Which care homes are available in Basingstoke?

Twenty three registered residential care homes are listed on this page, among them Oakley Lodge, Baytrees, Heatherside Care Home, Sansa House and The Conifers. All are registered with the Care Quality Commission to provide residential care. Two currently hold a rating of Outstanding, twenty are rated Good and one is rated Requires Improvement. Each listing links to a profile setting out the rating, the registration details and the inspection history.

What should I ask when I visit a care home in Basingstoke?

Ask how many staff are on duty during the day and overnight, and how the home covers absence at short notice. Ask how long the manager and senior carers have been in post, since a settled team tends to mean settled care. Find out what happens if a resident's needs increase, including whether the home can support someone approaching the end of life. Request a written breakdown of the weekly fee and try to visit more than once, at different times of day.

What is the difference between a care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home helps with everyday tasks such as washing, dressing, meals and medication, provided by staff trained in personal care. A nursing home offers all of that and also has registered nurses on duty, so it can manage clinical needs such as complex medication, wound care and care at the end of life. The homes on this page are registered for residential care rather than nursing. A care needs assessment will show which of the two is the right level of support.

Will Hampshire County Council pay towards a care home placement?

It may, once a needs assessment has shown that residential care is appropriate and a financial assessment has been completed. That financial assessment looks at income, savings and usually the value of a property, measured against the national capital thresholds. Where a person qualifies, the council contributes towards the weekly fee, and a top up may be needed if the chosen home costs more than the rate it will pay. It is worth requesting both assessments even when a family expects to fund the placement itself.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Basingstoke?

Contact Hampshire County Council, which is responsible for adult social care assessments for people living in Basingstoke, and ask for a care needs assessment. It is free and available to anyone who appears to need care and support, whatever their means. A practitioner will talk through daily routines, mobility, medication, memory and the help relatives are already giving before recommending a level of care. The outcome is given in writing and is useful when approaching homes, whether or not funding is involved.

How early should I begin looking at care homes?

Start as soon as residential care looks likely rather than waiting for a crisis or a discharge date to force the pace. Assessments, financial checks and waiting lists all take time, and the homes that suit a person best often have the least availability. Beginning early leaves room for unhurried visits and for the person moving to be part of the decision. If a hospital discharge is already being arranged, tell the ward team promptly so social care involvement can start without delay.

Care Homes in Basingstoke

Basingstoke has 23 CQC registered care homes. 20 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement. 21 of the 23 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Basingstoke at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Basingstoke, to help you judge the options below.

Hampshire County Council pays, residential care: £1,245 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,458 to £1,870, median £1,595
Care home beds filled across Hampshire: 88%. The 12 month average is 87%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 61. Hampshire average is 73.
People aged 75 and over: 18,200. Rising to 21,800 by 2035, up 19%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 4 changed owner, covering 177 beds.
Who pays, across Hampshire (estimate): 35% council, 50% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,300. Rising to 3,000 by 2035, up 31%
People aged 85 and over: 4,700. Rising to 7,500 by 2035, up 60%

Planned and recent building work within 5 miles

Sycamore Cottage Skippetts Lane West Basingstoke Hampshire. Application for a 3 bed care home. Submitted 11 July 2025. Approved 3 September 2025. (0.7 miles away)

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

What Residential Care in Basingstoke Involves and What to Look For

What a care home provides, in practice, is help with the ordinary business of the day at whatever hour it is needed, covering washing, dressing, meals, medication and company, from staff who are present continuously rather than for a booked visit. That constant presence is the reason families move from support at home to a residential placement, and it is also the thing worth testing on a visit.

How the Ratings Compare Across Basingstoke

The twenty three homes listed here sit close together on the published measures. Two of them, Sansa House and The Conifers, hold a rating of Outstanding, twenty are rated Good and one is rated Requires Improvement. Because so little separates the field on paper, the report behind each rating matters more than the headline word. Each rating rests on five key questions, asking whether a service is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led, and a home rated Good overall may still carry a weaker judgement on one of them. Check the date of the inspection too, as an older judgement can predate a change of manager or owner.

