In a sector often split between vast facilities and tiny cottages, Beechwood Care Home in Yeovil is making the case for a 'just-right' approach.
The 27-bed, single-storey home is small enough to provide a family atmosphere where individuals aren’t lost, while also having enough scale to offer variety and specialist support.
Its record underlines the point: the home holds a 9.9/10 rating on carehome.co.uk*, and its owner Rose Care Group was named by carehome.co.uk as one of the Top 20 Mid-size Care Home Groups 2025.
Set on one level, Beechwood is easy to navigate between lounges, dining rooms and a large garden. On autumn afternoons, residents head out with baskets; the apples they pick become the desserts they eat - crumbles, pies and tarts made in the home’s kitchen.
Bedrooms are to a

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