Live-In Care in Portsmouth
Yes, NeeryVille Care provides live-in care in Portsmouth, from Southsea and Eastney to Fratton, Milton and Cosham. A trained, DBS-checked carer moves in for the long term, so your relative keeps their own front door, their regular chair and their route to the shops. Speaking to us first costs nothing and obliges you to nothing.
When your relative is in Queen Alexandra Hospital, tell us as early as you can, long before the ward names a discharge date. Founded in 1904 as a military hospital and named after Alexandra of Denmark, it moved to its present form with the main hospital opened by The Princess Royal in October 2009, and it has an emergency department, run by Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. We will speak to the ward and make sure a carer, a heated home and a written plan are in place on the day.
On an island city with a bridge at every exit, a long journey in from the coast can still feel far when someone is alone at night. Call 0208 129 5854 and we will talk it through, with no obligation.
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Live-In Care at Home in Portsmouth: Salt Air at Southsea Castle, Hovercraft Wash and a Seat on the Common
Imagine a breezy spring Sunday at Southsea Castle, built by Henry VIII in 1539, where the king is said to have watched the Mary Rose go down in 1545. The carer pushes your father across the Common with a flask and a rug, and he points out where the Isle of Wight ferry used to sail and where the hovercraft now races to Ryde. Back at the house he is pink-cheeked and talkative, and the evening goes easily.
Should a day like that suit your father, ask us for a free assessment and we will plan it with you.
Excursions rest on ordinary days handled well, and the list below shows what a live-in carer does at home, from the first cuppa to the last dose of the night.
Mornings Without Rush
Washing, dressing and breakfast follow your relative’s own pace and preferences. The carer is already in the house, so no one is racing the clock to reach the next client.
Spinnaker Views
The Spinnaker Tower at Gunwharf Quays, begun in 2003 and about 170 metres high, makes a talking point from a distance as well as up close. The carer can plan a quiet harbourside visit, take the lift where your relative wants it and leave time for a hot drink.
Prescriptions Under Control
Tablets are laid out, given at the right hour and ticked off in the care record. For any visit to Queen Alexandra Hospital the carer comes along, hears what the clinician says and reports it back to the family that evening.
A Proper Dinner
Many Portsmouth families grew up around Dockyard shifts, with dinner at odd hours and a firm view on how a stew should taste. The carer learns your relative’s own rules and cooks accordingly, whatever time that means.
Matinee and Match Day
The Kings Theatre in Southsea, designed by Frank Matcham, still stages amateur musicals and touring shows, and Fratton Park is the home ground of Portsmouth FC. The carer can book an aisle seat or a quiet spot, accompany your relative and bring them home at their own pace.
Stairs and Steps
Many falls happen on the way to bed or in the bathroom. The carer is beside your relative for every transfer, sorts out trailing cables and rugs, and warns the family if the layout is beginning to defeat them.
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Why Portsmouth Families Choose NeeryVille Care
Search for live in care Portsmouth and you will find pages from a national franchise, a home care network and a carer-matching site. Across the three we opened, none named Queen Alexandra Hospital, only one linked the city council and only one gave a price. Ours names the hospital and Portsmouth City Council, shows a daily rate and puts one employed carer into your relative’s home. Here is why Portsmouth families pick us.
Someone they know
Over the weeks a carer becomes a fixture in the home. They know which mug is preferred, which news programme is watched and when conversation is welcome.
Our same-carer approach grows from this, and for a person with dementia it is especially useful, since a face they recognise helps them feel safe.
A fortnight to decide
If you are not happy at any point during the first 14 days, you can stop at once, with no notice period and nothing to pay.
That is our 14-Day Live Well at Home Guarantee, and it means a Portsmouth family can try live-in care with nothing to lose.
No agency staff
NeeryVille Care is registered with the Care Quality Commission. Every carer works for us directly and is trained and supervised by our team, rather than being self-employed or borrowed from an agency. You can check our registration on the CQC website yourself.
Clinical oversight
Experienced clinicians stand behind each placement under a clinical governance framework, so care for dementia, Parkinson’s disease or stroke recovery stays consistent over the months.
A quick start
Hospital discharges rarely wait. Once we have met, a suitable carer can normally be in the home within 24 to 48 hours, there at night as well as in the day. If your relative is in Queen Alexandra Hospital, speak to us early and the first night at home can be fully planned.
A Registered Manager at the helm
Daniel Johnson, our Registered Care Manager, has worked in care for twelve years and has specialist dementia training, and he oversees every placement. A call to us reaches him or a member of his team.
