Learning disability care homes in Southend-on-Sea

Support for adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and mental health needs is provided at Lighthouse in a residential care setting. The home is registered as a care home without nursing and forms part of Care in Style’s local services.

Residents can take part in baking, art, gardening and community activities, with families included in the life of the home.

Adults with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs are supported through Blakeney House and the wider Consensus service. The home is a residential setting for people whose support needs require specialist assistance, including younger adults and people with learning disabilities.

Consensus also provides residential and supported living services, working with families and professionals to identify support suited to each individual.

Boulevard Lodge provides permanent residential care and short-term respite care in a nine-resident home in Southend-on-Sea. Support ranges from help with day-to-day living to specialist 24-hour care, with each resident’s routines, interests and preferences considered when care is planned.

The home offers individual rooms, home-cooked meals shaped around dietary needs and preferences, and activities including food tasting, bingo and aerobics.

Support at Kingston House is centred on adults with learning disabilities, older people and younger adults who need residential care without nursing. The service forms part of Consensus, which also supports people with autism and complex needs through residential and supported living settings.

Referrals are shaped around each person’s needs and aspirations, with information available for professionals, families and people receiving support.

Mellor House is a residential care home for people with learning disabilities. The home sits within Mencap’s wider work supporting people with learning disabilities, their families and carers, including accessible communication, social care guidance and community inclusion.

The learning disability focus makes the setting relevant to people seeking residential support connected with this area of care.

Round-the-clock nursing care is available at Mountdale Nursing Home, a privately owned 24-bed home in Leigh-on-Sea. It supports older people and adults with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and complex conditions, including palliative needs.

The home works with local medical, therapy and palliative care services. Its published specialist care includes support for Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and stroke recovery,…

Old Leigh House supports men living with a learning disability and complex needs through residential care. The home also supports people who have mental and physical health needs, within a setting focused on person-centred support and daily life.

The service is designed for adults whose learning disability needs are accompanied by additional complexity.

Support for older people and adults with learning disabilities, physical disabilities or sensory impairment is at the centre of Ossis Lodge. The residential care home is registered without nursing and forms part of Care in Style’s local group of homes and services.

Residents can take part in activities such as baking, art and gardening, with opportunities to access the wider community.

Southwold House provides residential and supported living services for people with learning disabilities, autism and complex needs. Its support is designed around individual needs and aspirations, helping people develop fulfilling routines, maintain interests and gain opportunities to flourish. The service is part of Consensus, which also provides support for people with Prader-Willi syndrome through its wider care offer.

SummerHill combines residential care with supported living and day services for people with dementia, learning disabilities and mental health needs. Its approach centres on purposeful activities that help people lead fuller daily lives.

Activities are social, vocational, educational and leisure-based, with regular community facilities used where possible rather than relying solely on a traditional day-centre setting.

SummerLodge sits within SummerCare’s wider social care provision, alongside residential homes, supported living and community support. The organisation offers person-centred programmes covering social, vocational, educational and leisure activities, using community facilities where possible.

SummerCare’s flexible approach supports independence and choice while providing help when needed.