Home care agency

Kingfisher Home Care Ltd

Home care agency in Lymington, Hampshire

Kingfisher Home Care Ltd

Home care agency in Lymington, Hampshire

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodWell ServedPeaceful Neighbourhood
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  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
  • Peaceful Neighbourhood — Among the lowest for recorded anti-social behaviour and public disorder of comparable areas (police-recorded crime).
Address25 Swallow Drive, Milford On Sea, Lymington, SO41 0XD

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About

Kingfisher Home Care Ltd is a home care agency based in Lymington, in the New Forest, Hampshire. It provides care and daily living support in people's own homes, on a daily or weekly basis, for people affected by ageing, illness, recovery or rehabilitation. The agency's stated focus is dementia, and it also supports older people, younger adults under 65 and people with physical disabilities. Care plans are individualised after the agency has got to know each person, and support can include meal preparation, personal hygiene, cleaning and supervision. Companionship is part of the service, with a focus on one-to-one attention from carers.

The Care Quality Commission rates Kingfisher Home Care Ltd Good overall, following a report published in 2023. It is rated Good for being safe, effective, caring and responsive, and Requires Improvement for being well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 22 March 2023 · Last inspected 2 March 2023

Inspectors found that the service, which supports older people, some living with dementia, in their own homes, has made improvements since its last inspection. Staff described feeling supported by management and enjoying their work, and the provider was described as open and honest about care delivery. The report says people feel safe with the service.

Strengths noted
  • Staff feel supported by management and enjoy working at the service
  • Recruitment checks have been strengthened to help ensure new staff are suitable
  • Medicines records show people received their medicines as prescribed, and staff training and regular support have improved
  • Risks to people's health, care and the environment are assessed more thoroughly and reduced where practicable, and people's nutritional needs are supported
Areas to improve
  • Some records about people's care and about how the service is managed were not always complete or up to date
  • Further governance improvements were planned, with new systems being introduced to address record-keeping

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

Specialist care

Dementia
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery2.9 miles
Hospital10.5 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsSparse
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkLimited
  • Tennis CourtSparse
  • Bowling GreenSparse
  • Playing FieldSparse

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingSparse
  • SupermarketsSparse
  • TakeawaysLimited

What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — Kingfisher Home Care Ltd will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.

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Local health safety net

Kingfisher Home Care Ltd is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, 10.5 miles away. The local GP practice is CHAWTON HOUSE SURGERY, 2.9 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
The Royal Bournemouth Hospital · 10.5 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
CHAWTON HOUSE SURGERY · 2.9 mi

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

Information last reviewed October 2026.

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