Which providers in Fleet offer residential care?

Twenty six providers match this search, all registered with the Care Quality Commission to deliver accommodation with personal care. The list mixes homes operated by national groups with smaller independent ones, and each has a profile here showing its rating and registration details. Vacancies change from week to week, so telephone to check availability rather than relying on the listing alone. Shortlist three or four and compare their inspection reports before visiting.

What should I ask when visiting a care home in Fleet?

Ask about staffing levels by day and overnight, how much agency cover is used and how long the registered manager has been in post. Find out how care plans are written and reviewed, how families are told when something changes, and what happens if needs increase beyond what the home can meet. Ask to see a week of menus and the activities programme. Request the fees, the notice period and the complaints procedure in writing.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation and help with daily living from care staff, covering washing, dressing, meals, medication prompts and company. A nursing home offers all of that and also keeps a registered nurse on duty at every hour for clinical needs such as complex wounds, tube feeding or advanced frailty. The registration category held with the Care Quality Commission shows which type a setting is. If clinical needs are likely to grow, ask whether the home can continue to meet them.

Can Hampshire County Council pay for a care home placement in Fleet?

It can, where a needs assessment shows residential care is required and a financial assessment confirms capital and income fall below the national thresholds. Most people who qualify still contribute something from their pension and other income. Above the threshold the placement is self funded, although the council must still carry out the assessment and give advice. Where a property is owned, ask how it is treated and whether a deferred payment agreement is possible.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Fleet?

Contact the adult social care team at Hampshire County Council and ask for a care needs assessment, for yourself or for a relative who agrees to it. A GP, district nurse or hospital discharge team can also refer. The assessment is free and is not means tested, so there is no need to settle finances first. Write down specific recent difficulties beforehand, because concrete examples help an assessor far more than a general impression.

How far in advance should I start looking at care homes?

Begin earlier than feels comfortable. Assessments take a few weeks, well regarded homes often keep waiting lists, and an unhurried search lets the person moving visit and say what they prefer. That involvement makes a real difference to how well someone settles afterwards. Where the search follows a hospital admission the timescale compresses sharply, so tell the council at the outset and still ask for time to visit before agreeing.

Care Homes in Fleet

Fleet has 26 CQC registered care homes. 19 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 4 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 18 of the 26 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Fleet at a glance

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

Hampshire County Council pays, residential care: £849 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,384 to £1,672, median £1,520
Care home beds filled across Essex: 88%. The 12 month average is 87%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 52. Essex average is 67.
People aged 75 and over: 12,900. Rising to 13,400 by 2035, up 4%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 3 changed owner, covering 274 beds.
Who pays, across Essex (estimate): 36% council, 38% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,600. Rising to 1,900 by 2035, up 17%
People aged 85 and over: 3,300. Rising to 4,800 by 2035, up 48%

Planned and recent building work within 5 miles

Goldenley Care Homes 11 - 13 Richmond Avenue Benfleet Essex. Application for a 72 bed care home. Submitted 21 January 2026. Approved 15 July 2026. (0.6 miles away)
Great Broomfields Cranfield Park Road Wickford Essex. Application for a 70 bed care home through a change of use. Submitted 5 June 2025. Decision pending. (2.9 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 Fleet involves and what to look for

The shape of life in a care home

A residential home provides a room of one's own within a building where help is available at any hour. Care staff support washing, dressing, medication, meals and getting about, and most homes offer an activities programme, laundry and housekeeping, and visits from a doctor, chiropodist or hairdresser. Facilities lists tend to look alike. What genuinely separates one home from another is the atmosphere: how the day is paced, how staff speak to residents, and whether people look settled and occupied rather than merely supervised.

Reading the ratings with a little care

Among the twenty six homes here, two are rated Outstanding and nineteen are rated Good, four have been told they Require Improvement and one has no published rating. That is a reassuring picture overall, but a rating summarises a single inspection. Open the report and read the safe and well led sections most closely, since staffing levels, medication handling and stable management are what families notice day to day. Check the inspection date as well, because a home may have changed manager or owner since inspectors last called.

What to notice on a visit

Visit at a busy time, ideally around a mealtime, and go twice before you decide. Watch how quickly call bells are answered, whether residents are out of their rooms and doing something, and how staff talk to someone who needs help with something private. Ask about overnight staffing, how much agency cover is used and what happens when a resident's needs grow. A brief candid word with a visiting relative usually tells you more than the tour does.

Getting an assessment and sorting out the funding

The care needs assessment

A care needs assessment is free and available to anyone who appears to need support, whatever their savings. A practitioner looks at mobility, personal care, nutrition, memory, medication and risk, then sets out in writing what is required and whether residential care is the right answer. Ask for a copy of the written outcome. A relative providing regular unpaid help is entitled to a separate carer's assessment of their own needs.

Who pays for a place

Help with fees is settled through a financial assessment of income and capital. Hampshire County Council is the authority responsible for both assessments in this area and for arranging funded placements where someone is eligible, and it is also where to ask about deferred payment agreements when a property forms part of the picture. Above the capital threshold a placement is self funded, but the assessment and the impartial advice that comes with it remain available and are worth taking up first.

Understanding the weekly fee

Weekly charges differ markedly between homes and rise where dementia support, a larger room or higher staffing is involved. Ask exactly what the quoted figure covers and what sits outside it, since hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers and escorted appointments are commonly billed separately. Confirm how often fees are reviewed and what notice is given of an increase, and ask whether a third party top up is expected and who would be responsible for paying it.

26 care homes in Fleet

Eco Nights · 1A Limetree Avenue, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5AA
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Eco Wings & Nights Limited
We at Eco Nights are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in Benfleet, Essex, where personalised support meets a genuine sense of community. Nestled within the SS postcode area, our home provides a calm and supportive...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Derriford House · Pinewood Hill, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 3AW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Derriford House Limited
We at Derriford House are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Fleet, Hampshire, where older people receive the compassionate support they deserve in a truly homely setting. Nestled within the leafy...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Guy's Court Residential Care Home · 409 Poulton Road, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 7JY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sanctuary Care Limited
We at Guy's Court Residential Care Home are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care setting in the heart of Fleetwood, Lancashire. Our home has been thoughtfully designed as a place where older people, adults living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hall · Chatsworth Avenue, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 8RW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sandstone Care North West Limited
Fleetwood Hall is a residential care home in Fleetwood, Lancashire, caring for older people including those living with dementia. We offer permanent places and shorter respite stays. Our most recent inspection by the Care Quality...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Oakdale · 123 Kiln Road, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1TG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Oakdale Care Home Ltd
We at Oakdale are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Benfleet, Essex, where older people receive the compassionate, personalised care they deserve. Nestled within a residential part of Benfleet, our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Dale Lodge · Dale Road, Southfleet, Kent, DA13 9NX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd
Dale Lodge is a residential care home in Southfleet, Kent. We care for older people who need help with daily life, in a house where the pace is unhurried and the surrounding countryside is part of everyday life rather than a view from a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Goldenley Care Home · 11-13 Richmond Avenue, South Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5HE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Goldenley Healthcare Ltd
Goldenley Care Home is a residential care home in South Benfleet, Essex. We are home to older people, we support residents living with dementia, and we offer respite stays for people who need care for a short period, whether following a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Milton Lodge Rest Home · 35 Mount Road, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6EX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Fyldecare (1990) Limited
Milton Lodge is a residential care home in Fleetwood, Lancashire. We support older people, including those living with dementia, and people with physical disabilities. Younger adults whose needs are best met in a residential setting are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Fylde and Wyre Short Break Services · Larkholme Lane, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 7PN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Lancashire County Council
We provide short breaks in Fleetwood for people across Fylde and Wyre, offering planned stays away from home for adults who need support, and a proper rest for the families who usually provide it. A short break should be something the...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Stafford Hall · 138 Thundersley Park Road, South Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1EN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Runwood Homes Limited
Here at Stafford Hall, we provide residential care for older adults in the heart of South Benfleet, Essex. Our home is a place where people genuinely feel settled, supported and at ease, and we work hard every day to make sure that remains...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Elliott House · Reading Road North, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 4AW
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
Elliott House is a residential care home in Fleet, Hampshire, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. This is a home rather than a placement, and the household is built around the people who live in it. Support is...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Woodlands · 174-178 Reading Road South, Fleet, Hampshire, GU52 6AE
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Woodlands & Hill Brow Limited
We at Woodlands are proud to offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in the heart of Fleet, Hampshire, where older people receive compassionate support tailored to their individual needs. Nestled within the leafy GU postcode area,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Hollyveer House · 16 Brook Road, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5JA
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Hollywood Rest Home
Hollyveer House is a residential care home in Benfleet, Essex, and we support older people who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia and those living with mental ill health, along with younger adults and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Dale Mount · Dale Road, Southfleet, Kent, DA13 9NX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Nicholas James Care Homes Ltd
Dale Mount at Southfleet is a residential care home providing care for older people, including those living with dementia. People move in when managing at home has stopped being realistic, sometimes gradually over several years and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
MARINERS COURT CARE HOME · 45-46, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 7JL
Care home · Run by Terebinth Limited
Mariners Court Care Home is a residential care home in Fleetwood, Lancashire, supporting older people and younger adults. Moving into a care home is rarely anybody's first choice, and we would rather acknowledge that than pretend...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Carers Choices · The White House, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1BU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Carers Choices
We at Carers Choices are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in Benfleet, Essex, where individuals with a range of needs can feel truly at home. Our focus on personalised residential care means every person who lives with us...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Respite Care
Hall Care Home · 22-26 Church Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 4NB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Willow Tower Opco 1 Limited
Fleet Hall Care Home is a residential home in Fleet, caring for older people who need support with everyday life, including residents living with dementia. What we provide is help with the ordinary business of the day, given without fuss:...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
The Chestnuts · 42-44 Chertsey Road, West Byfleet, Surrey, KT14 7AN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mysa Care (The Chestnuts) Limited
The Chestnuts is a residential care home in West Byfleet, Surrey. We are home to older people and to younger adults, including adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people with visual...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Yachtsman Care Home · 41-42 Laidleys Walk, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 7JL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Yachtsman Limited
Here at The Yachtsman Care Home, we are proud to be part of the Fleetwood community in Lancashire, offering a warm and welcoming place that our residents genuinely call home. We provide residential care, dementia care, respite care and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Fairhaven Care Home · 43-44 Laidleys Walk, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 7JL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by North Fylde Care Ltd
Fairhaven Care Home is a residential care home in Fleetwood, Lancashire. We support older people who need help with daily life and younger adults who need residential care, and we offer respite stays for short periods. We are a small home...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Abbeyfield Lodge · 184-186 Reading Road South, Fleet, Hampshire, GU52 6AE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
Abbeyfield Lodge is a care home in Fleet, Hampshire. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, including people managing a mental health condition, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. Supporting...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
1 Parkstone Avenue · 1 Parkstone Avenue, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 1SP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Certitude Trading Limited
1 Parkstone Avenue is a residential care home in Benfleet, Essex, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, adults living with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people with a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Beacon House · Victoria Hill Road, Fleet, Hampshire, GU51 4LG
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Wilton Rest Homes Limited
Beacon House is a residential care home in Fleet, Hampshire. We are a permanent home to older people, many of whom are living with dementia, and we also offer respite stays for people needing care for a short period or whose family carer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
13 Manor Crescent · 13 Manor Crescent, Byfleet, Surrey, KT14 7EN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Glenholme Specialist Healthcare (Southern Region) Ltd
Manor Crescent in Byfleet is a small residential care home. We support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and people with physical disabilities, and we offer respite stays for people who need a short break or whose family...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Respite Care
15 Manor Crescent · 15 Manor Crescent, West Byfleet, Surrey, KT14 7EN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Glenholme Specialist Healthcare (Southern Region) Ltd
We are a small residential home on Manor Crescent in West Byfleet, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including people with physical disabilities. Being small lets us run as a household rather than a service....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Respite Care
West Hall · Parvis Road, West Byfleet, Surrey, KT14 6EY
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Anchor Hanover Group
West Hall is a residential care home in West Byfleet for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support some younger adults whose needs suit a home of this kind. We help with washing and dressing, medication, meals...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care

