Care Homes in Gosport
Gosport has 14 CQC registered care homes. 12 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement. 13 of the 14 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Gosport at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Gosport, 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+: 60. Hampshire average is 73.
- People aged 75 and over: 9,800. Rising to 11,700 by 2035, up 19%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 6 changed owner, covering 208 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): 1,300. Rising to 1,600 by 2035, up 27%
- People aged 85 and over: 2,500. Rising to 3,900 by 2035, up 53%
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Choosing the right care home in Gosport and what to look for
The hour before you look at any home
The most useful hour in this process is the one spent before looking at a single home. Write down how the person actually spends a day: when they wake, what they like to eat, whether they want company or quiet, how far family will realistically travel to visit. That page of notes narrows fourteen options faster than any amount of browsing, and it gives you something concrete to test when you walk through a door.
Reading the ratings properly
Twelve homes here are rated Good and two are rated Requires Improvement. A rating reflects one inspection on particular days rather than a permanent verdict, so check the date alongside the word. For the two rated below Good, read what inspectors found and what the provider was asked to put right, because some findings concern record keeping and others go to the heart of how people are looked after. An older Good rating equally describes a home as it stood at the time of that visit.
What a visit tells you
Go twice if you can, and arrange one visit around a mealtime. Ask how many care staff are on duty by day and overnight, how long the registered manager has been in post and how much the team has changed over the past year. Watch whether residents are greeted by name and whether staff have time to stop and talk. Homes such as Dibden View, Merlin Park and Portchester Lodge will each feel different in ways no summary can convey.
Arranging and funding a placement in Gosport
The care needs assessment
Anyone who appears to need care and support has a right to an assessment, whatever their savings. It is carried out by Hampshire County Council, which considers what the person can manage safely alone and what support would close the gap. Ask for it in writing where you can and keep a record of names and dates. A relative providing regular unpaid support can request a separate carer's assessment, and a hospital discharge team can start the process for someone currently an inpatient.
Who contributes to the fees
A financial assessment follows and decides what, if anything, the local authority pays towards a placement. Savings and most income are counted, and the value of a property may also be taken into account for a permanent move, depending on who else still lives in it. Weekly fees differ between the homes listed here and can differ within one home according to the room and the level of support. Ask for the figure in writing together with a clear statement of what it excludes. Where public funding meets part of the cost at a home charging above the usual rate, a third party may be asked to cover the difference.
Moving once rather than twice
Ask what each home would do if needs increased, because a second move is unsettling as well as expensive. Some can support advancing frailty within their existing registration and others would expect a transfer, and it is far better to know which before anyone moves in.
14 care homes in Gosport
- Elizabethlodge · 29 Beech Grove, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2EJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by David Mitchell
Elizabethlodge is a residential care home in Gosport, Hampshire. We provide a home for people living with dementia and we also offer respite stays, whether to give a family carer a rest or to provide a settled place for somebody for a...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Respite Care - Dibden View · Bedenham Lane, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 0LW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
Dibden View is a residential home in Gosport, Hampshire. We support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, and adults living with a mental health condition. Most of the people here are younger adults, and we offer respite...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Park View · 26 Crescent Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2DJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Dolphin Homes Limited
Park View is a residential care home in Gosport. We support adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people with physical disabilities and people with sight or hearing loss, including younger adults, and we offer respite stays....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Hazeldene Residential Care Home · 20 Bury Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3UD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Firtree Associates Limited
Hazeldene is a residential care home in Gosport, Hampshire, providing a permanent home for adults who need care and support with everyday life. We aim for a household where people are known properly rather than looked after efficiently....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Warnford Close · 18 Warnford Close, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3RT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The You Trust
Warnford Close is a residential care home in Gosport, Hampshire, supporting adults living with mental health conditions. This is somewhere people live rather than somewhere they have been placed, and we run the household on that basis....
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care - St Vincent House · St Vincent House, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 4TH
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by St. Vincent Care Homes Limited
We are a residential care home in Gosport, providing a home for older people who need support with everyday life, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. We also offer respite stays, either arranged in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Brookfield Residential Home · 1 Clayhall Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2BY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs J Filsell
Here at Brookfield Residential Home, we provide care for older people in the heart of Gosport, Hampshire. We are a residential care home specialising in older person care, residential care and dementia care, and we work hard every day to...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Oakwood House · 46 Brockhurst Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3DE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Lingap Limited
Oakwood House is a residential care home in Gosport, Hampshire. We support adults who are autistic or who have a learning disability, including younger adults, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. What we are aiming for...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Portchester Lodge · 90 Fareham Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 0AG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
Portchester Lodge is a residential care home in Gosport, Hampshire, supporting adults living with a mental health condition. Many of the people who live here are younger adults, and we also offer respite care for planned short stays. This...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Royal · 37B Stoke Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 1LS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Alex Davis (Gosport) Limited
Here at The Royal in Gosport, Hampshire, we provide residential care for a wide range of people, and we take real pride in getting to know each person who comes through our doors. We support older adults, younger adults, and people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Russell Churcher Court · Melrose Gardens, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 3BE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Thorngate Churcher Trust
We at Russell Churcher Court are proud to offer compassionate residential care in the heart of Gosport, Hampshire, providing a warm and welcoming home for older people who need a little extra support in their daily lives. Nestled within...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Merlin Park · 1 Fort Road, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2AR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Serincourt Limited
Merlin Park is a residential care home in Gosport, Hampshire. We are home to older people and to younger adults, we support residents living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, and people with a visual or hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Redclyffe House · 63 The Avenue, Gosport, Hampshire, PO12 2JX
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Fairoze Limited
Here at Redclyffe House, we provide residential care for a wide range of people in the heart of Gosport, Hampshire. Our home supports older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, and individuals with learning disabilities or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Dormy Way · 12 Dormy Way, Gosport, Hampshire, PO13 9RF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Community Integrated Care
Here at Dormy Way, we provide residential care for a wide range of people from our home in Gosport, Hampshire. We support older adults, younger adults, people with learning disabilities or autism, and people living with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, 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
- Park View, 23 March 2026, Good
- Redclyffe House, 20 July 2023, Requires improvement
- Elizabethlodge, 22 June 2022, Good
Longest since a report
- Oakwood House, 16 November 2017, Good
- Dibden View, 21 November 2017, Good
- Warnford Close, 23 November 2017, Good
Frequently asked questions about care homes in Gosport
How many care homes are there in Gosport?
Gosport has 14 CQC registered care homes: 12 Good, 2 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 Gosport?
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 Gosport were inspected most recently?
Park View (23 March 2026), Redclyffe House (20 July 2023) and Elizabethlodge (22 June 2022) have the most recent CQC reports.