Questions That Are Worth Asking on a Visit

Ask how many care staff are on duty by day and overnight, how the home covers sickness and leave, and how long the current team has been in post, since stable staffing shapes daily life more than decor does. Ask what happens if a resident's needs increase, particularly whether the home can continue to support someone who later needs nursing care or is approaching the end of life. Look at how residents are spending the afternoon and whether staff speak to them by name. Visiting twice, once quietly and once at a mealtime, tells you more than a single guided tour.

Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out the Funding

A placement rests on two decisions, one about the level of care a person needs and one about who pays for it. Both come from assessments that take time to arrange, so it is worth setting them going while visits are still being booked.

Requesting a Care Needs Assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support can ask for a needs assessment, free of charge and regardless of savings. Hampshire County Council Adult Social Care is the authority responsible for carrying out that assessment for people living in Basingstoke and for arranging any funded support that follows from it. A practitioner will look at daily tasks, mobility, medication, memory, night time needs and the load being carried by relatives, then set out whether residential care is the appropriate level. Relatives providing regular support can request a carer's assessment of their own at the same time.

Fees, Means Testing and What to Check in Writing

A financial assessment follows and considers income, savings and, for a residential placement, usually the value of a property. Where capital sits above the national threshold a family funds the placement privately, and below it the council contributes according to that means test. Weekly fees differ between the homes on this page according to the room, the setting and the level of support needed, so ask each one for a written schedule showing exactly what the fee covers and what is billed separately, including trips, hairdressing and chiropody. Ask as well how much notice is given before a fee increase.

