England

Rated:GoodNursing

Hamilton House

6 Drayton Lane, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO6 1HG

02392385448

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

11 January 2021

Provider

Shaftesbury Care GRP Limited

Beds

60 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 48 care homes for older people within 5 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 39 are the same and 9 are lower.

43 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 23 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementJun 2015
Requires ImprovementOct 2016
InadequateOct 2017
Requires ImprovementMay 2018
GoodNov 2018

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2018. CQC has rated this home 5 times since 2015.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Shaftesbury Care GRP Limited, which runs 6 care homes in England: 5 rated Good and 1 Requires Improvement.

Average care home fees in the South East: £1,243 a week for residential care and £1,579 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Hamilton House

Hamilton House is a nursing home in Portsmouth, providing care for older people, including those living with dementia. Further detail on the service can be found in the CQC findings below.

Hamilton House accommodates 60 older people, including those living with dementia, across three floors with lift access and en-suite bedrooms. At the time of inspection, 44 residents were staying at the home. Staff effectively managed a recent COVID-19 outbreak by following individual risk assessments and care plans, ensuring those who tested positive or showed symptoms isolated according to government guidance.

The provider maintained regular communication with families about visiting restrictions and safety measures. While implementing a no-visiting policy with exceptions for end-of-life care, the home proactively built a visiting pod with screening to allow safe, comfortable visits when reopening became possible. The provider kept their visiting policy under regular review to balance resident safety with maintaining connections.

The environment was maintained to a very clean standard throughout the home.

Source: CQC inspection report, 2 February 2021

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

Photographs of the home

Practical details from the provider

The provider describes a 60-bed home with en-suite facilities in a three-storey building served by a passenger lift.
An accessible garden has a fountain and pathways.

Published on the provider's website, checked 20 September 2026. Confirm arrangements with the home before deciding.

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 with nursing
Registered capacity: 60 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · PO6 1HG

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 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: Good.

Rating report published 30 November 2018. Latest inspection date recorded: 11 January 2021.

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

Read Hamilton House'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 Hamilton House, 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 Hamilton House, 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 Hamilton House'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