Still have questions about whether NeeryVille is the right fit for your family?
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We will listen to your situation, answer every question you have and give you the time you need to make the right decision.
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Live-In Respite Care in Portsmouth: Could It Help?
Care rarely starts on a chosen date. It starts when evenings become unsafe, or when a spouse can no longer cope alone, or when home no longer feels manageable.
Consider a man of eighty-eight in a house in Fratton who left Queen Alexandra Hospital with six new medicines and a carrier bag of boxes. His daughter lives in Winchester, and last week he took the same tablet twice. A live-in carer can set up the pills, keep the record and notice the first sign of a mix-up, then ring his daughter that night. Acting now is safer than waiting for another admission.
During the free assessment we look at every prescription with him and build the routine around the answer.
If you are the person who has been holding everything together, live-in respite care in Portsmouth gives you a proper break while a capable carer looks after things at home.
Dementia Care in Portsmouth and Other Conditions Our Carers Support
Our live-in carers in Portsmouth support people living with dementia, recovering from a stroke, or living with Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, cancer and reduced mobility, across Portsmouth, Southsea, Fratton, Cosham and the rest of the city.
If your loved one has a condition that is not listed, please
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Usually we can still help, and we will tell you plainly if we cannot.
If the need is mostly at night, our overnight care may suit better.
Together on Portsea Island: Couples in Portsmouth
Think of a couple in a tall Southsea house. He worked in the Dockyard for forty years and now has breathing trouble, and she has early memory loss and cannot be left alone. The bedroom is up two flights, and neither wants to move away from the sea.
One live-in carer can help them both, easing him on the stairs and keeping her company and safe. We can show you how a single plan can cover both of them.
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Why Portsmouth Families Choose Live-In Care at Home Instead of a Care Home
If your relative has made their life in Portsmouth, on Portsea Island, live-in care keeps their city, their street and their neighbours in place while the help arrives indoors.
Jean de Gisors is credited with founding Portsmouth around 1180, and the Guildhall, begun in 1873, opened in 1890 at a cost of £140,000. Victoria Park opened in 1878, and the Dockyard now holds HMS Victory and the Mary Rose. Someone who has lived beside all that is likely to feel that it belongs to them.
At home your relative sleeps in their own bed, keeps their own cupboards and sets their own routine. A carer moves in and gradually learns the habits, so the one who helps at bedtime is the same person who makes breakfast. A husband and wife can stay together too, looked after by a single carer.
Stairs, steps and the road to Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham are the practical problems, and when the ward sends your relative home the carer is already there. The carer helps with the stairs, the shopping and gentle walks, and keeps the family up to date without being asked.
If you want to see what might suit your family, ring 0208 129 5854. There is no obligation, and every question is welcome.
What Live-In Care in Portsmouth Costs, In Black and White
Families tell us they are tired of guessing at care costs, so we state ours.
Live-in care with NeeryVille in Portsmouth starts from £190 per day, fully inclusive. No hidden fees, no extra charges.
A written quote follows the free assessment, and nothing starts until you have read and approved it.
What the Daily Rate Pays For
Picture a week in Portsmouth with an afternoon in the Guildhall, which opened in 1890 and seats 2,500, an evening at the Kings Theatre and a morning among the old fortifications on Portsdown Hill. The daily rate pays for a carer living in the home who is there through day and night, with help to wash and dress, freshly cooked meals, medicines given and recorded, a steady arm on the stairs and company at appointments.
Where a situation calls for more, such as dementia care at home, live-in care for a couple or recovery after an operation, we quote it separately once we have met. Describe what is happening and we will explain what each would involve.
Paying for Care at Home in Portsmouth
The easiest way to start is to call us on 0208 129 5854 and explain what you need, and we will talk through how care can be paid for. NHS Continuing Healthcare is another route to ask about, because it can fund care where the main need is for healthcare.
Portsmouth City Council runs adult social care, and its helpdesk on 023 9268 0810 will arrange a conversation about care and support.
Age UK Portsmouth, at the Bradbury Centre on Kingston Road, gives free information to older people and their families on 02392 862121, and its website links to a free anonymous benefits calculator. For memory concerns, the Alzheimer’s Society serves Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth on 0333 150 3456.
A carer can start before any funding decision arrives, so waiting for forms need not slow things down.
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From Call to Carer: Live-In Care in Portsmouth
The call is the hardest step for many families. Four short stages follow it.
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Make the call
You do not have to prepare any papers.
Ring 0208 129 5854 and you will get Daniel Johnson or one of his team.
