About
A residential home in Portsmouth, run at domestic scale.
Clarendon Care Home has been a small residential care home for older adults for nearly thirty years. The home takes up to twenty residents, is run by Clarendon Care Limited, and is registered with the Care Quality Commission. The pages that follow are an honest answer to the questions families ask most often on a first visit.
How the home runs
Four principles, lived daily.
We've kept things simple at The Clarendon for nearly thirty years. The home is shaped by four quiet principles — less slogans than shorthand for what it means to run a home properly.
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Small, on purpose
Twenty residents is a deliberate choice. It means staff know everyone by name, families speak to someone who knows their relative, and the day's rhythm can flex around the people who live here rather than the other way round.
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Listen first
Care plans are built by listening — to the resident, to family, and to anyone already involved in their care. We'd rather spend an hour on the right questions than rush to decisions that don't fit.
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Balance risk and need
A home is a place for living, not just for being kept safe. We balance real risks against real needs and support responsible risk-taking in daily life — because dignity means carrying on with what makes a life feel like a life.
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Family as partner
Families aren't an audience at The Clarendon — they're partners. We keep you in the loop when care changes, and we welcome the awkward questions over tea as much as on the phone.
Regulation
Registered with the Care Quality Commission.
Clarendon Care Home is registered with the CQC under location ID 1-13345096551. You can read our latest CQC listing — and any inspection reports — directly on the regulator's site.