Learning disability care homes in Somerset

Wilton House supports people with complex physical and learning disabilities through residential care shaped around independence and autonomy. It forms part of Cream Care’s South West provision, which offers bespoke residential and supported living services for people with diverse needs.

The referrals team assesses each person’s requirements and agrees a care programme with the individual, representatives and wider circle of support.

Supporting adults with autism, learning disabilities and epilepsy, Ashleigh House provides a residential setting in Taunton for up to eight people. The home also supports physical disabilities and cerebral palsy, with registration for care without nursing.

Voyage Care offers residential homes, supported living and community support, with pathways shaped around individual needs and circumstances.

Northfield House supports adults with autism and learning disabilities, including people with cerebral palsy, epilepsy and physical disabilities. The NAS-accredited residential home supports up to 11 adults and focuses on independence, meaningful daily life and person-centred care.

Support plans can help residents develop daily living skills, join activities at home and in the local community, and work towards personal goals such as moving into…

Apple Tree House provides residential support for younger adults with learning disabilities and related complex needs. The service sits within a specialist care and education organisation that also supports autistic people, people with profound and multiple learning disabilities, acquired brain injuries and additional support needs.

A person-centred planning framework considers identity, wellbeing, relationships, aspirations and independence…

Supporting eleven adults with learning disabilities, epilepsy and mental health needs, Bridge House (Somerset) provides residential accommodation in Taunton. The home is also registered as a group home and residential care home, with its small scale suited to adults needing structured support for complex circumstances.

The service focuses on each person’s needs, values and preferences.

Catherine House provides long-term residential care for adults with learning disabilities in a five-bed home in Taunton. Support is built around the people who live there, helping residents pursue daily goals, appointments and activities in a familiar setting.

The home describes a typical day through shared meals, town visits and games such as Uno, while individual routines reflect each person’s preferences.

Chard Manor provides residential care and support for ten young adults with severe learning disabilities, autism and high care needs. The service also supports sensory impairments and epilepsy, and has experience supporting people following a traumatic brain injury.

As a registered care home without nursing, Chard Manor offers a home-based setting for people with complex needs rather than a general older-person care service.

For older people, younger adults and people with learning disabilities, Cherry Trees offers a residential care setting registered without nursing. Its listing is associated with the National Autistic Society, whose wider work includes support, guidance and advice for autistic people and their families.

The wider organisation also provides training, accreditation and consultancy for professionals and organisations.

Covenant Care supports adults with learning disabilities, mental health disabilities and autistic spectrum disorders through supported living and residential services. Its approach centres on individual needs, helping people make choices and build independence in their own environment.

The service combines 24-hour person-centred support with access to education, vocational training and community activities.

Crimson Hill Support Limited helps people with learning disabilities and complex social care needs to live in their own homes or with their families. The service supports people across Somerset and North Somerset, including those seeking meaningful activities, stronger independence and greater choice in everyday life.

Its support model focuses on enabling decisions rather than directing them.

Daneswood Care Home supports adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities in a residential setting, including people with severe autism and complex medical needs. One-to-one support focuses on choice, autonomy and purposeful daily life.

The home is arranged across three separate houses with kitchenettes, comfortable lounges, communal activity areas and personalised en-suite bedrooms.

Dimensions Somerset Ashbury provides residential support for older people, younger adults and people with learning disabilities. Dimensions also supports autistic people, people with behaviours of distress and people with complex health needs across its specialist care services.

Its Individual Service Funds, called “Your Support Money”, allow the person receiving support to direct how their budget is used while Dimensions manages the money.