23 care homes in Basingstoke

Applewood Care Home · Coopers Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG26 5BZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Milkwood Care Ltd
Applewood Care Home is a residential care home in Basingstoke, Hampshire. We provide a home for older people, including many living with dementia, and we also support some younger adults and offer respite stays for shorter periods of care....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Basingfield Court Residential Care Home · Huish Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG24 7BN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sanctuary Care Limited
We are a residential care home in Basingstoke. Most of the people who live here are older, though we also support younger adults, and between them they bring a range of needs: dementia, mental health conditions, physical disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Cornfields · 98 Roman Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 8HD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Liaise (South) Limited
We are Cornfields, a residential care home in Basingstoke, Hampshire, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. We offer permanent places and respite stays. A home for a small number of people allows support to be...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Willow Tree Lodge · 189 Kempshott Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 5NA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Liaise (South) Limited
Willow Tree Lodge is a care home in Basingstoke, providing residential care for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, along with respite stays. We keep the house small deliberately. A handful of people sharing a home can...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
The Conifers · 228 Kempshott Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 5LR
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Care Opportunities Ltd
The Conifers is a small residential home in Basingstoke supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. Keeping the house small is deliberate, because it means everybody knows each other properly, the atmosphere stays...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Worting Road (The Whispers) · 358 Worting Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 5DY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
We are The Whispers on Worting Road in Basingstoke, a residential care home supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. Most of the people who live here are younger adults. Being small is the basis of how we work....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Heatherside Care Home · Scures Hill, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG27 9JR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Pearl Care (Norwich) Limited
We are a residential care home in Basingstoke, offering a settled home to older people and to younger adults who need support with daily life. We also take people for respite stays, whether that is a planned break so a family carer can...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Eastrop House and Lodge · Eastrop House, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 7PY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited
Eastrop House and Lodge is a residential care home in Basingstoke, Hampshire, supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays for people who need somewhere for a...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Cornview · 124 Roman Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 8HF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Liaise (South) Limited
Cornview is a residential care home in Basingstoke, Hampshire, for adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. We are a house rather than an institution, and being small is the point. Staff get to know the people they support...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Linnet House · 168 Kempshott Lane, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 5LA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Liaise (South) Limited
Linnet House is a residential care home in Basingstoke, Hampshire, supporting adults who have a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays for people who need support for a shorter...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Glebelands · 14 Wallis Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 3DN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Liaise (South) Limited
Glebelands is a small residential home in Basingstoke. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and we offer respite stays. Being small is the point rather than a limitation. This is a house and it feels like one....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
The Limes · Beverley Close, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 4BT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by B.L.I.S.S. Residential Care Ltd
The Limes is a residential care home in Basingstoke, and we support adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including younger adults working towards a more independent life. Respite stays are available as well, planned or at...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
70-72 Worting Road · 70-72 Worting Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 8TP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Advance Housing and Support Ltd
We at 70-72 Worting Road offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Basingstoke, providing specialist support for adults living with learning disabilities and autism. Set within the familiar surroundings of Hampshire, our home...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Baytrees · 246 Old Worting Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 6PD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Liaise (South) Limited
We are Baytrees, a residential care home in Basingstoke, Hampshire, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. We offer permanent places and respite stays. A small home allows support to be genuinely individual...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
3 to 5 Kennet Way · Oakley, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 7AP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Liaise (South) Limited
We are a small residential care home at Kennet Way in Basingstoke, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, and offering respite stays as well as permanent places. Being small is the point. It means the people who live here...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Roman House · Winklebury Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 8BJ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Salutem LD BidCo IV Limited
We at Roman House are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the welcoming town of Basingstoke, Hampshire. As a dedicated residential care home, we provide a true home from home for older people and younger adults alike, set...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Stokelodge · 85 Cliddesden Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 3EY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
At Stokelodge, we offer residential care in the heart of Basingstoke, Hampshire, and we are proud to support the people who live with us every day. Our home specialises in care for adults with learning disabilities and autism, and we also...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Wavelly House · 7a Wavel Close, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 6EQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Together for Mental Wellbeing
Wavelly House is a residential care home in Basingstoke, Hampshire, supporting adults living with a mental health condition. We also offer respite care for planned short stays. This is somewhere people live rather than somewhere they are...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care
Sycamore Cottage Rest Home · Skippetts Lane West, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 3HP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sycamore Cottage Rest Home Limited
Sycamore Cottage Rest Home is a residential care home in Basingstoke supporting older people and younger adults, including residents living with dementia and people managing mental ill health. We offer permanent places and planned respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Oakley Lodge · 500 Worting Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 8PU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
Here at Oakley Lodge, we are proud to offer a warm and welcoming home for the people who live with us in the heart of Basingstoke, Hampshire. We support a diverse range of individuals, including older adults, younger adults, people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hindson House · Warwick Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG23 8EA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Hampshire County Council
Hindson House is a residential care home in Basingstoke. We support older people and younger adults, including people with a learning disability, autistic people, people with physical disabilities and people with sight or hearing loss....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Sansa House · 39 Cliddesden Road, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG21 3DT
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Liaise (South) Limited
Sansa House is a residential care home in Basingstoke, Hampshire, supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, most of them younger adults. Respite stays are available too. We are a small house and everything follows...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Applelea · Harrow Way, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 4BB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Liaise (South) Limited
We at Applelea are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Basingstoke, Hampshire, where compassionate support meets a genuine sense of belonging. Our home specialises in residential care for adults with...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care

What care costs in Hampshire, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Middle half of prices from 13 Hampshire homes. Median £1,595.	£1,245	£1,458 to £1,870
Nursing care South East figure, because too few Hampshire homes publish this price. 63 homes. Median £1,933.	£1,365	£1,617 to £2,080
Residential dementia care South East figure, because too few Hampshire homes publish this price. 82 homes. Median £1,709.	Not published separately	£1,571 to £1,942
Nursing dementia care South East figure, because too few Hampshire homes publish this price. 37 homes. Median £2,050.	Not published separately	£1,975 to £2,226

Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.

Inspected most recently

Oakley Lodge, 30 September 2026, Good
Heatherside Care Home, 22 February 2024, Good
Linnet House, 18 May 2023, Good

Longest since a report

Willow Tree Lodge, 18 October 2017, Good
Eastrop House and Lodge, 13 December 2017, Good
Glebelands, 5 January 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Basingstoke

How many care homes are there in Basingstoke?

Basingstoke has 23 CQC registered care homes: 2 Outstanding, 20 Good, 1 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Basingstoke?

Hampshire County Council pays an average of £1,245 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,458 to £1,870 a week. Middle half of prices from 13 Hampshire homes. Median £1,595. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.

Which care homes in Basingstoke were inspected most recently?

Oakley Lodge (30 September 2026), Heatherside Care Home (22 February 2024) and Linnet House (18 May 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.