Dressing
- Toileting Assistance
- Medication Assistance (Oral)
- Companionship
- Continence Care
- Feeding & Drinking Assistance
Household Services
- Cleaning Service
- Food Preparation & Serving
- Laundry Service
- Shopping Service / Errands
Other Care Provided
- Dementia
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Cancer Care
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Learning Disability / Autism
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Alcohol / Drug Misuse
- Hospital Discharge
Funding & Fees
Daily Charges per Person
- Hourly Visiting Care Fees: £35.15 - £40.70
- 30 Minute Visiting Care Fees: £24.90 - £28.90
Mileage charge applicable for clients outside Taunton
Funding Types Accepted
- Private Funding (Self-funded)
- Direct Payments (from Local Authority/NHS)
- Local Authority (Contracted Provider)
- NHS (Contracted Provider)
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Good to Know
Owner
- EsKe Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Dianne Palfrey (Registered Care Manager)
Care Wyvern Reviews (59)
Care Wyvern has a Review Score of 9.2 (9.208) out of 10, based on 4 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Care Wyvern has 59 reviews.
All of the care team have been excellent providing my mother with care. From our initial meeting when my mum was in hospital to her care at home to date, we have been very happy with it all. My mum thinks the carers are wonderful and they have helped towards making her so happy.
Thank you for the wonderful review. I will make sure to feedback to all the staff involved in your mother's care. Kind Regards, The Care Wyvern Team.
If I didn't have the carer coming to visit me on a daily visit, I don't think I would be able to live on my own. They are a very much needed service to the community. In 2005 I lost my husband to cancer and took care of him for 2 and a half years - if I had known about Care Wyvern I would have asked for their help so it would have enabled me to delegate the house chores and I would have had more time with him. Unfortunately the professional never mentioned the care system to me.
Thank you for taking the time to review Care Wyvern, it means a lot to the carers as well as us in the office. Its a pleasure being able to support you with your daily choices. Kind Regards, Care Wyvern.
I am highly delighted with the care I get from my carer. Nothing is too much trouble. The cleaning is of the highest standard no cutting corners.
Thank you for taking the time to review us, we are delighted that you are so pleased. Kind Regards, the Care Wyvern team.
Very happy with Care Wyvern they meet our needs.
Thank you for taking the time to review us, we are delighted that you are so pleased. Kind Regards, the Care Wyvern team.
All the staff were excellent. Can't fault anything.
Thank you for taking the time to leave such a lovely review. I will make sure to share with all the staff. Kind Regards.
Very professional company, good contact with relatives, kept informed of any issues, made good suggestions, always stayed for the full allotted time. In summary, I would highly recommend Care Wyvern.
The service my husband has received has been on the whole good.
Thank you for your very kind comments, they are really appreciated.
We found all the carers extremely kind and caring - all punctual and a delight to deal with. Thank you to them all.
Thank you for your very kind comments, they are really appreciated.
All the ladies are very kind and helpful even though they are very busy, they always have time for me.
Thank you for taking the time to leave this lovely review. We really value the feedback. Kindest Regards, The Care Wyvern Team.
It has been noted by both myself and my brother and sister that Care Wyvern are extremely caring, very professional and excellent to deal with. Well done Care Wyvern!
Thank you for your very kind feedback, it is much appreciated by the care team.
Staff are always courteous, conscientious and considerate towards their client and client's family. They want to do their best to meet the client's needs and are clearly dedicated to their tasks. We've used Care Wyvern for almost 3 years having never previously had any experience of care companies, and would gladly recommend them to others.
Thank you very much for your kind comments.
Happy with the majority of contact with Care Wyvern admin at times could do with improvement ie a simple phone call.
We welcome all feedback from our clients to inform our practice.
All the staff are caring, professional, respectful and cheerful whether phoning the office or leaving a loved one in their care.
I was fully involved in the care planning and it appeared that each staff member who arrived to provide care had been hand-picked as my mother enjoyed being with each one and full notes were left for me to catch up with what had happened.
I can't praise them too highly and would recommend them to anyone.
Care Wyvern are very caring and they make me feel wanted and they are very helpful when I am ill, which is the time when I really need them.
They are more motivated to help when I am sick. I think the world of Care Wyvern.
Thank you for your very kind comments about our organisation and care team. We are glad we can make such a difference for you.
The field supervisor met me and my dad at a time to suit us in the evening. All our needs were noted and she was caring and professional. The carers were kind and I felt safe leaving my dad alone in his house with them. Thank you
Thank you for your very kind feedback.
Professional yet loving care. Liaised well with the family.
Thank you for you lovely feedback. Kindest regards Care Wyvern.
Have had first class help from my carer. Sorry to say goodbye to her.
Thank you for your kind comments.
I was completely satisfied with the carers who came to me over five days. They were punctual, polite and caring.
Thank you for your positive feedback - the Care Wyvern team.
The management staff are polite, approachable, helpful and any concerns noted. The care staff are well trained and caring and treat clients with dignity. Leading us to the death of my father, Care Wyvern staff were supportive, understanding and willing to adapt to the changing needs and medication requirements he had. They are also supportive and encouraging to my mother who is a dementia sufferer and I want the care staff she has come attached to, to continue to deliver personal care to her in her widowhood.
Thank you for the positive review.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 28 October 2020- Caring Good
- Effective Good
- Responsive Good
- Safe Good
- Well-led Good
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
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Awards / Recognitions (3)
- Recipient: Care WyvernDate: Friday 07 Apr 2017
- Recipient: Care WyvernDate: Thursday 09 Mar 2017
- Recipient: Care WyvernDate: Friday 10 Oct 2014
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