Can Hampshire County Council help pay for care at home?

It can, where a financial assessment shows that capital and income fall within the national thresholds governing funded support. The assessment considers savings, investments and income, and the value of the property is disregarded while the person continues to live in it. Where Hampshire County Council contributes, support can be arranged on the person's behalf or paid as a direct payment so that they select their own agency. Anyone assessed as able to meet the full cost pays privately, but can request a fresh assessment as savings reduce.

How is a care needs assessment arranged in Fareham?

Ask the adult social care team at Hampshire County Council directly, by telephone or through the form on the council website. A GP, district nurse or hospital discharge coordinator can also refer someone, which is the usual route when a stay on a ward is ending. The assessment is free and open to anyone who appears to need care and support, regardless of income or savings. Keeping a short note of the tasks that have become difficult gives the assessor a much more accurate picture.

How quickly can home care be put in place?

Care at home can often be arranged within a week or two, which makes it far more responsive than a move into a care home. Even so, the agencies families most want are not always able to take on a new package immediately, particularly where early morning or late evening calls are needed. Beginning the conversation before matters become urgent leaves room to compare providers rather than take whoever has capacity. Where a hospital discharge is coming, tell the ward early so that support is ready on the day someone returns home.

Which home care agencies are listed for Fareham?

Thirty eight providers match this search, each registered with the Care Quality Commission to deliver care in people's own homes. They include Helping Hands Fareham, Guardian Angel Carers Fareham and Gosport, Serenity Care Solent and Platinum Care Solutions among others. Every listing opens onto a profile giving the registered name, the provider details and the inspection outcome where one has been published. Fourteen of the providers are not yet rated, so those profiles should be read alongside your own enquiries.

What should I ask an agency before arranging visits?

Ask how many different carers will attend in a normal week and whether the same people come regularly, because continuity matters enormously. Ask what the agency does when a carer is delayed or unwell and how long a visit can run late before the family is told. Ask how medication is recorded, who to contact out of hours and how a complaint is dealt with. Ask as well what notice applies if hours need to increase, since needs change more quickly than contracts usually allow for.

When does a care home become the better option?

Visiting care works while someone is safe between calls and the gaps in the day can be covered reliably. It reaches its limit when supervision is needed overnight, when falls become frequent or when confusion makes being alone unsafe. At that stage a residential care home, which provides accommodation with personal care at any hour, or a nursing home, which also keeps a qualified nurse on site at all times, becomes the safer arrangement. The choice between those two turns on whether clinical nursing is needed rather than on frailty alone.

Home Care in Fareham

Fareham has 41 CQC registered home care agencies. 18 are rated Good, 2 Outstanding, 4 Requires improvement, and 17 have not yet been rated. 20 of the 41 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Fareham at a glance

What the local numbers say about home care in Fareham, 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: 16,700. Rising to 19,100 by 2035, up 15%
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,200. Rising to 2,700 by 2035, up 24%
People aged 85 and over: 4,800. Rising to 7,200 by 2035, up 49%
Dementia diagnosis rate: 61%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Hampshire as a whole is 64%.
Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 1 closed. 25 registered today.
Choice of agencies: 221 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.5 miles).

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

Planning and Paying for Care at Home in Fareham

Two Assessments, Not One

Between a first enquiry and a funded package of care at home sit two separate assessments, and confusing them causes a good deal of unnecessary worry. The first considers only what the person needs, working through washing, dressing, meals, mobility, medication and how safely they cope between visits. Anyone who appears to need care and support is entitled to it whatever their savings. The second, which comes afterwards, looks at money. Understanding the order explains why a household expecting to pay for itself should still ask for the first of the two.

Where the Local Authority Comes In

The financial assessment is the point at which Hampshire County Council Adult Social Care decides whether it will meet part of the cost and what the person contributes from capital and income. One feature makes a real difference here, which is that the value of the home is disregarded while the person continues to live in it, so care at home is funded in circumstances where a residential placement would not be. Funded support may be arranged on the person's behalf or paid as a direct payment, letting them choose and engage the agency themselves.

Keeping Track of the Cost

Agencies charge by the hour or by the visit, and rates usually rise at weekends and on bank holidays. Ask for the charging structure in writing, including the shortest visit accepted, what happens if a call is missed and what notice applies to a change in hours. As a package grows, keep the weekly total in view, because a rota of four daily calls can approach the cost of a residential place and that is the moment to review whether the arrangement still works.