What care costs in Essex, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care Middle half of prices from 11 Essex homes. Median £1,520.	£849	£1,384 to £1,672
Nursing care East of England figure, because too few Essex homes publish this price. 17 homes. Median £1,935.	£1,103	£1,800 to £2,126
Residential dementia care East of England figure, because too few Essex homes publish this price. 33 homes. Median £1,785.	Not published separately	£1,602 to £1,877
Nursing dementia care East of England figure, because too few Essex homes publish this price. 10 homes. Median £1,940.	Not published separately	£1,870 to £2,100

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

Fylde and Wyre Short Break Services, 28 September 2026, Good
Elliott House, 5 November 2025, Requires improvement
Hollyveer House, 23 May 2025, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

Abbeyfield Lodge, 17 October 2017, Good
The Chestnuts, 7 December 2017, Good
Dale Mount, 18 July 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Fleet

How many care homes are there in Fleet?

Fleet has 26 CQC registered care homes: 2 Outstanding, 19 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.

How much does a care home cost in Fleet?

Hampshire County Council pays an average of £849 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,384 to £1,672 a week. Middle half of prices from 11 Essex homes. Median £1,520. 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 Fleet were inspected most recently?

Fylde and Wyre Short Break Services (28 September 2026), Elliott House (5 November 2025) and Hollyveer House (23 May 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.