✧ Live-in care in Hampshire
Live-in Care Across Hampshire
Live-in care in Hampshire brings one carer to live with your relative, in Winchester, Basingstoke, the New Forest or a village in the South Downs. We arrange home care across the county, from £1,200 a week, with carers you choose.
- 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
Live-in care across Hampshire, city to countryside
Hampshire covers a lot of ground, from busy towns such as Basingstoke, Farnborough, Aldershot, Fareham and Eastleigh to Winchester, Romsey and Petersfield, and rural areas across the New Forest and the South Downs. Families searching for home care in Hampshire often find that visiting care is hard to arrange reliably in the villages, where carers spend much of their day driving. With live-in care, the carer lives in the home, so a cottage near Lymington gets exactly the same support as a house in Basingstoke.
We have local pages for towns across the county, including Winchester, Basingstoke, Andover, Alton, Fleet, Farnborough, Fareham, Gosport, Havant and Petersfield.
Hampshire's hospitals
Hospital care is spread across several trusts. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs the Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital; Southampton General serves the south-west of the county; Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth serves the south-east; and Frimley Park Hospital serves the north-east around Farnborough and Fleet. Wherever your relative is treated, a live-in carer in Hampshire can be ready for the day they come home.
Hampshire County Council and the cities
Adult social care across most of the county is run by Hampshire County Council. Southampton and Portsmouth are separate unitary authorities with their own services, and the Isle of Wight has its own council. Each offers a free needs assessment and may contribute to care depending on savings. NHS Continuing Healthcare is assessed separately where needs are mainly health-related.
Why live-in care suits Hampshire families
Many older people in Hampshire have lived in the same village or town for decades, and moving into a care home would mean leaving neighbours, a garden and a community behind. Live-in care lets them stay, and lets couples stay together, for one fixed weekly fee from £1,200. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Hampshire, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 556 registered care homes in Hampshire, with 16,184 beds between them. Of the 493 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 25 rated Outstanding, 388 rated Good and 80 require improvement. 169 provide nursing care and 307 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 Hampshire, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Hampshire.
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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Gladys
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Brenda
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Vistorine
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Patience
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Refiloe
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Monica
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Hampshire
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 questionsWho helps pay for care in Hampshire?
Often, yes. Your local council's adult social care team 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.
How many care homes are there in Hampshire?
Our care-home directory lists 556 registered care homes in Hampshire, with 16,184 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 25 rated Outstanding, 388 rated Good and 80 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.