Choosing an Agency in Fareham and What to Check

Getting the Most From the Ratings

Among the thirty eight providers listed, two are rated Outstanding, eighteen Good, four Requires Improvement and fourteen are not yet rated. Outstanding is awarded rarely, so it is worth reading those reports to see exactly what the regulator judged exceptional. Where a provider sits below Good, look at what inspectors said about timekeeping, continuity of carers and the handling of medication, since those are the points families raise most. Check the date as well, because an older report describes a team that may since have changed.

Assessing a Provider Without a Rating

Fourteen agencies here carry no published rating, which normally means the regulator has not inspected since registration rather than that anything is wrong. Newer providers are not automatically weaker, but there is less independent evidence, so more depends on your own enquiries. Ask how long the branch has been operating, who the registered manager is, how many carers work locally and whether the agency can reliably cover the times of day you actually need.

What to Ask Before Committing

Ask how many different carers will attend in a typical week, since continuity affects the quality of care more than almost anything else. Ask what happens when a carer is ill or running late, how far a visit can slip before someone tells you and who answers the telephone outside office hours. Ask how visits are recorded and how the agency responds when a family raises a concern. Ask, last of all, what it does when needs outgrow what visiting care can safely manage.

41 home care in Fareham

Pilarstone Care · Office number 2.34, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7AZ
Home care · Run by Pilarstone Care Ltd
Pilarstone Care is a home care agency in Fareham, supporting people in their own homes across this part of Hampshire. We work with older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people who have a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Radfield Home Care, Gosport and Warsash · Arena Centre, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 5TT
Home care · Run by FGW HC Services Ltd
Radfield Home Care Fareham, Gosport and Warsash supports people in their own homes across Fareham, Gosport, Warsash and the nearby parts of Hampshire. We visit older people, younger adults and people with physical disabilities. Our work is...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Green Care Health Solutions · 12 Westbrook Road, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 9NS
Home care · Run by Green Care Health Solutions Ltd
We are Green Care Health Solutions, a home care agency supporting people in their own homes across Fareham and the surrounding parts of Hampshire. Our work is built around a simple idea, which is that most people would rather stay where...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Home Instead Southampton · Pavilion 7, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 5TD
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Living Comforts Ltd
Home Instead Southampton supports people in their own homes in Fareham and across the surrounding area. We work with older people, people living with dementia, adults with a physical disability, people with visual or hearing impairment and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Reedsfield Care · 25 Barnes Wallis Road, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 5TT
Home care · Run by Reedsfield Care Ltd
Reedsfield Care Hampshire supports older people and people living with dementia in their own homes in Fareham and across the surrounding area. We have kept our focus narrow on purpose. Supporting older people well, and supporting people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care
Exceptional Care at Home – (Portsmouth) · Castle Court, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 9QD
Home care · Run by Exceptional Care At Home Limited
Exceptional Care at Home supports people in their own homes in Fareham and across the surrounding area towards Portsmouth. Our visits range from a short call to start the day through to several each day, and what we do is agreed with the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Royal Mencap Society - Central · Castle Court, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 9QD
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Royal Mencap Society
Royal Mencap Society in central Hampshire supports adults living with learning disabilities and autism in their own homes in and around Fareham, including younger adults. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Brielle Healthcare Services · 4500 Parkway, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7AZ
Home care · Run by Brielle Healthcare Services Ltd
Brielle Healthcare provides care and support in people's own homes across Hampshire, working from our base in Fareham. We support older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with a learning disability,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Your Dom Care · 12 Nicholas Crescent, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 5AQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Your Dom Care Ltd
We are Your Dom Care, supporting adults in their own homes in Fareham and the surrounding part of Hampshire. We work with older people, adults who have learning disabilities or are autistic, people with physical disabilities, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
South East Supported Living · Office 1, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 5JQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Community Integrated Care
South East Supported Living provides support to people in their own homes across Fareham and the surrounding parts of Hampshire. We work with older people and younger adults, with people living with dementia, with people who have learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Selective Care · Lancaster Court, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 5TT
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Selective Recruitment Limited
Selective Care provides care in people's own homes in Fareham and the surrounding parts of Hampshire. Most people would rather stay at home than move, and our job is to make that a safe, dependable option rather than a hope. We support...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Fig Tree Blossom · 4500 Parkway, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7AZ
Home care · Run by Fig Tree Blossom LTD
We provide care at home in Fareham and the surrounding part of Hampshire, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Dimensions Portsmouth Domiciliary Care Office · Steel House, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7FP
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Dimensions (UK) Limited
