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Little Brook HouseHampshire

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Rated:Requires ImprovementResidential

Little Brook House

Brook Lane, Warsash, Southampton, Hampshire, SO31 9FE

01489582821

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

8 June 2023

Provider

Little Brook House Ltd

Beds

26 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 42 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 33 are rated higher by CQC, 8 are the same and 1 is lower.

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

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

Requires ImprovementNov 2015
Requires ImprovementMar 2016
GoodMar 2017
GoodDec 2019
Requires ImprovementDec 2022
Requires ImprovementJul 2023

Rating dropped from Good to Requires Improvement in 2022. CQC has rated this home 6 times since 2015.

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

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home Little Brook House Ltd runs in England.

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.

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 Little Brook House

Little Brook House is a residential care home in Hampshire, offering a reassuring place for families looking for attentive, personalised support for their loved ones. The team there understands how significant this decision can be, and takes pride in creating an environment where residents feel genuinely at home. For families in Hampshire and the surrounding areas, it represents a thoughtful option worth exploring.

Little Brook House provides personal care to up to 25 people, with 24 residents at the time of inspection, some living with dementia. The home occupies a repurposed 17th-century grade II listed farmhouse with period features, complemented by two modern purpose-built wings. Residents have access to communal lounges, a separate dining room, conservatories, and a large accessible garden.

Inspectors found that improvements were still needed to ensure the safe management of medicines, identifying continued risks in this area.

Source: CQC inspection report, 29 July 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder people

Facilities & Amenities

GardenDining RoomCommunal LoungeActivities Programme

Practical details from the provider

The provider describes accommodation for up to 25 residents, with a communal lounge, separate dining room and two conservatories.
The home is set in an acre of enclosed, accessible landscaped gardens, overlooked by the lounge and conservatories.

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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 26 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · SO31 9FE

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions.

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 29 July 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 8 June 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Good
CaringPublished 5 December 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 5 December 2019: 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 Little Brook 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 Little Brook 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 Little Brook 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 Little Brook 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