A South Petherton care home has been selected as one of the best in the South West.

Burnworthy House is among the top 20 care homes in the region, as ranked by residents and their families.

Its parent company, Somerset Care, was also listed among the top 20 large care home groups in the UK for 2024.

Out of 1844 care homes in the South West and 90 large care house groups in the UK, the top 20 of each are recognised by carehome.co.uk.

Amanda Hopkins, reviews manager of carehome.co.uk, said: "We now have over 300,000 reviews of care homes on carehome.co.uk.

"Our reviews show the standard of a care home’s facilities and the quality of their care.

Chard & Ilminster News: A South Petherton care home has been selected as one of the best in the South West

"We would like to congratulate Burnworthy House on being a Top 20 care home in South West England.

"Choosing a care home can be overwhelming so we hope our awards will help to simplify the search."

Chris Wall, Somerset Care’s interim CEO and finance director, said: "It is an incredible honour to be awarded two Carehome.co.uk Awards.

"I would like to extend a huge thank you to all Somerset Care colleagues.

"An extra special congratulations must go to the dedicated team at our Burnworthy House residential care home in South Petherton."