✧ Live-in care in Southampton, Hampshire
Private Live-in Care in Southampton, Hampshire
Live-in care in Southampton keeps your relative at home, from Shirley and Bassett to Bitterne and Woolston, with one carer living alongside them. We arrange home care across the city and south 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
Live-in carers across Southampton and south Hampshire
Families searching for home care in Southampton are often supporting parents in the city's residential areas, such as Shirley, Bassett, Portswood, Highfield, Bitterne, Sholing and Woolston, or just beyond the boundary in Chandler's Ford, Totton, Hedge End and Netley. The need is usually the same: a parent who is struggling on their own, where short visits no longer cover the difficult parts of the day or night.
A live-in carer moves in, so there is always someone at home. We also arrange care in Eastleigh, Winchester, Romsey, Fareham and Portsmouth, at the same weekly price.
Southampton has been a working port for centuries, most famously as the departure point of the Titanic in 1912, and it is still one of the busiest passenger and cargo ports in the country.
Southampton General and coming home
Most hospital care in the city is provided by University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust at Southampton General Hospital, which is also the specialist centre for much of the south of England. If your relative is waiting for a care package before they can leave, arranging a live-in carer in Southampton can help them get home sooner. The carer can be there on discharge day, collect medication and support the first nights, while community nurses carry on with any clinical care.
City or county: who arranges care
Southampton City Council runs adult social care for addresses inside the city. Addresses outside it, such as Chandler's Ford, Totton or Hedge End, are covered by Hampshire County Council. Either can carry out a free needs assessment and, depending on savings, may contribute to the cost of care. NHS Continuing Healthcare is assessed separately where needs are mainly health-related, and Attendance Allowance is available regardless of income to people over State Pension age who need help.
Why families in Southampton choose live-in care
It is most often chosen when someone should not be alone at night, when a husband or wife can no longer manage caring alone, or when dementia makes a move to a care home unsettling. Couples can stay together with one carer. You choose the carer from matched profiles, with a video call before anything is agreed.
Care homes locally
Care homes in Southampton, and the alternative
Our care-home directory lists 136 registered care homes in Southampton, with 3,768 beds between them. Of the 115 with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 8 rated Outstanding, 89 rated Good and 18 require improvement. 33 provide nursing care and 76 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 Southampton, looking after only them. See what live-in care costs, or ask us to check carer availability in Southampton.
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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Vistorine
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Monica
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Gladys
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Refiloe
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Patience
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Our services
Our live-in care services
Nearby
Areas we cover near Southampton
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 Southampton?
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.
Can you arrange live-in care near Southampton?
Yes. Carers move into the home rather than travelling from a local branch, so we cover Southampton and the towns and villages around it, including Eastleigh, Fareham, Brockenhurst and Winchester. Rural addresses are covered too, at the same weekly price.
How many care homes are there in Southampton?
Our care-home directory lists 136 registered care homes in Southampton, with 3,768 beds between them. Of those with a current Care Quality Commission rating, 8 rated Outstanding, 89 rated Good and 18 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.