Home Care in Eastleigh
Eastleigh has 16 CQC registered home care agencies. 6 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 2 Requires improvement, and 7 have not yet been rated. 6 of the 16 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Eastleigh at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Eastleigh, to help you judge the options below.
- Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies.
- People aged 75 and over: 15,400. Rising to 18,700 by 2035, up 21%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,000. Rising to 2,600 by 2035, up 30%
- People aged 85 and over: 4,400. Rising to 6,700 by 2035, up 52%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 64%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Hampshire as a whole is 64%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 1 opened, 2 closed. 32 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 200 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.4 miles).
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Arranging and Funding Care at Home in Eastleigh
Because support at home is charged by time, the cost follows the hours almost exactly, and a package can start modestly and grow as needs change. That flexibility is its main advantage over a move into residential care. It also means the arrangement needs revisiting periodically rather than being settled once and left, since needs rarely stay still for long.
The Care Needs Assessment
Anyone who appears to need help at home may request a free care needs assessment, whatever their savings, since this stage is not means tested. It is arranged through Hampshire County Council adult social care, the authority responsible for assessing what support a person needs and for arranging funded care where they qualify. The assessment sets out how many visits are needed and what each should achieve, and it becomes the specification against which agencies quote.
Rates, Contributions and Direct Payments
A financial assessment then reviews income and capital and decides whether the council contributes, covers the cost outright, or whether the family buys care privately. Where support is funded, many people take a direct payment and arrange their own, which allows them to choose an agency rather than accept an allocation. Hourly rates vary between agencies and usually increase at weekends, on bank holidays and where two carers are required, so ask for a written schedule covering all of those before agreeing anything.
Details Worth Settling Early
Ask what the minimum visit length is, because a fifteen minute call achieves little beyond a medication prompt. Ask what happens when a regular carer is unwell, and whether travel time between calls appears on the invoice.
Choosing the Right Agency in Eastleigh and What to Look For
When Much of the Field Is Unrated
With seven agencies carrying no published rating, the ratings alone will not produce a shortlist here. An unrated agency has usually registered too recently to have been inspected rather than having been judged poorly, so the enquiry conversation has to take the strain. Ask how long the service has operated, who the registered manager is and how long they have held the post, how many people it currently supports, and what its own monitoring of late and missed calls shows. Where a Requires Improvement rating exists, read the report and note whether the concerns touched the care delivered or the records behind it, and how recent the inspection was.
Continuity and Punctuality
Ask how many different carers a person would ordinarily see across a fortnight. A small rota of familiar faces works; a long one seldom does, particularly where memory difficulties mean someone must explain themselves each time. Ask how sickness and annual leave are covered, how late a call must run before the office telephones, and what happens when a visit is missed altogether. Ask whether families can see the visit logs themselves.
Matching the Package to the Person
Decide what matters most, whether continuity, exact timing, or particular skills such as dementia experience or safe moving and handling, and say so at the outset. Ask for it to be recorded in the care plan rather than hoping it will be picked up as the arrangement settles.
16 home care in Eastleigh
- Brendoncare Knightwood Mews · Shannon Way, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 4TL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Brendoncare Foundation(The)
Brendoncare Knightwood Mews provides care and support to older people in their own homes in Eastleigh. Our work is about helping people carry on living independently in their own place, with support that arrives when it is needed and stays...
