Home Care in Romsey
Romsey has 10 CQC registered home care agencies. 7 are rated Good, and 3 have not yet been rated. 4 of the 10 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Romsey at a glance
What the local numbers say about home care in Romsey, 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: 16,400. Rising to 19,500 by 2035, up 18%
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,100. Rising to 2,700 by 2035, up 30%
- People aged 85 and over: 4,400. Rising to 7,100 by 2035, up 60%
- Dementia diagnosis rate: 52%. The NHS ambition is 67%. Hampshire as a whole is 64%.
- Agencies in the borough, last 12 months: 2 opened, 1 closed. 38 registered today.
- Choice of agencies: 47 within 10 miles. In a typical neighbourhood. The nearest is under a mile away (0.7 miles).
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What care at home in Romsey involves and what to look for
Support at home is delivered in visits, and the shape of those visits is really what you are choosing between. A package might be a single morning call to help someone wash and dress, three or four calls spread across the day to cover meals and medication, or a live in arrangement where a carer stays in the house. Working out how many visits are needed, and at which hours, is the first practical step, since it sets both the cost and the list of agencies that can genuinely cover the round.
Coverage and timing
Confirm at the outset that an agency actually covers your address, because in a market town with outlying villages coverage is patchier than families expect. Then raise the specific hours you need. Early morning and evening calls are the hardest to staff and the first to move when a rota comes under pressure, so an agency that promises them easily is worth questioning a little further about how it will hold to the timings week after week.
Reading the inspection picture
Seven agencies here hold a Good rating, and those reports repay reading because they describe how medication is handled, how staff are trained and supervised and how complaints are dealt with. Three agencies have no published rating, which normally means the Care Quality Commission has not yet completed a first inspection since registration. That is not a reason to rule them out, but it does mean you will need to ask more questions directly and take up references where you can, including from other families the agency currently supports.
Getting an assessment and arranging funding
Care at home can be paid for privately or funded after an assessment, and knowing which applies early makes the search considerably more straightforward.
The care needs assessment
Anyone who appears to need care and support can request an assessment, and there is no charge whatever someone owns or earns. It considers washing, dressing, mobility, medication, nutrition and how safely someone manages alone, and ends in a written record of the support required. Hampshire County Council carries out that assessment and the financial assessment that decides who pays. Where you provide care yourself, ask for a carer's assessment at the same time, because your own needs are weighed independently.
What home care costs
Agencies charge an hourly rate as a rule, with higher rates at weekends, on bank holidays and where two carers are needed for a safe transfer. Live in care is priced by the week instead. Where funded support applies, the council may meet part or all of the cost, often as a direct payment so that you can choose the agency yourself. Ask for the rate card in writing, ask about minimum visit lengths, and ask whether travel time between calls is charged, since brief visits can prove costly once those extras are counted. Ask too what notice is required to change or cancel a call, and whether the hourly rate alters if the number of visits each week rises later on.
10 home care in Romsey
- J T Home Care · 10 Malmesbury Road, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8FT
Home care · Run by Mrs Jade Trubridge
We at J T Home Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Romsey and the surrounding Hampshire communities, supporting older people and adults who wish to remain comfortably in the place they know best: their own home....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - The Armstrong Care Company · Suite 8, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 7ND
Home care · Run by The Armstrong Care Company Limited
We at The Armstrong Care Company are proud to offer compassionate home care across Romsey and the surrounding Hampshire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they love most: their own home. Operating...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Audley Care Stanbridge Earls · Old Salisbury Lane, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 0GY
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Audley Care Ltd
We at Audley Care Stanbridge Earls are a trusted home care agency serving families across Romsey and the surrounding Hampshire countryside. Our mission is simple: to bring compassionate, professional care directly into the homes of those...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Sylvian Care Southampton · Basepoint, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 9AQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by A&F Prime Care Ltd
We provide care at home around Romsey and Southampton, supporting older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. People usually come to us at a point of change: a fall, a stay...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Sienna Home Care · Watermill Studios, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8HL
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sienna Home Care Ltd
We at Sienna Home Care are proud to provide compassionate home care across Romsey and the surrounding Hampshire communities, supporting people to live well and safely in the place they know best: their own home. Based in the Romsey area...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Seremed Healthcare · Unit 66 Basepoint Business Centre, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 9AQ
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Seremed Healthcare Ltd
We at Seremed Healthcare are proud to provide compassionate home care across Romsey and the surrounding Hampshire communities, supporting individuals to live safely and comfortably within the familiar walls of their own homes. As a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults - Sarum Home Care · Unit 7, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 0HE
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Sarum Home Care Limited
Sarum Home Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Romsey and across Hampshire. We work with older people, people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with sight or hearing loss. Most...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment - Casbrook Home Care · 20A The Hundred, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8BW
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Casbrook Home Care Ltd
We are Casbrook Home Care, a home care agency based in Romsey, Hampshire. We support older people and younger adults in their own homes, including people living with dementia, people managing a mental health condition, people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Eating Disorders - DMK Care and Support · 50 The Hundred, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 8BX
Home care · Run by DMK Care and Support Ltd
DMK Care and Support provides care in people's own homes in Romsey and the surrounding part of Hampshire. We work with older people and younger adults, people living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions and people with a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults - Invictus Complex Care · 2 Park Court, Romsey, Hampshire, SO51 9DH
Home care · CQC Good · Run by Invictus Complex Care Ltd
Invictus Complex Care provides care and support to people in their own homes in Romsey and across Hampshire. The people we work with include older people, younger adults, people living with dementia, people with learning disabilities,...
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
- Casbrook Home Care Limited, 5 December 2025, Good
- Sylvian Care Southampton, 2 December 2025, Good
- Seremed Healthcare, 29 July 2025, Good
Longest since a report
- Sarum Home Care Limited, 22 September 2018, Good
- Audley Care Stanbridge Earls, 24 September 2021, Good
- Invictus Complex Care, 18 April 2023, Good
Frequently asked questions about home care in Romsey
How many home care agencies are there in Romsey?
Romsey has 10 CQC registered home care agencies: 7 Good, 3 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 Romsey?
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 Romsey were inspected most recently?
Casbrook Home Care Limited (5 December 2025), Sylvian Care Southampton (2 December 2025) and Seremed Healthcare (29 July 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.