Forest of Dean has 12 mental health care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission, 4 of them with nursing. Of the homes on this page, the CQC rates 1 Outstanding, 10 Good and 1 Requires improvement. Gloucestershire council paid on average £1,005 a week for a residential care place and £1,384 for a nursing place for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025 (GOV.UK adult social care finance report).
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Homes in Forest of Dean are ordered by the MyCareCheck score, the average of the CQC's ratings for the five questions it asks at every inspection. Where two homes score the same, the better overall rating goes first.
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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Run by Milkwood Care Ltd
Castleford Gardens, Tutshill, Chepstow, NP16 7LFCare home with nursing for 43 residents in Chepstow, run by Milkwood Care Ltd. Supports dementia, older people, mental health and physical disabilities.
Children and young adults with complex social, emotional and behavioural needs receive therapeutic and residential care at Alison House. The model joins residential support with therapeutic work and education, bringing care workers, nurses, psychologists and teachers into one team around each young person.
Therapeutic care extends into daily interactions, formal therapy sessions and scheduled key-worker sessions.
Inspected more than 4 years ago
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.
Inspected more than 4 years ago
Residential care home for 9 residents in Chepstow, run by Milkwood Care Ltd. Supports dementia, older people, learning disabilities, mental health, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and younger adults.
Care home with nursing for 40 residents in Mitcheldean, run by Forest Court Care Limited. Supports dementia, older people, mental health and younger adults.
Inspected more than 4 years ago
Residential care home for 9 residents in Cinderford, run by Innovation Care Limited. Supports dementia, older people, learning disabilities, mental health, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and younger adults.
Inspected more than 4 years ago
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.
Run by Stones Holdings Limited
Bromsberrow Road, Redmarley, Gloucester, GL19 3JUCare home with nursing for 19 residents in Gloucester, run by Stones Holdings Limited. Supports older people, learning disabilities, mental health and younger adults.
The Elms provides residential, dementia, complex and specialist care for older people in a purpose-built home in Staunton, within the Forest of Dean. The service supports both long-term and short-term stays, including respite care, and has a dedicated dementia care support team. Its registration also covers adults with mental health, physical disability and sensory impairment needs.
The home is designed around village-based residential care, with…
Run by Stepping Stones Resettlement Unit Limited
The Old Vicarage, Church Square, Blakeney, GL15 4DSInspected more than 4 years ago
Residential care home for 13 residents in Blakeney, run by Stepping Stones Resettlement Unit Limited. Supports older people, learning disabilities, mental health, physical disabilities and younger adults.
Inspected more than 4 years ago
Adults with learning disabilities, mental health diagnoses, acquired brain injuries, autism and other complex needs can receive residential support at Yew Tree House. Its registration also covers physical disabilities, sensory impairment, older people and younger adults.
From assessment onwards, staff develop an agreed support package around the person’s needs and goals.
Chaxhill Hall supports older people and adults with dementia, learning disabilities, mental health needs, physical disabilities and sensory impairment. Its registered services also include adult day care and home health care, giving families different ways to arrange support.
Visitors are welcomed at any time, and pets can visit this registered pet-friendly home.
Staff training and access to appropriate clinical or community support.
Personalised recovery, crisis and risk-management planning.
Support for medication, daily living and meaningful community activity.
Residential mental health support varies widely in intensity and approach. Confirm that the home’s staff, environment and external clinical relationships match the person’s diagnosis, risks and recovery goals.
12 mental health care homes in Forest of Dean are on the CQC register (data of 2 November 2026).
Castleford House Nursing Home.
Gloucestershire council paid on average £1,005 a week for residential care and £1,384 for nursing care for people aged 65 and over in 2024-2025. For adults aged 18 to 64 it paid £1,910 and £1,714. 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.
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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