Mental health care homes in Winchester

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Winchester has 7 mental health care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission, 1 of them with nursing. Of the homes on this page, the CQC rates 1 Outstanding, 4 Good and 1 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 Winchester (36)

Winchester at a glance

7on this list

Official rating
  • Outstanding1
  • Good4
  • Requires improvement1
  • Not yet rated1
  • 83% rated Good or Outstanding
  • Average score7.9 / 10
  • Types of care71% offer dementia
How this list is ordered

This list includes every home in Winchester 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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7 mental health care homes in Winchester

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The White House (Curdridge) Limited

Run by The White House (Curdridge) Limited

Vicarage Lane, Curdridge, Southampton, SO32 2DP
OutstandingCQC · May 2020

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 46 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Mental health

The White House (Curdridge) Limited supports up to 46 younger and older people living with dementia, with varying abilities and needs. It provides personal care rather than nursing care, with single en-suite rooms, lounges, dining areas and linked units around a courtyard.

The SMILE activity centre operates seven days a week, offering music, art and reminiscence sessions alongside gardening and outings.

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Kirtling House

Run by Together for Mental Wellbeing

14 Compton Road, Winchester, SO23 9SL
GoodCQC · Jun 2022

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 9 beds
  • Mental health

Kirtling House sits within Together for Mental Wellbeing’s accommodation-based support services for people experiencing mental distress. The organisation provides information, emotional and practical support, with a stated aim of helping people move towards greater wellbeing and independent lives.

Its approach gives people with lived experience an active role in shaping services, through service user leadership and peer support.

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Kitnocks House

Run by Kitnocks Specialist Care Limited

Wickham Road, Curdridge, Southampton, SO32 2HG
GoodCQC · Jun 2026
  • Nursing
  • 63 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Mental health

Kitnocks House provides specialist nursing care for adults of all ages with complex neurological, physical and mental health conditions. The home supports people whose needs may be difficult to place elsewhere, including challenging behaviours associated with complex care needs.

The 63-resident home is arranged across four specialised communities, each designed around different neurological and complex care requirements.

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Old Alresford Cottage

Run by Silversword Limited

Old Alresford, Alresford, SO24 9DH
GoodCQC · Jun 2026
  • Residential
  • 44 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Learning disabilities

Long-term, respite and dementia care are provided at Old Alresford Cottage for older people near Alresford. The 44-bedroom home occupies a converted country house set in four acres of landscaped gardens, offering a distinctive setting for people needing individual care and attention.

Residents can choose single or double rooms, with several en-suite options, and join activities such as music, exercise and crafts.

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Shedfield Lodge

Run by Andrew Geach

St Annes Lane, Shedfield, Southampton, SO32 2JZ
GoodCQC · Nov 2017

Inspected more than 4 years ago

  • Residential
  • 36 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Mental health

Shedfield Lodge specialises in dementia care for people who need a residential home in the Southampton area. Its approach is built around understanding each individual’s life story, preferences, routines and aspirations, with care plans shaped accordingly.

The home also works to build dementia awareness in the wider community and provides free dementia awareness training for local businesses and organisations.

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Brackenlea Care Home

Run by Brackenlea Care Homes Limited

Pearson Lane, Winchester, SO21 2AG
Requires improvementCQC · Oct 2025
  • Safe Requires improvement
  • Well-led Requires improvement
  • Residential
  • 25 beds
  • Dementia
  • Elderly care
  • Mental health

Residential care home for 25 residents in Winchester, run by Brackenlea Care Homes Limited. Supports dementia, older people, mental health and physical disabilities.

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Otterbourne Care

Run by Otterbourne Care Limited

Elderfield, Main Road, Otterbourne, Winchester, SO21 2EQ
Not yet ratedCQC
  • Residential
  • 13 beds
  • Mental health
  • Younger adults

Residential care home for 13 residents in Winchester, run by Otterbourne Care Limited. Supports mental health and younger adults.

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What to look for in mental health care homes

  1. Staff training

    Staff training and access to appropriate clinical or community support.

  2. Personalised recovery

    Personalised recovery, crisis and risk-management planning.

  3. Support for medication

    Support for medication, daily living and meaningful community activity.

Questions families ask

What should mental health care homes offer?

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.

How many mental health care homes are there in Winchester?

7 mental health care homes in Winchester are on the CQC register (data of 2 November 2026).

Which mental health care homes in Winchester are rated Outstanding?

The White House (Curdridge) Limited.

How much does a care home cost in Winchester?

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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