Forest Brow Care Home

63 Forest Road, Liss, Hampshire, GU33 7BL

01730893342

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

6 July 2023

Provider

BRIJ Care Limited

Beds

32 beds

About Forest Brow Care Home

Forest Brow Care Home brings a sense of warmth and familiarity to residential care in Hampshire, offering families a reassuring place to turn during what can be a significant life transition. The team there understands how much it means to find somewhere that genuinely feels like home, and that commitment to residents' comfort and wellbeing runs through everything they do. Hampshire's pleasant surroundings provide a lovely backdrop for daily life, making it a setting where families can feel confident their loved ones are in caring hands.

Forest Brow Care Home provides residential care and accommodation to up to 32 older people, some of whom are living with dementia. The service currently supports 18 residents in a three-floor adapted building. The provider has made significant improvements since the last inspection and now meets regulatory requirements.

Inspectors found that people are not at risk of harm, though additional work is needed to demonstrate the service meets all characteristics of good quality care across key assessment areas.

Source: CQC inspection report, 12 August 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 32 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · GU33 7BL

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 12 August 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 6 July 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Forest Brow Care Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Forest Brow Care Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Forest Brow Care Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Forest Brow Care Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees