How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Waterlooville?

Contact the adult social care team at Hampshire County Council and explain what has become difficult or unsafe at home. The assessment is free and is not means tested, although the financial assessment that follows does consider income and capital. A GP, district nurse or hospital discharge team can make the referral on your behalf if that is easier. If you provide unpaid care, ask for a carer assessment at the same time, as it is a separate entitlement.

Can Hampshire County Council fund a care home placement in Waterlooville?

It can, where a care needs assessment identifies eligible needs and a financial assessment shows the person qualifies for help with the fee. Income and capital are both taken into account, and in most permanent placements the value of a property forms part of that calculation. The council pays up to its own rate, so a home charging above it may require a third party top up. Ask for the decision and the agreed contribution in writing before accepting a place.

Which providers in Waterlooville offer residential care?

Fifteen residential care homes in Waterlooville are listed on this page. Nine hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission, including Oaklands Care Home, Denmead Grange Care Home, Hart Plain Care and Oakdene Residential Home. The other six are currently marked Requires Improvement. Vacancies change from week to week, so open the profiles that interest you and contact each home about availability.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation with personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, meals, mobility and medication. A nursing home provides that same personal care with a registered nurse on duty at all hours, which is what clinical needs require. All fifteen providers listed on this page are registered as residential care homes rather than nursing homes. If the care needs assessment identifies a nursing need, look at nursing registered homes instead.

How far in advance should we start looking for a care home in Waterlooville?

Start as soon as a move looks likely rather than waiting for a crisis to settle it. Assessments and funding decisions take time, and where a good number of homes sit below Good, the better regarded ones tend to fill first. Allowing a few weeks lets you visit shortlisted homes more than once and at different times of day. If a hospital discharge is approaching, the discharge team can arrange interim support while a permanent place is found.

What should we ask when visiting a care home in Waterlooville?

Ask how many staff are on duty overnight and at weekends, and how much agency cover the home relies on. Ask who writes and reviews the care plan, and how families are contacted when something changes. If the home is rated below Good, ask directly what the inspector found and what has been done about it. Then ask to see the room genuinely available and look at how residents are spending the afternoon.

Care Homes in Waterlooville

Waterlooville has 16 CQC registered care homes. 10 are rated Good, 5 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 8 of the 16 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Waterlooville at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Waterlooville, 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+: 66. Hampshire average is 73.
People aged 75 and over: 17,000. Rising to 19,500 by 2035, up 15%
Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 9 changed owner, covering 318 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): 2,200. Rising to 2,700 by 2035, up 22%
People aged 85 and over: 4,700. Rising to 6,700 by 2035, up 42%

Planned and recent building work within 5 miles

Green Meadows Green Lane Denmead Waterlooville Hampshire. Application for a 66 bed care home. Submitted 30 January 2026. Approved 16 October 2026. (2.3 miles away)
Land North Of Lavant Drive, Havant. Application for a 86 bed care home. Submitted 24 August 2026. Decision pending. (3.1 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.

Arranging and funding a care home place in Waterlooville

Needs and means are assessed through two separate processes, and both take longer than most families expect. Beginning them before a decision feels urgent is the most useful step you can take.

The care needs assessment

Any adult who appears to need care and support has a right to an assessment, free of charge and whatever their income or capital. Hampshire County Council Adult Social Care is responsible for carrying it out and for the financial assessment that follows where funded support may apply. Anyone providing unpaid care has a separate right to a carer assessment of their own. The support plan produced at the end describes the level of care considered necessary, and it is the first document a home will ask to see.

What the council may contribute

The financial assessment examines income and capital, and in most permanent placements the value of a property counts once the relevant disregards have been applied. Where the council pays, it does so up to its own agreed rate, which means a home charging more will normally need a top up from a relative or another third party. If the need is chiefly clinical rather than practical, ask whether continuing healthcare funding has been assessed, since that is decided through the health service.

Fees and what sits outside them

Weekly rates vary with the room, its size and outlook, and the amount of personal support required. Ask for the figure in writing and establish exactly what is charged separately, because hairdressing, chiropody, escorted appointments, newspapers and some activities commonly are. Ask what notice is given of an increase and what happens if assessed needs rise after a move.

Choosing the right home in Waterlooville and what to look for

With more than a third of the local field sitting below Good, this is a place where the shortlist has to be built on evidence rather than on first impressions.

Reading the reports rather than the ratings

The nine homes rated Good include Oaklands Care Home, Denmead Grange Care Home, Holmside, Parkwood Lodge, Winston Lodge and Bere Grove Care Home. Six are marked Requires Improvement, among them Nightingale Court Care Home, Whitehaven Residential Home and Woodlands Care Home. A home rated below Good is not automatically one to avoid, but you should read what was found, when the inspection took place and what has changed since, and ask the manager about it directly.

Questions to put to the manager

Ask how long the manager has been in post, how much agency cover the home relies on, and how many of the staff you meet have been there more than a year. Ask who writes the care plan, how often it is reviewed, and how a family is told when something changes. Ask what happens after a fall and who telephones home, since the answer reveals how the home handles the things that go wrong rather than the things that go well.

