Home Care and Healthcare Staffing in Taunton

Taunton • Somerset

Trusted care and staffing across Taunton

Protocol Healthcare Services works with families and care providers across Taunton and the wider Somerset area. For families we arrange home care that helps a loved one stay safe and independent at home, from a short daily visit through to full live-in support. For care providers we supply qualified nurses, carers and support workers, drawing on more than ten years of experience matching the right people to the right settings.

We are based in the South of England rather than in the town itself, so we are honest that we do not run a local office in Taunton. What that means in practice is a carefully coordinated service, planned around each person and each provider. As an REC-affiliated healthcare staffing agency, our staffing reach is genuinely national, and we place vetted professionals in Taunton the same way we do everywhere we work, with enhanced DBS and right to work checks, references and training completed before anyone starts, and a consultant on hand around the clock.

Home care we arrange in Taunton

• ✓ Live-in care for round the clock support
• ✓ Hourly visiting care from 30 minute calls
• ✓ Personal care, washing and dressing
• ✓ Medication support and prompting
• ✓ Dementia, Parkinson's and complex care
• ✓ Respite and emergency cover
• ✓ Private nursing at home
• ✓ Companionship and help getting out and about

Local knowledge across Taunton

Taunton is the county town of Somerset, sitting on the River Tone between the Quantock and Blackdown Hills. It is a growing town with a mix of historic streets around Taunton Castle and the Museum of Somerset, established suburbs such as Rowbarton, Priorswood and Bishop's Hull, and newer developments at Monkton Heathfield, Comeytrowe and Staplegrove. Care needs vary just as much across these neighbourhoods, from town centre flats near Vivary Park to the villages on the edge of town, and we tailor support to the person and the place rather than offering a one size fits all service.

We regularly support people returning home after a stay at Musgrove Park Hospital, the main acute hospital in Taunton, which is run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. The first weeks back at home matter, so we help with medication routines, mobility and rehabilitation support and stay in close contact with families and community teams. Home care in England is regulated by the Care Quality Commission, and we follow those standards in everything we arrange.

Adult social care in the town is overseen by Somerset Council, the unitary authority based at County Hall in Taunton. If you think a relative may qualify for help with funding, you can ask the council for a free care needs assessment, followed by a financial assessment. Many families we work with self-fund their care, and we are always happy to explain how the different routes work. You can read more on our paying for care guide.

Staffing for care providers in Taunton

Care homes, supported living services, hospitals and community teams across Taunton rely on dependable staffing, and that is where our staffing side comes in. We supply NMC-registered nurses and midwives, support workers, mental health professionals and learning disability specialists, from a single shift to a fully managed rota and permanent placements. Because our staffing reach is national, distance from our base is no barrier. Every professional is vetted to the same high standard, so you get reliable cover without the compliance headache. You can see the full picture on our staffing services page.

Areas of Taunton we cover

We work across the town and the wider Somerset area, including:

• Rowbarton
• Priorswood
• Bishop's Hull
• Trull
• Comeytrowe
• Galmington
• Wilton
• Staplegrove
• Monkton Heathfield
• Norton Fitzwarren
• Halcon
• Killams