We are the Dimensions Portsmouth domiciliary care team, based in Fareham and supporting people in their own homes across the surrounding area. The people we work with are adults with a learning disability or autism. Supporting somebody in...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism
Crofton Care Partnership · 49 Cuckoo Lane, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 3PE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Crofton Care Partnership
Crofton Care Partnership supports people in their own homes across Fareham and the surrounding parts of Hampshire. We work with older people, adults living with dementia, people with a learning disability or autism, those managing a mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders
Canaan Healthcare Group · Office 32, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 5TT
Home care · Run by Canaan Healthcare Group Limited
We at Canaan Healthcare Group are proud to provide compassionate home care across Fareham and the wider Hampshire community, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably within the place they know best: their own home. Based in...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Serenity Care Solent · Trinity Court 2-4, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 0BH
Home care · Run by Serenity Care Solent Limited
Serenity Care Solent is a home care agency supporting adults in and around Fareham, Hampshire, in their own homes. We visit older people, adults living with dementia, people living with mental health conditions, people with physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Willow Brook · 104 Highlands Road, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 6JG
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Assure HealthCare Group (South) Ltd
Willow Brook provides support at home to people in Fareham and the surrounding parts of Hampshire. We work with older people, with adults who have a learning disability and with autistic adults, with people who have mental health needs and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
South West Supported Living · Office 2, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 5JQ
Home care · Run by Community Integrated Care
South West Supported Living provides care and support to people in their own homes in Fareham and the surrounding part of Hampshire. The people we work with include older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Meridian Case Management Services · 4 Winecross Cottages, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 6DF
Home care · Run by Meridian Case Management Services Ltd
Meridian Case Management provides care and support to people in their own homes in Fareham and the surrounding part of Hampshire, working with people who have physical disabilities and people who have sight or hearing loss. Where...
Specialisms: Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Central DCA · 1646 Parkway, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7AH
Home care · Run by Autism Hampshire
We at Central Hampshire DCA are proud to offer compassionate home care across Fareham and the surrounding Hampshire communities, supporting people to live well and independently within the comfort of their own homes. Based in the PO...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Domiciliary Care · 97 Old Street, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 3HG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
Here at Domiciliary Care Hampshire, we provide home care support to people in Fareham and the surrounding areas of Hampshire. Our work centres on helping individuals live comfortably and independently in their own homes, on their own...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults
Home Instead & Gosport · Unit 25b, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1AH
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Hamble Valley Care Limited
At Home Instead Fareham & Gosport, we support people to live well in the place they know best — their own home. We work with older adults, people living with dementia, those experiencing mental health difficulties, and individuals with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Radfield Home Care, Gosport and Warsash · Unit 5d1, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 4AR
Home care · Run by Hoffman Connections Ltd
We provide care at home around Fareham, Gosport and Warsash, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with loss of sight or hearing. Most people who...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Kanyuchi Healthcare · 19 Katana House, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1AH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Kanyuchi Limited
Kanyuchi Healthcare provides care at home for people across Fareham and the surrounding parts of Hampshire. We support a broad range of needs, and what connects the work is building support around the person in front of us rather than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
AQS Homecare - East · 5 The Potteries, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 7ET
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Morepower Limited
We are AQS Homecare Hampshire East, a home care agency based in Fareham. We support older people and younger adults in their own homes across the area. Most people come to us with one question, which is whether somebody can carry on living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Younger Adults
Health and Social Care Services · 3700 Parkway, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7AW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Health and Social Care Services Ltd
We at Health and Social Care Services are proud to provide trusted home care across Fareham and the surrounding Hampshire community, supporting individuals to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
In Home Care · 30-32 West Street, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 0JW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Ange Trusted Care Limited
We provide care at home to adults across Fareham and the surrounding part of Hampshire. Our work covers a broad range of people. Older people and those living with dementia. Adults with a learning disability or autism. People living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
West DCA · 1646 Parkway, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7AH
Home care · Run by Autism Hampshire
We provide support in people's own homes and communities across west Hampshire, working from Fareham. We support older people needing help with daily living, adults who have a learning disability, autistic adults, people with a physical...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Helping Hands · 189-99 West Street, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 0EN
