Forest Brow Care Home

Residential care home in Liss, Hampshire

CQC Requires improvement32 bedsDementiaResidential
NeighbourhoodPeaceful Neighbourhood
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  • Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
Address63 Forest Road, Liss, GU33 7BL
Beds32

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About

Forest Brow Care Home is a 32-bed residential care home in Liss, East Hampshire, providing care for older people and those living with dementia. The home offers both longer-term residential placements and shorter respite stays tailored to individual circumstances and needs.

The Care Quality Commission rated Forest Brow as Requires Improvement overall in its 2023 report. The home was rated Good for Effective, Caring and Responsive care, though Safe and Well-led were rated Requires Improvement.

What inspectors found

CQC: Requires improvement

Report published 14 August 2023 · Last inspected 6 July 2023

Inspectors found that Forest Brow, a care home for up to 32 older people including some living with dementia, has improved since its last inspection and is no longer in special measures, though it is still rated requires improvement. Staff are described as caring and committed, and the increase in permanent staff has helped the atmosphere and consistency of care. People and relatives say they are consulted and treated with dignity, and the home has become more active during the day.

Strengths noted
  • Management has changed, and people, relatives and staff express confidence in the new team
  • Staff are described as caring, committed and empathetic, and people report being treated with dignity and respect
  • Activities and social engagement throughout the day have improved
  • Medicines systems have improved and there are effective processes for reviewing incidents
Areas to improve
  • Some care plans contain conflicting information, particularly about eating and drinking, and some care records are not always completed accurately
  • Auditing processes need to be strengthened to make them more robust
  • Not all overnight staff have yet received the required skills and training

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

Care provided

Dementia
Residential

Specialist care

Dementia
Older people (65+)

What's nearby

GP surgery4.1 miles
Hospital15.3 miles
Pub or bar150 m
  • Set back from main road noise

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAmple
  • Play SpaceLimited
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkLimited
  • Tennis CourtAdequate
  • Bowling GreenLimited
  • Playing FieldLimited

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesLimited
  • Retail ShoppingSparse
  • SupermarketsLimited
  • TakeawaysSparse

Local crime statistics

23 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime35%
Public order17%
Criminal damage & arson17%
Drugs13%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

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Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Dementia careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Hampshire pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£1,203
2025£1,245

What Hampshire council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees

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Local health safety net

Forest Brow Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is St Richard's Hospital, 15.3 miles away. The local GP practice is PINEHILL SURGERY, 4.1 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
St Richard's Hospital · 15.3 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
PINEHILL SURGERY · 4.1 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Community & connection in Liss

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Age Concern Petersfield and District

Our charity covers Petersfield and the surrounding area. We provide a range of services to older people currently a twice weekly lunch club, a programme of outings, computer coaching, fitness and…

3.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1178837)
Charity

Age Concern Liphook

Assistance to and provision of services to the elderly within the Parish of Bramshott and Liphook

4.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (900065)
Charity

The Peak Centre

We manage a day centre - liphook day centre 3 days a week for 50 weeks a year. this provides up to 18 elderly residents daily a good lunch, cooked on the premises, other refreshments, games and…

4.5 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (285001)
Charity

Rother Valley Together

We are a day care charity supporting older people experiencing the effects of social isolation and loneliness. We offer lively and fun activities,and provide a cooked lunch. Transport is…

7.9 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1147272)
Charity

Dementia-friendly Alton

Provide support to people living with dementia and their carers

7.9 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1202095)
Charity

Alton Community Association Cio

We are a local charity which run a number of non-profit services such as elderly daycentre, dementia services and leisure learning. we also offer room hire and many other services to improve the…

8.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1173885)

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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