
All the staff are very welcoming, kind and considerate.Sheila H(Sister-in-law of Resident/Service User)

"I love it here," Mum used to say, "There's always laughter."Andrew H(Son of Resident/Service User)


All the staff are very welcoming, kind and considerate.Sheila H(Sister-in-law of Resident/Service User)

"I love it here," Mum used to say, "There's always laughter."Andrew H(Son of Resident/Service User)


Nestled in a beautiful, quiet location, close to the town centre of Petersfield, Steep House provides round the clock residential, dementia and nursing care on a permanent and respite basis, as well as compassionate end of life care.
Residents at the Hampshire care home can enjoy quality facilities including cosy communal areas and a hair salon. Each bedroom is tastefully decorated, and outside there is a beautiful, landscaped garden, including the...
Care Provided by Steep House
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 56 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
care and support required by each individual. Premium rooms normally require an additional charge.
• All care and support including a monthly review of care plans
• All meals, snacks and drinks freshly prepared every day by our chef
• In-house café with homemade cakes, and a variety of speciality teas and coffees
• Use of in-house cinema
• Access to landscaped gardens
• Activities and lifestyle programme
• All utilities and other accommodation costs
• Housekeeping and laundry services
• WiFi internet access
appointments not covered by the NHS, toiletries, newspapers or magazines, any over the counter
medications that a GP wouldn’t normally prescribe such as paracetamol and indigestion relief, and any
other privately arranged healthcare. Should you require an escort to hospital appointments, we may apply
an agreed hourly charge for this service.
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Steep House for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Steep House 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)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Care UK
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Lijo Renji(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
Room Information
- Single Rooms (54)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (1)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (4)
Steep House Reviews (114)
Steep House has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.859) out of 10, based on 17 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Steep House has 114 reviews.
As I was recovering from a hip replacement, I needed a fully accessible toilet with bards to lean on. I couldn't find one on the ground floor. As my room (chair much too low) was on the first floor I had to continually go upstairs to my toilet, which was ideal, if only there were others like it.
The thoughtfulness and care of all the staff was amazing. They were always so willing and cheerful.
We found all the staff so helpful and friendly. Perfect.
Originally when I came to Steep House it was only for a short stay but my partner who had a chest problem could not be taken care of at home so I decided to stay. I do not rue that decision. My partner passed away over 3 years ago, Lord rest her soul. I have made lots of friends in the staff and residents so I'm, a very happy guy. As far as I am concerned I am a very well contented man.
I've always felt as soon as you make contact with any of the staff how friendly and helpful they are, especially the manageress who seems to go that extra mile, and I am satisfied with her care, she has been a difficult person but they handle her very well.
I am extremely happy for my wife to come to Steep House as the home atmosphere is very calm and the staff are very caring and very friendly towards my wife.
I can score 100% for the manager and she is leading her team very well. Very well led home by the captain of the ship.
I have only enormous thanks and praise for the excellent care and attention given to both my mum and dad (parent-in-law). Also for the time given to myself when help was needed. Nothing was too much trouble.
I felt very pleased with the care my Mother received, from the activities to the nursing and support team, they knew Mother's needs and worked hard to meet them.
I moved my mother to Steep House about 12 months ago. I felt at the time that I was very lucky to have found this place and I have never regretted my decision. My mother is extremely well cared for. They take the time to know each person individually and she is always treated with dignity and “as herself”. The range of activities is enormous and Mum takes part as well as she can, and seems to enjoy herself thoroughly. Nothing is too much trouble for the staff, who are always friendly and approachable.The food is good too!
Since my father moved to Steep House Nursing Home at the end of February 2017, he has been very well looked after. The staff are very caring with the residents and always greet me with a smile and a hello. There is a lovely homely feel about the place and my father settled quickly and is very happy to be living at Steep.
Over the four months, she has been at Steep House, there has bee a noticeable improvement in her mobility caused, I believe, by her being encouraged to move around more - 'use it or lose it'. There is also a discernable improvement in her mental ability.
Visitors are welcomed with a greeting and smile. Any concerns I have about my mother are answered effectively by any member of staff.
I have a good friend who is a resident and whom I regularly visit. I find the home welcoming and the staff friendly and caring. They show a strong empathy towards their residents. The home is always clean and they are well maintained with its upkeep. Staff interact with visitors which I find reassuring and they smile.
The staff are caring and willing to help.
The entertainment department was always getting the residents doing things and having fun.
My father liked some of the games which were played and enjoyed the outings.
The staff were always helpful and friendly and cared for him.
A lot of effort was put into entertainments to keep the residents amused.
Caring staff.
My father arrived from hospital in a terrible state and they managed to nurse him back to a coherent human being.
The nursing staff are very professional and the activities staff keep the residents entertained on a daily basis.
Good to see the home refurbished over the last couple of months.
The care has been excellent and the staff friendly and helpful.
We would definitely recommend.
They are all so kind, gentle and patient with all the residents.
They work such long hours and some days I can see it's not easy to cope with but they always smile and do their best to comfort and help the residents.
As regards 'Activities', there are always new things to keep residents thinking, remembering and plus a little exercise.
Also, all the staff are always available for any queries or help.
Nothing at Steep House is ever too much trouble.
The staff work hard to ensure residents are happy and occupied and are patient and caring at all times.
Residents are treated with dignity and respect at all times.
Also always smart and clean in appearance, very quick to respond to the buzzer.
The staff at the reception are very helpful and the maintenance man amusing, friendly and goes above and beyond his role.
As a visitor to the home, I have always been well received by a friendly and welcoming team, and phone calls made to Steep House enquiring about my father's health have always been kindly and patiently handled.
The atmosphere is friendly. Efforts made to encourage residents to use the garden, a facility that has been much improved by the team during my father's stay.
The sensitivity and kindness with which his ending was handled was greatly appreciated by his family. He died on November 20th.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 23 March 2026Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- 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 (45) & Events (0)
- 29 May 2026
Care UK’s commitment to supporting residents has been nationally recognised, as the organisation took home the large care provider of the year accolade at the 2026 Care Home Awards. At...
- 29 May 2026
Residents in Care UK homes love getting out and about in nature where they can and, for one Dorset-based home, they’re celebrating World Bee Day with a buzz! Wimborne-based home,...
- 29 May 2026
Colleagues across Care UK are celebrating after being shortlisted in eleven categories at the Stars of Social Care Awards, the most the company has ever been shortlisted in at the...
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Meet the Team (1)

I began my career as a nurse before moving into management, combining practical experience in health and social care with a strategic approach to leadership.
At Steep House, my focus is on delivering high-quality, personalised care, working closely with residents, their families, and friends to build a supportive community. The dedication and compassion of our team make me incredibly proud to be the Manager here.
I would describe myself as honest, cheerful, and genuinely caring. My goal is to ensure residents feel valued, happy, and fulfilled in their daily lives. Taking time to listen to their needs and making them smile is, to me, the most rewarding part of this role. I firmly believe every resident should have the chance to live their life according to their own wishes, and I am committed to supporting them in this journey.
Leading our team is a privilege and a responsibility I take to heart. Together, we create a warm, welcoming environment that feels like home, where every resident receives the respect, attention, and individualised care they truly deserve.
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