✧ Live-in care in Havant, Hampshire
Live-in Care in Havant and Hayling Island
Live-in care in Havant lets your relative stay at home, in Bedhampton, Emsworth, Hayling Island, Leigh Park or Rowland's Castle, with one carer living alongside them. We arrange home care across Havant borough, 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 Leigh Park to Hayling Island
Havant borough stretches from the old market town and its neighbours to the harbour villages and Hayling Island. Families searching for home care in Havant are supporting parents in the town, in Bedhampton, Denvilles and Warblington, on the large Leigh Park estate built for families from Portsmouth, in Emsworth and Langstone by the harbour, in Rowland's Castle, and across the bridge on Hayling Island. A carer who lives in means help is there all day and night, whatever the address.
We also arrange care in Waterlooville, Portsmouth, Chichester, Gosport, Fareham and Petersfield.
Hospital care for Havant at QA in Cosham
Emergency and inpatient care for Havant is at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham, run by Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, with some residents in the east of the borough treated at St Richard's in Chichester. Arranging a live-in carer in Havant before discharge helps your relative come home as soon as they are medically fit.
Havant is Hampshire, not Portsmouth
Havant Borough Council runs local services such as housing and planning, but adult social care is the responsibility of Hampshire County Council, not Portsmouth City Council. Ask the county for a free needs assessment and a carer's assessment; it may contribute to care depending on savings. Attendance Allowance is available whatever your relative's income.
One bridge to Hayling
Hayling Island is joined to the mainland by a single road bridge, and when traffic backs up in summer, visiting carers can arrive late or not at all. Live-in care avoids that problem entirely. For many older people, a good day means a walk along the seafront at Hayling, around Emsworth harbour or through Staunton Country Park. A carer can help your relative keep enjoying those routines, as well as church, clubs and time with grandchildren. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Havant, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 14 registered care homes in Havant, with 324 beds between them. Of the 12 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 1 rated Outstanding and 11 rated Good. 2 provide nursing care and 5 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 Havant, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Havant.
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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Monica
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Gladys
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Patience
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Refiloe
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Brenda
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Vistorine
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Havant
More live-in care in 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 Havant?
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.
Can you arrange live-in care near Havant?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Havant and the towns and villages around it, including Waterlooville, Portsmouth, Gosport and Fareham. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Havant?
Our care-home directory lists 14 registered care homes in Havant, with 324 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 1 rated Outstanding and 11 rated Good. 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.