Solent Lodge
- Care home
- 4 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2013
- Stubbington, Hampshire, South East
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
17 months
since the latest rating was published.
59 of 420
rated care homes in Hampshire are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Solent Lodge: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in May 2025, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: 78 Stubbington Lane (Good, 0.1 miles away) and 32 Mays Lane (Good, 0.7 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G 78 Stubbington Lane Good, 0.1 miles away
- RI Crofton Lodge Requires improvement, 0.6 miles away
- G 32 Mays Lane Good, 0.7 miles away
- G 97 Old Street Good, 0.8 miles away
- RI Newgate Lane Requires improvement, 1 mile away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 21 May 2025 (assessment visit 11 February 2025). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Date of assessment: 20 February to 11 April 2025.
We carried out this assessment following concerns about governance and oversight. At this assessment we found breaches of regulations relating to safe care and treatment, staffing, and governance.
- Safe No rating
- Well-led No rating
Read the rest of CQC's summary
We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. We found the service was not always supporting people with a learning disability in line with this statutory guidance.
We could not be assured restrictions imposed were always proportionate or the least restrictive option to reduce risk. Risks to people were not always assessed and reduced. Staff did not receive training and supervision to support them to effectively fulfil their roles. Medicines were not managed safely. Systems and processes were not in place to assess, monitor and improve care, or ensure compliance with the regulations. However, the provider was responsive and open to feedback and began to take action to address shortfalls. The home appeared clean and we observed mostly positive interactions between people and staff.
We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this assessment.
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Safe
No rating
We assessed 6 quality statements from this key question. We have combined the score for this area with scores based on the rating from the last inspection, which was good. At this assessment the rating has changed to requires improvement. This meant some aspects of the service were not always safe and there was limited assurance about safety. There was an increased risk that people could be harmed. The service was in breach of 2 regulations relating to safe care and treatment and staffing.
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Well-led
No rating
We assessed 4 quality statements from this key question. We have combined the score for this area with scores based on the rating from the last inspection, which was good.At this assessment the rating has changed to requires improvement. This meant there were shortfalls in management and leadership. Leaders and the culture they created did not always support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care. The service was in breach of the regulation relating to governance.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 21 May 2025. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 21 May 2025. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Nicola Heaybourne
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)3 inspection reports, latest 4 January 2018. Latest assessment published 21 May 2025; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Howlett Homes Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 08638622 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Hampshire County Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Hampshire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 555 1386, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 8.30am to 5pm, Tuesday 9.30am to 5pm, Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Hampshire County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Solent Lodge provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Solent Lodge as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Solent Lodge have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 4 beds at Solent Lodge.
- When was Solent Lodge last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Solent Lodge was published on 21 May 2025.
- Who runs Solent Lodge?
- Solent Lodge is run by Howlett Homes Limited.
- What is Solent Lodge's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 21 May 2025.
Contact
- Phone
- 01329 662038
- Address
- 105 Stubbington Lane, Fareham, PO14 2PG Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: 78 Stubbington Lane (Good, 0.1 miles away) and 32 Mays Lane (Good, 0.7 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G 78 Stubbington Lane Good, 0.1 miles away
- RI Crofton Lodge Requires improvement, 0.6 miles away
- G 32 Mays Lane Good, 0.7 miles away
- G 97 Old Street Good, 0.8 miles away
- RI Newgate Lane Requires improvement, 1 mile away