Learning disability care homes in Forest of Dean

Dean Grange supports people with learning disabilities, autism, complex needs and behaviours that may challenge. The service sits within Cygnet’s social care provision for young people and adults, with care centred on the individual and linked to wider health and social care expertise.

Families and professionals can use Cygnet’s referral route when exploring suitable support.

Birches Grove provides residential support for four adults with learning disabilities or mental health needs, including people who may also have diabetes. The home is in Parkend, near the local village, and its support is intended to help residents live independently, access the community and maintain a healthy daily routine.

The service offers a small-scale setting with four bedrooms, two of which have en-suite facilities.

Brook Lodge is registered to support eight men with learning disabilities, autism and mental health needs in an all-male residential home in Longhope. The setting provides day-to-day support in a group environment, with activities and community outings shaped around residents’ abilities and interests.

Support includes community trips, cooking and shopping, alongside opportunities such as horse riding and other activities.

Gatwick Rise supports adults with complex needs, autism and learning disabilities through 24-hour residential care without nursing. Its rural setting combines a three-bedroom house with shared living, dining and kitchen facilities and individual one-bedroom bungalows for people who do not suit multiple-occupancy living.

Each bungalow is designed around the individual resident and staffed to reflect their needs.

Up to six men and women with learning disabilities can receive residential support at Hobbits Holt. The home is in a quiet residential area near the Forest of Dean, with off-road parking and no main roads. Support may also extend to people with mental health needs or epilepsy.

Daily life includes social and educational activities alongside ordinary living. The team supports residents to develop their potential and participate in day-to-day…

Market Place provides residential care and outreach services for children and adults with disabilities and complex needs. Its documented offer includes residential accommodation for children with autistic spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, physical disabilities or challenging behaviours, alongside residential care for adults with autistic spectrum disorders, learning disabilities or challenging behaviours.

Red House provides 24-hour residential support in Ruspidge for six males and females who are autistic or have a learning disability. The home can also support people with behaviours that challenge, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or psychosis, within a service designed for complex needs.

Support is intended to enable people to make choices about their care while promoting health, wellbeing and independence.

Riverside House offers residential support for older people, younger adults and people with learning disabilities. It forms part of Cygnet’s wider social-care provision for people with complex needs, autism and mental health requirements.

The home is close to Newnham-on-Severn and provides a safe, comfortable setting that promotes independence and community integration.

Adults with learning disabilities, autism or mental health conditions can access residential support at Sunnyside House through Choice Care. The provider’s wider services include residential and supported living settings, specialist therapy and support shaped around personal goals. Its approach considers the kind of life a person wants to lead, including greater independence, shared living or a quieter setting.