Home care agency · Liss
East Hampshire DCA
Typical fee here £29–£35.50 an hour Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of East Hampshire DCA- Address
- Flat 6, Winchester Apartments, Hill Brow Road, Liss, GU33 7LE
- Run by
- Autism Hampshire (3 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 288141)
- Service
- Home care agency, Supported living
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- October 2023 (3 years)
- Part of
- The Avenues Trust
- Registered manager
- Gemma Katie Chapman
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1983 (43 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 01710300)
- Last CQC check
- 27 May 2026
- Typical fees Estimated
- £29–£35.50 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Personal care
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-17884084472
An overview of East Hampshire DCA
Registered with CQC as a home care agency that also provides supported living, East Hampshire DCA is based in Liss, run by Autism Hampshire. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
CQC has not published a rating for this service yet, which is common for newly registered services. It is one of 15 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Liss; 9 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Budgeting for this agency
We estimate visits from East Hampshire DCA at £29–£35.50 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £340 a week.
Live-in care in this region typically runs £1,450–£1,770 a week.
Hampshire Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
The registered provider
East Hampshire DCA is run by Autism Hampshire (company 01710300), incorporated in 1983, 40 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 6 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other residential care.
Autism Hampshire runs 3 CQC-registered services.
All 3 are in Hampshire, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
It trades under the Avenues Trust brand, which covers 22 services run by 5 registered providers.
Who they support
Registration details from CQC.
How it fits locally
There is 1 other agency within 3 miles, 1 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Adelik Healthcare Ltd, under 0.5 miles away.
It sits in Liss ward, classed by ONS as larger rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight ICB.
Past CQC ratings
- Feb 2017
- Oct 2019
- May 2026
- Today
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Liss
- Council
- Hampshire County Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- East Hampshire
- Integrated care board
- NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Larger rural · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
Bigger map · Route planner · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence. A home care agency's office address; carers travel to people's homes nearby.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from October 2023, so the service has been operating for around 3 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2017–2026), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Requires Improvement.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe
- Effective
- Caring
- Responsive
- Well-led
Source: CQC.
Key points from CQC's visit
- East Hampshire DCA is a supported living service providing care for older people, younger adults, individuals with a sensory impairment, learning disability, autistic spectrum disorder or physical disability.
- The provider was in breach of 3 legal regulations relating to person‑centred care, safe care and treatment and good governance.
- The provider did not always evidence people were consistently offered meaningful choice or involved in setting their goals and planning activities.
- We spoke with 1 person, and 6 relatives of people who used the service to gain feedback about their experiences of receiving care from the provider.
From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed East Hampshire DCA on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews are separate from CQC ratings. We verify the reviewer's email and never let providers remove reviews. How reviews work.
Compared with other agencies locally
- Registered with CQC in 2023: it has been registered longer than 27% of home care agencies in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Hampshire lists 5.
Compared with every CQC-registered home care agency in Hampshire. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Questions about East Hampshire DCA
- What services is East Hampshire DCA registered for?
- East Hampshire DCA is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies, supported living. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Can East Hampshire DCA care for someone with dementia?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- Is East Hampshire DCA regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a home care agency under location ID 1-17884084472, and has not yet been given an overall rating.
- Where is East Hampshire DCA based?
- The agency works from Flat 6, Winchester Apartments, Hill Brow Road, Liss, GU33 7LE; ask which postcodes its carers cover.
- How much does care from East Hampshire DCA cost?
- East Hampshire DCA has not published its fees with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Who runs East Hampshire DCA?
- Autism Hampshire is the registered provider for East Hampshire DCA.
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Built from the CQC register (Oct 2026) under the Open Government Licence v3.0, plus our own calculations. The provider wrote only the parts labelled as its own words. The Care Panel is a directory and does not deliver care.