SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Elmsmead is one of 194 care homes in Somerset: a 12-bed residential care home in Taunton, run by Voyage 1 Limited. Its CQC registration covers younger adults and people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Somerset, where the typical home has 25 beds.
217 of Voyage 1 Limited’s 238 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). Wilton House, 1.1 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. Across Somerset, 89% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from January 2026. 94% of homes in Somerset also score 5.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in January 2019. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in May 2016. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 31% of ratings in Somerset are as old (how rating age varies by council).
