Get help at home with micro-providers

Micro-providers provide very small, community based care and support services – find a micro-provider near you or register to become one.

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Information and advice on micro-providers

Micro-Providers are providers of very small, community based care and support services

Registered micro-provider brokerage tool

A simple and easy to use tool which will help you find local support in Somerset

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Service guidance when using micro-providers

A guide to support people using the services of a self-employed Micro-Providers in Somerset

Find micro providers

Micro-providers are not regulated by Somerset Council or the Care Quality Commission - It is important that you understand the risk and responsibility of using unregistered care providers before you engage their services.

I am interested in becoming a micro-provider

Get free support available through the Somerset Community Micro-Enterprise Programme

Register as a micro-provider

We are pleased to offer a registration scheme to all micro-providers in Somerset

Somerset Micro-Provider Network

The Micro-enterprise Programme actively supports the development of local provider associations and networks

Renew your micro-provider registration

We ask all micro-providers to annually renew their registration

Somerset’s ‘Doing it Right’ Quality Standards

This code of conduct sets out the quality standards expected of a community micro-provider

Micro-provider feedback and concerns

We welcome your feedback about the quality and satisfaction of using a provider on our directory

Guide to using Somerset’s Micro-providers

Includes details on how to choose the right Micro-provider, the benefits of using their services, and the quality standards they adhere to