The Fernes
The Fernes is a residential care home in Fareham, Hampshire (PO15 5NZ).
About The Fernes
The Fernes is a residential care home in Fareham, supporting older people and younger adults from across Hampshire, including people living with dementia and people with a physical disability. A care home is judged by its ordinary days rather than its brochure, so that is where we put our attention. Meals cooked in our own kitchen and eaten at a table. Personal care offered calmly and in private. Medication managed properly. Rooms that look like they belong to the person living in them. Staff awake overnight. Enough happening in the house to give the day a shape, and no one pressed into joining anything they have no interest in. People keep their own routines wherever we can arrange it. If somebody has bathed at night for half a century, we do not move them to a morning shower because it fits a rota better. For residents with a physical disability, the practical business of getting about matters enormously. Accessible bathrooms, the right equipment, and staff who know how a particular person wants to be helped to move. Mobility lost because assistance was inconvenient is a loss we work hard to prevent. With dementia we aim for familiarity and calm rather than correction, and we ask relatives early for the history that helps us reach somebody when they are distressed. The Care Quality Commission has not yet given us an overall rating. Come and see the home, unannounced if you prefer, and talk to the people who live here.
Care provided at The Fernes
- Older person care
- Dementia care
- Physical disability support
- Younger adults care
- Registered for up to 52 residents
Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.
Common questions about The Fernes
Where is The Fernes located?
The Fernes is a residential care home in Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 5NZ. You can view its exact location and get directions from the map on this page.
What type of care does The Fernes provide?
The Fernes is registered to provide residential personal care, with support that includes Older person care, Dementia care, Physical disability support, Younger adults care. The full list of services is shown on this page.
Does The Fernes provide dementia care?
Yes. The Fernes supports people living with dementia. We recommend contacting the home directly to discuss your individual situation.
How many beds does The Fernes have?
The Fernes is registered for up to 52 residents. Contact the home to check current availability.
Questions families ask about The Fernes
Can Mum or Dad stay here if their dementia gets worse?
Yes. The Fernes is registered for dementia care, so someone whose needs increase can usually stay rather than move.
Is there a nurse on site if health needs change?
No. The Fernes is a residential care home without on-site nursing. District nurses and GPs visit, but someone who needs daily nursing may have to move to a nursing home.
Can they try a short stay before deciding?
Ask the home. The home has not told us whether it offers short stays. Ask when you call; many homes can arrange a trial period.
Will they support end of life care, so there is no move at the hardest time?
Ask the home. End of life care is not listed on the register. Ask the manager whether residents can remain in the home with hospice or district nurse support.
Can she bring her cat or dog?
Ask the home. The home has not told us its pet policy yet. Ask directly; some homes allow small pets in residents' rooms or welcome visiting dogs.
Can a couple stay together?
Ask the home. We do not know whether the home has rooms for couples. Ask about shared or adjoining rooms if this matters.
Will the council help pay, or is it self funded only?
Ask the home. The home has not told us which funding it accepts. Most homes take both council funded and self funded residents; ask about council rates and any top up.
Do they take younger adults as well as older people?
Yes. Yes. The Fernes supports younger adults as well as older people.
Can I visit before deciding, and are there visiting hours?
Ask the home. Every home should welcome a visit. Call to arrange one, ideally at a mealtime or during an activity, and ask about visiting hours for family.
Typical weekly fees in the South East
The Fernes has not published its fees yet. These are typical weekly fees for the South East, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.
- Residential care: £1,100 to £1,450 per week per person, typical range
- Dementia care: £1,200 to £1,550 per week per person, typical range
Indicative figures for the South East, not a quote from The Fernes. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.
More about the care at The Fernes
Dementia Care at The Fernes
Scarborough Hall has held this registration since 21 April 2026, and the CQC has not yet published a rating for the home. The Fernes says it aims for familiarity and calm rather than correction where dementia is concerned, which is sound as a principle and impossible to verify from the public record. What tends to matter is consistent staff, an unhurried house, a layout somebody can navigate and a steady response as the condition advances. Ask how distress is handled on a bad afternoon, what is done if a resident tries to leave, and how a care plan changes over time. Ask what dementia training staff receive and how often it is refreshed.
Residential Care at The Fernes
The gap here is wide: indicative South East fees run from £1100 to £1450 a week while Hampshire council usually pays about £800 to £950. Residential registration covers everyday living support without nursing, so meals, personal care, help with medication and company are included, but there is no qualified nurse on site. Somebody needing wound care or with an unstable condition would be looking at a nursing home. Ask what The Fernes does if a resident's health moves past residential care, and whether a move elsewhere would follow. Ask also who covers any shortfall between the council rate and the home's own fee, and how often fees are reviewed.
Older Person Care at The Fernes
If somebody has bathed at night for half a century, this home says it does not move them to a morning shower because that fits a rota better. The rest of what it describes is ordinary and checkable: meals cooked in its own kitchen and eaten at a table, personal care offered calmly and in private, medication managed properly, and rooms that look like they belong to the person living in them. The Fernes also says staff are awake overnight. Ask how many, and what they are trained and permitted to do. Ask too how a routine is captured when somebody moves in, and who a family speaks to when it is not being followed.
Younger Adults at The Fernes
Fifty two people can live here at most, and younger adults are named on the registration beside older person and dementia care. Where the majority of residents are a good deal older, somebody under 65 can find little in the week aimed at them. Ask who of a similar age is living at the home now, and how the day is arranged for them.
Physical Disability at The Fernes
Getting about the building matters enormously, this home says, pointing to accessible bathrooms, the right equipment and staff who know how a particular person wants to be helped to move. It adds that mobility lost because assistance was inconvenient is a loss it works hard to prevent. Ask how transfers are assessed and recorded, and what access is like between bedrooms, dining room and garden.
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