Learning disability care homes in Test Valley

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Test Valley has 9 learning disability care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission, 2 of them with nursing. Of the homes on this page, the CQC rates 3 Good and 5 Requires improvement. 1 home is not rated yet. Hampshire council paid on average £1,214 a week for a residential care place and £1,359 for a nursing place for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025 (GOV.UK adult social care finance report).

All care homes in Test Valley (31)

Test Valley at a glance

9on this list

Official rating
  • Good3
  • Requires improvement5
  • Not yet rated1
  • 38% rated Good or Outstanding
  • Average score6.7 / 10
  • Types of care78% offer younger adults
How this list is ordered

This list includes every home in Test Valley on the CQC register, whatever its rating. The highest scores come first and homes not yet inspected come last.

Paying never changes a home's rating, score or place. Top places are only offered to homes rated Good or Outstanding and are always labelled.

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9 learning disability care homes in Test Valley

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Enham Trust – Care Home Service (Michael & William Houses)

Run by Enham Trust

Macallum Road, Enham Alamein, Andover, SP11 6JR
GoodCQC · May 2023
  • Residential
  • 40 beds
  • Learning disabilities
  • Physical disabilities
  • Younger adults

Enham Trust provides personalised 24-hour residential care for disabled people in Andover. Its care services support people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and younger adults, with care planned around individual support needs and requirements.

The charity’s wider work helps disabled people live, work and enjoy life as independently as possible.

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Homewood Care Home

Run by Hampshire County Council

Enham Lane, Charlton, Andover, SP10 4AN
GoodCQC · May 2026
  • Residential
  • 8 beds
  • Learning disabilities

Residential care home for 8 residents in Andover, run by Hampshire County Council. Supports learning disabilities.

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Squirrels

Run by Cygnet Care Services Limited

The Squirrels, Manor Road, Chilworth, Southampton, SO16 7JE
GoodCQC · Feb 2018

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 9 beds
  • Learning disabilities
  • Younger adults

A nine-bed specialist residential home in Southampton, Squirrels supports adults with autism and learning disabilities who may present with behaviours that challenge. The service sits within Cygnet’s social care provision for younger adults and people with complex support needs.

A home manager leads the service, with support from Cygnet’s wider clinical and care network.

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Fryers House - Care Home with Nursing Physical Disabilities

Run by Leonard Cheshire Disability

Fryers Close, Romsey, SO51 5AD
Requires improvementCQC · Jun 2026
  • Safe Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
  • Nursing
  • 24 beds
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities
  • Physical disabilities

Nursing care for people with physical disabilities is the clearest focus of Fryers House, which is registered to support older people, younger adults and people with learning or physical disabilities. The home sits within a wider organisation providing residential and nursing support for disabled people with complex care needs.

Its registered nursing setting makes Fryers House relevant to people who need accommodation alongside clinical support.

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Kingfisher Court

Run by Dolphin Care Limited

Rownhams Lane, North Baddesley, Southampton, SO52 9LP
Requires improvementCQC · Jul 2023
  • Safe Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
  • Nursing
  • 39 beds
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities
  • Mental health

Care home with nursing for 39 residents in Southampton, run by Dolphin Care Limited. Supports older people, learning disabilities, mental health, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and younger adults.

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Marika House

Run by Liaise (South) Limited

Stoneymarsh, Michelmersh, Romsey, SO51 0LB
Requires improvementCQC · Oct 2025
  • Effective Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
  • Residential
  • 7 beds
  • Learning disabilities
  • Sensory impairment
  • Younger adults

Marika House provides specialist residential support for adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including complex needs, behaviours of distress and co-occurring mental health conditions. Its approach is person-led and designed around independence, wellbeing and meaningful progress.

In-house PBS practitioners and PROACT-SCIPr-UK-trained staff shape support around each individual.

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Winfrith House

Run by Hampshire Care Limited

4 Winfrith Way, Nursling, Southampton, SO16 0XB
Requires improvementCQC · Jan 2026
  • Safe Inadequate
  • Effective Requires improvement
  • Responsive Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
  • Residential
  • 2 beds
  • Learning disabilities
  • Younger adults

Residential care home for 2 residents in Southampton, run by Hampshire Care Limited. Supports learning disabilities and younger adults.

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Timaru

Run by Liaise (South) Limited

Great Bridge Road, Romsey, SO51 0HB
Requires improvementCQC · May 2023
  • Safe Requires improvement
  • Effective Inadequate
  • Caring Requires improvement
  • Responsive Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
  • Residential
  • 6 beds
  • Learning disabilities

Timaru supports adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including those with complex needs and behaviours of distress, in a residential home near Romsey. Referrals assess whether the home can meet each individual’s needs.

Support is shaped around independence, wellbeing and personal goals, with access to internal specialists for complex behaviour.

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Walker House

Run by Liaise (South) Limited

14 Silchester Close, Andover, SP10 3RL
Not yet ratedCQC
  • Residential
  • 6 beds
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities
  • Younger adults

Residential care home for 6 residents in Andover, run by Liaise (South) Limited. Supports older people, learning disabilities and younger adults.

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What to look for in learning disability care homes

  1. Communication methods matched to the person’s preferences

    Communication methods matched to the person’s preferences and needs.

  2. Support for independence

    Support for independence, relationships, work, education and community life.

  3. Positive behaviour support

    Positive behaviour support and clear safeguarding arrangements.

Questions families ask

What should learning disability care homes offer?

Good learning disability support should be person-centred, promote choice and help people maintain skills and community connections. Ask how communication and decision-making are adapted for each resident.

How many learning disability care homes are there in Test Valley?

9 learning disability care homes in Test Valley are on the CQC register (data of 2 November 2026).

How much does a care home cost in Test Valley?

Hampshire council paid on average £1,214 a week for residential care and £1,359 for nursing care for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025. For adults aged 18 to 64 it paid £1,898 and £1,453. Across England the averages were £982 and £1,102 for people aged 65 and over. People who pay for their own care are often charged more, so ask each home for its weekly fee.

How are these care homes ordered?

Ordered by the MyCareCheck score: the average of the five CQC key-question ratings (safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led) on a 0 to 10 scale, where Outstanding is 10, Good 8, Requires improvement 5 and Inadequate 2. Homes the CQC has not rated yet come last. No home is left out because of its rating.

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