✧ Live-in care in Portsmouth, Hampshire
Live-in Care in Portsmouth
Live-in care in Portsmouth keeps your relative at home, in Southsea, Eastney, Copnor, Cosham or Drayton, with one carer living alongside them day and night. We arrange home care across the city and south-east Hampshire, 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 on Portsea Island and beyond
Portsmouth is Britain's only island city and one of its most densely populated. Families looking for home care in Portsmouth are supporting parents in Southsea, Eastney, Milton, Fratton, Copnor and North End on the island, and in Hilsea, Cosham, Drayton and Farlington on the mainland. Many live in terraced houses with steep stairs and a bathroom upstairs. A carer living in can help your relative manage the house safely, and be there at night.
We also arrange care in Havant, Waterlooville, Fareham, Gosport and Chichester.
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Emergency and most inpatient care for the city is at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham, run by Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, which also serves much of south-east Hampshire. Arranging a live-in carer in Portsmouth in time for discharge helps your relative get home without waiting for a care package.
Portsmouth City Council
Portsmouth is a unitary authority, so Portsmouth City Council runs adult social care for the city. It carries out free needs assessments and carer's assessments, and may contribute to care depending on savings. Nearby towns such as Havant, Waterlooville and Fareham are covered by Hampshire County Council instead.
The seafront and the dockyard
For many older people in Portsmouth, life has revolved around the sea: the dockyard, the ferries, the Royal Navy, and walks along the Southsea seafront and Common. A carer can help your relative keep enjoying them, from a stroll to the pier or Southsea Castle to a trip to Gunwharf Quays or the Historic Dockyard. Couples can stay together with one carer supporting both. You choose your carer from matched profiles before anything is agreed.
Parking on Portsea Island's narrow streets is notoriously difficult, which slows visiting care rounds and can make calls late or rushed. A live-in carer is already there, so care happens when your relative needs it rather than when a carer can find a space. If your relative's home has limited room, talk to us about the carer's bedroom before care begins.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Portsmouth, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 17 registered care homes in Portsmouth, with 601 beds between them. Of the 16 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 11 rated Good and 5 require improvement. 7 provide nursing care and 13 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 Portsmouth, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Portsmouth.
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 Portsmouth
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 questionsIs there help with the cost of care in Portsmouth?
Often, yes. The council's adult social care team for Portsmouth 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 Portsmouth?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Portsmouth and the towns and villages around it, including Havant, Gosport, Waterlooville and Fareham. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Portsmouth?
Our care-home directory lists 17 registered care homes in Portsmouth, with 601 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 11 rated Good and 5 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.