Specialisms: Older Person Care - Sagecare (Rowan Court) · Rowan Court, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 2RR
Home care · Run by Sage Care Limited
Sagecare at Rowan Court provides care at home for people living in Eastleigh and the surrounding parts of Hampshire. Our work is to make staying at home a practical option, with support that fits the day rather than reshaping it. We visit...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Right at Home - Mid · 2nd Floor, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 3TG
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Country Caregivers Limited
We are Right at Home in Mid Hampshire, supporting people across the Eastleigh area in their own homes. We plan support around the life somebody already has rather than around a standard package, and we keep the same carers visiting the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - One Community · 12 Romsey Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9AL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by One Community Eastleigh
We are One Community, based in Eastleigh and providing care and support to people in their own homes across the area. We work with older people and people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability - Guardian Angel Carers & Hedge End · Flemming Court, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9PD
Home care · Run by Billington Carers Ltd
Guardian Angel Carers Eastleigh and Hedge End provides care and support in people's own homes across Eastleigh and the surrounding part of Hampshire. We work with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, and people living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Swanton Community Services – Southampton · Suite 1&3 Crescent House, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9SX
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Swanton Community Services
At Swanton Community, we provide home care to people living across Eastleigh and the wider Hampshire area. Our work is rooted in the belief that people deserve to be supported in the comfort of their own homes, in ways that reflect who...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Allerton C&S SC · Suite 5 Binning House, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 5LA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Allerton C&S SC Limited
We are Allerton, based in Eastleigh, and we provide support in people's own homes and in the community across this part of Hampshire. Our work is with adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, and adults living with mental ill...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health - Sagecare (Surrey Court) · Surrey Court, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 3LS
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Sage Care Limited
Sagecare (Surrey Court) is a home care agency supporting people in and around Eastleigh in Hampshire. We visit people at home, arranging calls around the way someone already lives rather than expecting them to fit around us, and we try...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - 71 Lawn Road · 71 Lawn Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 4GG
Home care · Run by Maidens LLC Limited
71 Lawn Road supports people in and around Eastleigh in their own homes. Our purpose is straightforward, which is to make it possible for somebody to stay where they want to be for as long as that is sensible and safe. We support older...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Caremark (Winchester &) · 1a Portsmouth Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 7HF
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Maestro Care Ltd
Caremark (Winchester & Eastleigh) supports people across this part of Hampshire in their own homes. Our work covers a wide range of needs, and we plan each person's support around their own routines rather than around a standard schedule....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Lopen Care Agency · Lopen Care Agency, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9FD
Home care · Run by Lopen Care Agency Ltd
At Lopen Care Agency, we provide home care support to people living in Eastleigh and the surrounding areas of Hampshire. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, which we know...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults - Unity Care Specialists · 67 Leigh Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9DF
Home care · Run by Unity Care Specialists Ltd
At Unity Care Specialists, we provide personalised home care to people across Eastleigh and the surrounding areas of Hampshire. We believe that receiving support at home should feel as natural and comfortable as possible, which is why we...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults - Bishopstoke Park · Garnier Drive, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 6LQ
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Anchor Hanover Group
At Bishopstoke Park, we provide home care to people living in Eastleigh and the surrounding areas of Hampshire. Our work centres on supporting individuals in the place that matters most to them: their own home. Whether someone needs a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Your Life · Catherine Court, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 5GA
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Yourlife Management Services Limited
We at Your Life (Eastleigh) are proud to offer compassionate home care across Eastleigh and the surrounding Hampshire communities, supporting people to live well and independently in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Voyage (DCA) · Unit 9 West Links, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 3TG
Home care · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
We at Voyage (DCA) Hampshire are proud to provide compassionate home care across Eastleigh and the surrounding Hampshire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in Eastleigh...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Sagecare (Fernhill Court) · Fernhill Court, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 2ER
Home care · Run by Sage Care Limited
We at Sagecare (Fernhill Court) are proud to offer compassionate home care across Eastleigh and the surrounding Hampshire community, supporting older people, younger adults, and those living with dementia or a physical disability to remain...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
What home care costs
| Type of care | What it costs |
|---|---|
| Hourly care visits, South East Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Hampshire agencies publish a rate. | £28.00 to £36.96 an hour |
| What Hampshire pays Average hourly rate, October 2026. | £25.90 an hour |
| Homecare Association minimum price 2026 to 2027. The Association's estimate of the lowest price that covers the cost of delivering care. It is not a legal minimum. | £34.42 an hour |
| Live in care, England Middle half of prices from 62 agencies. Median £1,455. | £1,250 to £1,668 a week |
Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Your Life (Eastleigh), 28 July 2026, Good
- Sagecare (Surrey Court), 4 March 2026, Requires improvement
- Voyage (DCA) Hampshire, 21 July 2025, Not yet rated
Longest since a report
- Allerton C&S SC, 25 September 2018, Good
- Caremark (Winchester & Eastleigh), 29 September 2018, Good
- One Community, 26 October 2018, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Eastleigh
How many home care agencies are there in Eastleigh?
Eastleigh has 16 CQC registered home care agencies: 1 Outstanding, 6 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 7 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does home care cost in Eastleigh?
Hourly care visits, South East: £28.00 to £36.96 an hour. Middle half of prices from 24 agencies. Median £32.92. Shown for South East because too few Hampshire agencies publish a rate. Published prices come from agencies that publish rates, so treat them as a guide. Ask the agency for its own price.
Which home care agencies in Eastleigh were inspected most recently?
Your Life (Eastleigh) (28 July 2026), Sagecare (Surrey Court) (4 March 2026) and Voyage (DCA) Hampshire (21 July 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.