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Midshires Care Limited
Helping Hands in Fareham provides care in people's own homes across Fareham and the surrounding part of Hampshire. We support older people, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities, people with sight or hearing loss...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Auckland Care · Unit E3, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 8XT
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Auckland Care Limited
We are Auckland Care in Hampshire, based in Fareham, and we provide care and support in people's own homes across the area. We support older people, adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, adults living with mental ill...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults
Right at Home Solent · 54b High Street, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 7BG
Home care · CQC Outstanding · Run by Amkare Limited
Right at Home Solent provides care at home across Fareham and the surrounding Solent area. We support older adults and younger adults, people living with dementia, people with a learning disability and autistic adults, those with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Platinum Care Solutions · 6 Russell Buildings, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 9UL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Platinum Care Solutions Limited
We at Platinum Care Solutions are proud to provide trusted home care across Fareham and the wider Hampshire area, supporting people to live well and safely within the place they know best: their own home. As a home care agency rather than...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
GoodOaks Homecare - and Gosport · Office 1.46 Spaces 4500 Parkway, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7AZ
Home care · Run by Trustus Limited
At GoodOaks Homecare Fareham and Gosport, we provide care and support to people in their own homes across Fareham, Hampshire and the surrounding area. For many of the people we work with, staying at home is not just a preference but...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults
Happy Dayz Domiciliary Care · 91 Beaufort Avenue, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 7PG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Happy Dayz Domiciliary Care Ltd
At Happy Dayz Domiciliary Care, we provide home care support to people living in Fareham and the surrounding areas of Hampshire. We work with individuals in their own homes, helping them to live as independently as possible while receiving...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment
Starlight Employment Services · 4500 Parkway, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7AZ
Home care · Run by Starlight Employment Services Limited
Starlight Employment provides care and support in people's own homes across Fareham and the surrounding parts of Hampshire. We visit older people and younger adults. Support may cover personal care, help with medication, meals, shopping,...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Daniel's Special Care · 4500 Parkway, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7AZ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Daniel's Special Care Ltd
We at Daniel's Special Care are proud to offer compassionate, personalised home care across Fareham and the surrounding Hampshire community. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional support directly into the place people love...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults
Community Response Team South East · The Parkway, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 7JL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Hampshire County Council
We at Community Response Team South East are proud to provide compassionate home care across Fareham and the wider Hampshire community, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably in the place they know best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
AIM Homecare West · 172 West Street, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 0EQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by AIM Homecare Limited
Here at AIM Homecare West, we provide home care support to people living in Fareham and the surrounding areas of Hampshire. Our work centres on helping individuals remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes, whether they need...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Prados Home Help Services · 20 Oakland Gardens, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 4LG
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Ms Lee-Karen Kernot-Turner
We at Prados Home Help are proud to be a trusted home care provider supporting older people across Fareham and the surrounding Hampshire communities. Our mission is simple: to help people remain safe, comfortable and independent in the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care
Guardian Angel Carers & Gosport · 36b Stubbington Green, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 2LE
Home care · Run by Guardian Angel Carers Ltd
We at Guardian Angel Carers Fareham & Gosport are proud to offer compassionate home care across Fareham, Gosport, and the surrounding Hampshire communities. As a dedicated home care agency, we bring professional support directly into the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults
Lifeline Agency · Steel House, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7FP
Home care · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Lifeline Agency Limited
Here at Lifeline Agency in Fareham, Hampshire, we provide home care support to people across a wide range of needs and circumstances. Our team works with older adults, younger adults, people living with dementia, those with learning...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, 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

AQS Homecare - Hampshire East, 13 July 2026, Good
Selective Care, 24 October 2025, Good
Lifeline Agency Limited, 9 September 2024, Requires improvement

Longest since a report

Dimensions Portsmouth Domiciliary Care Office, 16 January 2018, Good
Your Dom Care Limited, 4 July 2018, Good
South East Supported Living, 26 July 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about home care in Fareham

How many home care agencies are there in Fareham?

Fareham has 41 CQC registered home care agencies: 2 Outstanding, 18 Good, 4 Requires improvement, 17 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 Fareham?

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 Fareham were inspected most recently?

AQS Homecare - Hampshire East (13 July 2026), Selective Care (24 October 2025) and Lifeline Agency Limited (9 September 2024) have the most recent CQC reports.