What a visit reveals

Go when the home is under pressure rather than at its quietest, and return unannounced if you can. Watch whether staff crouch to speak to someone seated, whether residents are occupied, how long a call bell rings, and how the place feels in the late afternoon. Ask how long the manager has been in post and how much agency cover is used, since instability at the top is behind a great many disappointing inspections.

16 care homes in Waterlooville

Linda Grove · 17a Linda Grove, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 8UX
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Community Integrated Care
We at Linda Grove offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Waterlooville, Hampshire, where thoughtful support and genuine warmth come together to create a true home for every person who lives with us. Nestled within the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Hart Plain Care · 79 Silvester Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 8TR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Select Supported Care Limited
Hart Plain Care is a residential care home in Waterlooville, Hampshire, supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, including both younger adults and older people. We also offer respite stays. The house is small on...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Whitehaven Residential Home · 22 Whitehaven, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 0DN
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Whitehaven Rest Home Limited
We at Whitehaven Residential Home offer compassionate residential care in the welcoming town of Waterlooville, Hampshire. Our home provides a comforting alternative to hospital or isolated living for older people, including those living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Bayith Rest Home · 18-20 Bevan Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 9QH
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Bayith Rest Home Limited
Here at Bayith Rest Home in Waterlooville, Hampshire, we provide residential care for a range of people with different needs and life experiences. We support older adults, people living with dementia, those with mental health needs, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Holmside · Hambledon Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 6PS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Montis Care Limited
We are a residential care home in Waterlooville supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including younger adults and older people who need help with daily living. The house is run as a household rather than a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Parkwood Lodge · 181 London Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 7RL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Community Homes of Intensive Care and Education Limited
Parkwood Lodge is a residential care home in Waterlooville supporting adults living with mental ill health. We offer respite stays as well as longer term places. People usually come to us at a point where living entirely independently has...
Specialisms: Mental Health, Respite Care
Oaklands Care Home · 216 Stakes Hill Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 5UJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Oaklands Residential Care Limited
Oaklands Care Home is a residential care home in Waterlooville, Hampshire. We are home to older people who need help with daily life, including many living with dementia, and to younger adults who need residential care, and we welcome...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Winston Lodge · 362 London Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 7SR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
We are Winston Lodge, a residential care home in Waterlooville supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. Most of the people who live here are younger adults. The home works rather like a shared household. People...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Royal Mencap Society - 178 London Road · 178 London Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 5SP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Royal Mencap Society
We are a residential care home on London Road in Waterlooville, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays. Our starting point is that this is where people live, not where they have been...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Oakdene Residential Home · Oakdene, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 7RN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Gillian Bryden
Oakdene is a residential home in Waterlooville, Hampshire, for older people who need care, company and a settled place to live. We are a house rather than an institution, and we would like the people here to feel it belongs to them. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Denmead Grange Care Home · Parklands Business Park, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 6XP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
We are Denmead Grange Care Home in Waterlooville, Hampshire. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also support younger adults whose needs suit a residential setting. Respite stays are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Easterlea · Easterlea Rest Home, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO7 6QG
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by David Mitchell
Easterlea in Waterlooville provides residential care for older people. We are a home rather than an institution, and we try to keep daily life here comfortable, familiar and unhurried. People get up when they are ready and spend their time...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Bere Grove Care Home · Gales Rise, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 0WU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
Bere Grove is a residential care home in Waterlooville, Hampshire, caring for older people including those living with dementia, and we also support younger adults. Respite stays are available alongside permanent places. Our most recent...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Woodlands Care Home · 19-23 Lovedean Lane, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 8HJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Heatherland Health Care Limited
Woodlands Care Home is a residential care home in Waterlooville, Hampshire. We look after older people who need daily care and a place where they can settle, including many people living with dementia and people living with mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Respite Care
Nightingale Court Care Home · 63 - 65 Silvester Road, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 8TR
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Nightingale Court Care Limited
Nightingale Court Care Home is in Waterlooville, Hampshire. We provide residential care to older people, and we also offer respite stays for those needing care for a short period or whose family carer needs a break. The people who live...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Bere Grove Care Home · Gales Rise, Waterlooville, Hampshire, PO8 0WU
Care home · Run by Scarborough Hall Limited
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults

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

Woodlands Care Home, 23 September 2026, Good
Bere Grove Care Home, 16 April 2026, Good
Whitehaven Residential Home, 13 April 2026, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

Parkwood Lodge, 15 December 2017, Good
Winston Lodge, 4 March 2018, Good
Hart Plain Care, 18 April 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Waterlooville

How many care homes are there in Waterlooville?

Waterlooville has 16 CQC registered care homes: 10 Good, 5 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 Waterlooville?

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 Waterlooville were inspected most recently?

Woodlands Care Home (23 September 2026), Bere Grove Care Home (16 April 2026) and Whitehaven Residential Home (13 April 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.