
Challoner House is one of the nicest care homes that we have ever seenA A(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Top quality nursing care, and very attentive carersAndy W(Son of Resident/Service User)

The quality and quantity of food is excellent and the activities and facilities are very goodBernice A(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Challoner House is one of the nicest care homes that we have ever seenA A(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Top quality nursing care, and very attentive carersAndy W(Son of Resident/Service User)

The quality and quantity of food is excellent and the activities and facilities are very goodBernice A(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Challoner House offers high-quality nursing and residential care in an un-rivalled setting located in the lovely village of Chandlers Ford, and on a direct bus route to and from Southampton.
The warmth of welcome from the team of staff can be felt the minute as soon as visitors step foot into this lovely home.
With their help and the help of the ladies and gentlemen who live with them – they...
Care Provided by Barchester Challoner House Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 49 Service Users
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
This Weekly Fee rate is an indication only of a typical standard fee rate for a resident living in a standard, comfortable room. A final Weekly Fee rate will be confirmed once we have carried out a pre-admission needs assessment.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Barchester Challoner House Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Barchester Challoner House Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Barchester Healthcare Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Sarah Hayman(Senior General Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Last Refurbishment: 2018
Room Information
- Single Rooms (43)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (3)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (1)
Parking
- Off road car park for visitors to Challoner House.
Barchester Challoner House Care Home Reviews (143)
Barchester Challoner House Care Home has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.691) out of 10, based on 29 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Barchester Challoner House Care Home has 143 reviews.
As a team, they are all very caring. My Uncle was very happy there.
Thank you very much for your review, we really appreciate the time that you have taken to complete it. Here at Challoner, we value feedback and these reviews help with our learning and development in order to continually improve our care.
A very caring environment for my aunt. Lovely staff, a very clean, pleasant room and pretty gardens to look out on. I feel my aunt is being given very good care and her dignity is well maintained in her twilight years.
Thank you very much for your review. We really appreciate the time that you have taken to complete it. Here at Challoner we value feedback and these reviews help with our learning and development in order to continually improve our care.
I appreciate the care provided.
I appreciate the friendliness and helpfulness of staff for visitors.
I appreciate the facilities for residents eg activities.
Thank you for taking the time to complete the review for us, we really appreciate your kind words.
I am well looked after.
Thank you for taking the time to complete the review, much appreciated.
My experience is that the home is very well run. The staff are looking after my mother very well. Some days my mother finds that food could be improved, she seems to have too much fish which she does not eat.
Thank you for the time that you have spent completing the review, we really appreciate it here at Challoner. Your comments were lovely and we are pleased that you and your family were happy with the care that we offered. We will, of course, use your comments to continually improve the care.
The activities coordinator is always happy and enthusiastic about her job. She really cares for the residents and likes to make sure they join in. She is always organising events to fund the residents having various activities eg. visiting entertainers, petting zoo etc.
Thank you for the time that you have spent completing the review, we really appreciate it here at Challoner. Your comments were lovely and we are pleased that you and your family were happy with the care that we offered. We will, of course, use your comments to continually improve the care.
Mum seems happy whenever we visit.
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Amazingly kind staff. Grandma is happy and staff have a good rapport with residents and visitors.
Very approachable staff, always around and prepared.
Activities are good and consistent.
Thank you for the time that you have spent completing the review, we really appreciate it here at Challoner. Your comments were lovely and we are pleased that you and your family were happy with the care that we offered. We will, of course, use your comments to continually improve the care.
From the first time I visited Challoner House to visit a resident (now deceased), I have found the home to be a very good unit compared to hospital units! I visited as Chaplain. The care is up with some of the best, and better than many.
I have found the staff helpful and supportive of my ministry, and very caring towards residents. I frequently recommend Challoner House to people who are looking for residential care for relatives.
Thank you very much for your review. We really appreciate the time that you have taken to complete it. Here at Challoner, we value feedback and these reviews help with our learning and development in order to continually improve our care.
Lovely to see my mum content and comfortable. Always a pleasure visiting. Staff are always pleased and hardworking.
Thank you for the time that you have spent completing the review, we really appreciate it here at Challoner. Your comments were lovely and we are pleased that you and your family were happy with the care that we offered. We will, of course, use your comments to continually improve the care.
Very clean and friendly. Welcoming atmosphere. Our friend is well cared for and comfortable. Food choice is good.
Thank you for the time that you have spent completing the review, we really appreciate it here at Challoner. Your comments were lovely and we are pleased that you and your family were happy with the care that we offered. We will, of course, use your comments to continually improve the care.
Great attention is paid to me every need both mental and physical. Regular opportunities occur for residents to discuss with staff any complaints of any kind with regard to care, food or any difficulty.
Thank you for the time that you have spent completing the review, we really appreciate it here at Challoner. Your comments were lovely and we are pleased that you and your family were happy with the care that we offered. We will, of course, use your comments to continually improve the care.
There is a calm and friendly atmosphere. Carers are kind and helpful. It is easy to relax.
Thank you very much for your review, we really appreciate the time that you have taken to complete it. Here at Challoner, we value feedback and these reviews help with our learning and development in order to continually improve our care.
I have only had a two week respite stay but have been made very welcome and looked after well. Everyone is very friendly.
Thank you very much for your review, we really appreciate the time that you have taken to complete it. Here at Challoner, we value feedback and these reviews help with our learning and development in order to continually improve our care.
Since I have been here, I have found staff very helpful and caring and very patient, even when extremely busy and short staffed, but it does vary with different members of staff. Basically, I think they all work extremely hard and have been very caring when anyone becomes emotional.
Thank you very much for your review, we really appreciate the time that you have taken to complete it. Here at Challoner. we value feedback and these reviews help with our learning and development in order to continually improve our care.
Very pleasing. Good quality care from all staff. Very clean, comfortable and excellent food, nicely served.
My mother is very happy here.
Thank you very much for your review. We really appreciate the time that you have taken to complete it. Here at Challoner, we value feedback and these reviews help with our learning and development in order to continually improve our care.
My father was admitted to Challoner in a very poor state, having suffered a fractured pelvis which left him unable to cope at home suffering a series of falls. Due to the excellent care from all the staff, he has made a remarkable recovery. All his sores have disappeared (due to his hospital stay), he is eating well and he has put on 10lbs in weight. I would highly recommend the home as there are plenty of staff who are very friendly and helpful. The quality and quantity of food is excellent and the activities and facilities are very good. More importantly, my father is happy there.
Thank you for the time that you have spent completing the review, we really appreciate it here at Challoner. Your comments were lovely and we are pleased that you and your family were happy with the care that we offered. We will, of course, use your comments to continually improve the care.
My friend has been a resident for about three weeks and I have visited on four occasions so far. I have been impressed by the friendliness of all the staff and by the caring way that they are looking after my friend who needs a lot of care.
Thank you very much for your review, we really appreciate the time that you have taken to complete it. Here at Challoner, we value feedback and these reviews help with our learning and development in order to continually improve our care.
My PAT dog, Honey and I visit weekly. I am impressed by the warm welcome we receive from the staff and residents. Staff are always on hand if any questions need to be asked, I find them very helpful. The home is very neat and tidy and the daily programme board shows interesting activities.
Thank you very much for your review, we really appreciate the time that you have taken to complete it, here at Challoner we value feedback and these reviews help with our learning and development in order to continually improve our care.
I go in as a volunteer most weeks. I spend time with the resident, painting nails when they have had their hair done by the hairdresser.
Staff are always welcoming to me - even though it's only once a week. Always a pleasant atmosphere.
Thank you for your kind words, it's always greatly appreciated as well as the invaluable support that you yourself offer our residents.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 23 October 2020Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveRequires improvement
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
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News (108) & Events (1)
- 18 Jun 2026
The residents and staff are so happy to have received our New Magic Table, The Magic Table has been gifted to our home from The Barchester Dementia Team for us...
- 18 Jun 2026
This week, 8-14 June, is Carers Week 2026. A time to recognise and celebrate the incredible work carers do across the UK - and here at Barchester Healthcare, we are...
- 18 Jun 2026
Today our lovely resident Judy was having a conversation with our Senior Care Assistant Carla about her love of cooking and how much she missed baking biscuits for her family,...
- 27 Aug 2026Organiser: Barchester Challoner House Care Home
Awards / Recognitions (48)
- 30 Jun 2026Recipient: Barchester Challoner House Care Home
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- 09 Jun 2026Recipient: Barchester Healthcare Ltd
Meet the Team (9)

