Care Homes in Havant

Havant has 14 CQC registered care homes. 11 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, and 2 have not yet been rated. 7 of the 14 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

What residential care in Havant involves and what to look for

The weekly fee in a care home covers a room, meals, laundry and personal care from staff on duty at night as well as during the day, and it is that continuous presence which usually prompts the move. Support at home arrives in visits, and for many families the hours between them are the real difficulty. Putting it that way, rather than framing the move as a general decline, often makes the conversation with the person concerned a good deal easier to have.

Matching the home to the person

All thirteen providers listed here are registered as residential care homes, meaning personal care from care staff rather than nursing care from a registered nurse. Where wound care, injections or regular clinical monitoring are needed, a nursing registered service is the right category, and establishing that at the outset avoids a wasted search. Beyond registration, consider scale and routine, because a small home with a familiar set of staff suits some people while others do better somewhere larger with more company and more happening.

What the inspection record shows

Eleven homes here are rated Good, including Cross Way House Care Home, Orchard Lodge, Belmont Castle and Brendon Lodge, so the published picture locally is a settled one. Because the ratings barely differ, the report text is what separates the homes, describing what inspectors saw at mealtimes, how medication is managed and how staff speak to residents. Two homes carry no published rating yet. Check the date of each report as well, since an inspection carried out several years ago may describe a home that has changed manager since.

Getting an assessment and arranging funding

An assessment is worth requesting even when a family expects to pay privately, because the written outcome describes the support needed and homes take it seriously when considering an admission.

The care needs assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support can ask for an assessment, and there is no charge whatever someone owns or earns. It covers washing, dressing, mobility, medication, nutrition and how safely someone manages alone. Hampshire County Council carries out that assessment and the separate financial assessment that decides who pays. If you provide care day to day, ask for a carer's assessment at the same time, because your own needs are weighed independently.

Fees and what falls outside them

Fees are quoted weekly and cover the room, meals, laundry and personal care, with the figure reflecting the support required and the room itself. Where funded support applies the council may meet part or all of the cost, and above the national threshold fees are paid privately. Ask for the rate in writing, ask what is billed separately such as hairdressing, chiropody and transport to appointments, and ask how often fees are reviewed, since an annual increase is normal and worth planning for. If a relative intends to contribute towards a preferred room, set that arrangement down in writing before anyone moves in so everybody understands what has been agreed and for how long.

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