✧ Live-in care in Basingstoke, Hampshire
Live-in Care in Basingstoke
Live-in care in Basingstoke lets your relative stay at home, in Brighton Hill, Chineham, Kempshott, Old Basing or Oakley, with one carer living alongside them day and night. We arrange home care across Basingstoke and Deane, from £1,200 a week.
- Care within a week Urgent starts often in 24–48 hours
- From £1,200 a week The same rate nationwide, not by postcode
- Care Quality Commission (CQC) Regulates home care in England
- 113 areas Covered across the South East
Home care from Chineham to Kempshott
Basingstoke grew from a market town into a large town in the 1960s, when families moved out from London to new estates. Many of those residents are now in their eighties. Families searching for home care in Basingstoke are supporting parents in Brighton Hill, Hatch Warren, Kempshott and Winklebury, in Popley, Oakridge and Chineham, in Lychpit and Old Basing, and in villages such as Oakley, Overton, Whitchurch and Tadley. A carer who lives in lets your relative stay in the home they know.
We also arrange care in Andover, Winchester, Newbury, Alton, Fleet and Reading.
Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital
Emergency and inpatient care for the town is at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, run by Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which also runs the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. Some specialist care is in Southampton or Oxford. A live-in carer in Basingstoke arranged before discharge helps your relative come home promptly.
Care assessments in Basingstoke and Deane
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council runs local services, but adult social care is provided by Hampshire County Council. Ask the county for a free needs assessment and a carer's assessment; depending on savings, it may contribute to care. Aldermaston, just over the border from Tadley, is in West Berkshire, where West Berkshire Council is responsible instead, so check the address.
War Memorial Park and the Top of the Town
Eastrop Park, the War Memorial Park and the old Top of the Town, with its market and cafés, are favourite places for a gentle outing, and the Anvil and the Haymarket theatres are close by. A carer can help your relative keep getting out, to church, a club or to see grandchildren, and back home safely. If your relative is living with dementia, tell us when we match. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Basingstoke, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 35 registered care homes in Basingstoke, with 806 beds between them. Of the 33 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 3 rated Outstanding, 28 rated Good and 2 require improvement. 12 provide nursing care and 11 support people living with dementia.
If a move into one of these homes is on the table, it is worth comparing it with live-in care: one carer living in your relative’s own home in Basingstoke, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Basingstoke.
Weighing the options
Live-in care, visiting care or a care home?
The three choices most families are deciding between.
| Feature | Live-in care | Visiting care | Care home |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stays in their own home | Yes | Yes | No |
| Support through the night | Yes | Rarely | Yes |
| The same carer each day | Yes | Rota of staff | Rota of staff |
| Keeps pets and belongings | Yes | Yes | Usually not |
| Couples stay together | Yes | Yes | Often separated |
| Typical cost | £1,200 a week | Varies with hours | Varies by home |
Visiting care and care home costs vary widely by area and provider, so we don’t quote figures we can’t stand behind. See our pricing in full →
What a live-in carer does day to day, what is not included, and the three steps to arranging it: how live-in care works →
Funding & regulation
Paying for care in England
Home care is regulated and funded differently in each nation, so the route is not the same everywhere. Here is how it works where you live.
Read our full funding guide →Who regulates care here
Home care in England is regulated by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). They inspect and register home care services to make sure standards are met.
Where funding comes from
Apply through your local authority's adult social care team. Means-tested local authority funding and NHS Continuing Healthcare are both available depending on assessed need.
How we fit in
Live-in Care Direct is an introductory agency. We introduce self-employed carers to families rather than employing them, so you contract directly with your carer and keep the choice of who provides your care.
Our carers
The people who would be caring for your family
Our carers are spread across the UK, supported by regional care managers. Every one is interviewed in person, enhanced DBS checked and reference-checked before they are ever introduced to a family — and you choose who moves in.
- Interviewed face to face, never hired on paperwork alone
- Enhanced DBS checked, with references verified
- You meet and approve your carer before they start
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Basingstoke
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Free callback
Speak to someone about live-in care
Leave your number and a care manager will call you back — usually within an hour, and always free.
- No obligation. A conversation, not a sales call — and never a call centre.
- A real care manager. Someone who arranges care every day, who can answer properly.
- Just two details. Your name and number — we don’t need an email address.
Or call us now on 0800 368 8558 Lines open 8am–10pm, seven days a week
Common questions
Questions about live-in care here
Local answers on paying for care, nearby areas and care homes.
Not seeing your question?
Our care managers answer these every day. A no-obligation call takes about ten minutes.
0800 368 8558Lines open 8am–10pm, seven days a week See all questionsIs there help with the cost of care in Basingstoke?
Often, yes. The council's adult social care team for Hampshire can carry out a free needs assessment and, depending on savings, may contribute to the cost. Where needs are mainly health-related, NHS Continuing Healthcare can pay in full. Attendance Allowance, paid to people over State Pension age who need help with personal care, is not means-tested and can be put towards care.
Do you cover areas near Basingstoke?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Basingstoke and the towns and villages around it, including Alton, Fleet, Thatcham and Yateley. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Basingstoke?
Our care-home directory lists 35 registered care homes in Basingstoke, with 806 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 3 rated Outstanding, 28 rated Good and 2 rated Requires improvement. If you are weighing up a care home, live-in care is the alternative that keeps your relative at home with one carer supporting only them, and we can explain how the two compare on cost.