Sarah joined Barchester in 2009 and has recently joined the team here at Challoner. She brings with her a wealth of experience and knowledge and is committed to providing the highest quality of care and nursing here at Challoner.

Gemma started working at Challoner House for Eighteen years. Gemma started her working life at Challoner House as a care assistant, Gemma then went on to study for her Nursing through the Barchester Development Program and has worked her way up to become the our Clinical Deputy Manager.

Dani's role is to support General Manager by maintaining the administration and financial systems within the home in accordance with company standards and in compliance with all regulatory and statutory obligations. Dani is often the first point of contact for relatives and representatives and tends to get to know everyone more personally.

I qualified as a registered nurse 13 years ago. I have worked in hospitals and nursing homes before coming to work at Challoner House in September 2023 as a Senior Nurse.
In my spare time, I enjoy listening to music and getting out and about exploring new places with my family.

Lilo is a Registered Nurse at Challoner House and has been for several years. Lilo supports residents within the home with all aspects of their care and all their nursing needs.

Lisa has been at Challoner since 2014 and has worked in the kitchen, on care and finally housekeeping where she was promoted to Head Housekeeper in recent months. Lisa is thriving in this role and is doing a fantastic job!

I have always had a passion for entertaining, and I truly love being able to provide high-quality fun activities for our residents at Challoner House.

I started the role of Head of Maintenance in August 2024. I am a fully qualified electrician. I enjoy the role of maintenance man at Challoner House as every day is very diverse and holds new challenges.
In my spare time, I am a qualified dance instructor and enjoy playing football. I also enjoy travelling to my family's homes in Morocco and Italy.

I started my chef career as a second chef in a hospital before taking on the role of Head Chef at Challoner House in May 2023. I have been lucky enough to be able to attend and pass the Barchester Chef Academy.
In my spare time, I enjoy travelling the world, learning new culinary skills and socialising with friends. I also enjoy going back home to Poland to visit my family.
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