Tell us what is going on at home, and we will think it through with you, without any forms or hard sell.
The person answering helps families set up live-in care every single day.
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We hear their story
We ask what Portsmouth means to them: a Dockyard career, Saturdays at Fratton Park, a summer afternoon on Southsea Common or the hovercraft crossing to Ryde. A single memory can fill an hour.
Each one goes into the care plan so the carer has something to say over the evening meal. Ring us when you are ready.
We choose the carer
We pair skills with needs and temperament with temperament, so the carer settles in fast.
For the first two weeks the 14-Day Live Well at Home Guarantee lets you test the match without risk.
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The carer arrives
Placements typically start within a day or two of the assessment, and faster if a discharge is close.
If your relative is leaving Queen Alexandra Hospital, we will have the carer at the door when they come home.
One named contact looks after you from the first call until the placement has settled.
Call this week and a carer could be unpacking in your relative’s home within a day or two. If the ward has given a discharge date, pass it on and we will build the plan backwards from it.
Our Registered Care Manager carries out the free assessment in person and stays in touch after the carer arrives. Live-in care is the only thing we do, so every call is answered by people who do this daily.
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Live-In Care from Old Portsmouth to Cosham
We provide live-in care across the city of Portsmouth. Whether your loved one lives in Old Portsmouth, Southsea, Eastney, Fratton, Milton or Cosham, we can usually place a carer within 24 to 48 hours.
We also cover the rest of Hampshire and the south coast, and we provide live-in care throughout England.
Other Areas We Cover
These areas are all covered, and we can talk through your loved one’s needs straight away.
Live-in care is available throughout England including areas not yet listed above. If you cannot find your area call us on 0208 129 5854
and we will confirm coverage and arrange an assessment within 24 hours.
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Straight Answers on Live-In Care in Portsmouth, Before You Pick Up the Phone
How much does live-in care in Portsmouth cost?
Live-in care from NeeryVille Care in Portsmouth costs £190 per day, fully inclusive, with no extras added later. The exact figure is given to you in writing after the free assessment, before any decision.
How quickly can live-in care start in Portsmouth?
Usually a day or two after the assessment, including when the first call comes from a ward. A phone call is all it takes to begin.
Do you provide live-in care for people with dementia?
Yes. Living at home with one regular carer gives a person with dementia familiar surroundings and a settled day, and our dementia care in Portsmouth is provided by the same carer throughout. The Alzheimer’s Society supports people in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth on 0333 150 3456.
Is live-in care better than a care home?
It depends on what matters to your family. At home your relative stays with their own belongings, their own habits and a single carer, and couples remain together. We cover the practicalities, such as where the carer will sleep, at the start.
What happens if my carer is ill or on holiday?
Whenever the regular carer is unwell or away, we send a cover carer, so the home always has someone in it.
Is NeeryVille Care regulated by the CQC?
Yes. NeeryVille Care Ltd is registered with the Care Quality Commission, and the CQC provider page shows our registration.
Which areas of Portsmouth do you cover?
The whole city, including Old Portsmouth, Southsea, Eastney, Fratton, Milton and Cosham, as well as the surrounding parts of Hampshire.
Do you offer respite care in Portsmouth?
Yes, we provide respite care. A family carer in Portsmouth who needs a rest can have a live-in carer cover at home for a few days, a few weeks or longer.
Can you support a hospital discharge?
Yes. A carer can be waiting at your relative’s door, with the heating on, when they return from Queen Alexandra Hospital.
What is the 14-Day Live Well at Home Guarantee?
In the first 14 days you can bring the arrangement to an end immediately if it does not work, without notice and without a fee.
How do I pay, and can I get funding?
You pay by Bank Transfer or Direct Debit only. You may qualify for Attendance Allowance, NHS Continuing Healthcare or a care assessment from Portsmouth City Council, and Age UK Portsmouth gives free information on benefits.
Could my mother take the hovercraft to Ryde with a live-in carer?
Southsea has the world’s only regular hovercraft service, running to Ryde on the Isle of Wight. A live-in carer can plan the day around your mother’s energy, travel with her and help her home again.
Who can I ring about memory worries before an assessment?
The Alzheimer’s Society serves Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Portsmouth, and lists 0333 150 3456 and 02392 892035 for support, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. A live-in carer can sit in on a call or visit with your relative.
Can a live-in carer take my husband to a match at Fratton Park?
Fratton Park is the home of Portsmouth FC. A live-in carer can choose the right kick-off, go with him, find a seat where he is comfortable and make sure he gets back safely afterwards.