Community mental health support, supported housing and care at home for people with mental health needs.
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CQC registers services by the groups they support, and mental health is one of the largest. This covers community services, supported housing, and care at home for people whose primary need relates to mental health rather than age or physical disability.
Community based services. Outreach, floating support and recovery-focused work, usually not tied to where you live.
Supported housing. Accommodation with staff on site or visiting, from a shared house to a scheme with 24-hour cover.
Care at home. Practical and personal support in your own home, often alongside NHS community mental health teams.
Rehabilitation services. Structured support to rebuild independence, often after a hospital stay.
If someone has been detained in hospital under section 3 of the Mental Health Act, or certain other sections, the NHS and the council have a joint duty to provide aftercare free of charge.
Section 117 aftercare:
This is routinely missed. If someone was detained under section 3 and is now paying for mental health related support, that is worth challenging in writing.
Ordinary mental health social care goes through the council means test like any other. Direct payments are available and often suit people who want control over who supports them and when.
If needs are primarily health needs, check NHS Continuing Healthcare. And if work is the issue, Access to Work funds mental health support and workplace adjustments without a means test.
Read the full CQC report, particularly safe and well-led. Then ask:
Every service here holds an Outstanding rating from CQC, the highest awarded. Within that, they are ordered by how many of the five inspection domains are also Outstanding or Good, then by how recently they were inspected. Nobody pays to appear.
Ipswich, IP4
Operated by The Papworth Trust
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, mental health. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/8/18.
42-54 Foundation Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1BN
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Southampton, SO15
Operated by Southampton City Council
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/8/18.
Sembal House, Handel Terrace, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2FH
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Berwick Upon Tweed, TD15
Operated by Northumberland County Council
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/6/23.
McDonald House, Wallace Green, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1ED
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Durham, DH7
Registered to support dementia care, learning disability and autism, mental health. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/5/18.
19 Quebec Street, Langley Park, Durham, County Durham, DH7 9XA
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Romford, RM3
Operated by Agracare Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/4/21.
Bates Business Centre, Suite G6, Church Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0JA
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Fareham, PO14
Operated by Hamble Valley Care Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/4/19.
Unit 25b, Katana House, Fort Fareham Industrial Site, Newgate Lane, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1AH
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Stamford, PE9
Operated by Beech Health Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/30/21.
Main Street, Great Casterton, Stamford, PE9 4AA
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Harrogate, HG1
Operated by Integracare Limited
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, mental health. 11 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/29/17.
10-12 Hyde Park Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 5NR
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Cambridge, CB25
Operated by Guyatt House Care Ltd
Registered to support older people, younger adults, learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/28/22.
Cambridge Innovation Park, Denny End Road, Waterbeach, Cambridge, CB25 9PB
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Hounslow, TW3
Operated by L D Care Limited
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, mental health. 9 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/28/22.
9 Gresham Road, Hounslow, Middlesex, TW3 4BT
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Based on CQC data published 01 July 2026. Ratings change between inspections, so check the current rating before deciding.
The same ranking method applied locally, for towns with enough rated services to make a top 10 meaningful.
Services in this category currently rated Good or Outstanding by CQC, sorted by rating and then by how recently they were inspected. This is a sample, not a ranking of the best in England.
Ipswich, IP4
Operated by The Papworth Trust
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, mental health. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/8/18.
42-54 Foundation Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1BN
Southampton, SO15
Operated by Southampton City Council
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/8/18.
Sembal House, Handel Terrace, Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2FH
Berwick Upon Tweed, TD15
Operated by Northumberland County Council
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/6/23.
McDonald House, Wallace Green, Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1ED
Durham, DH7
Registered to support dementia care, learning disability and autism, mental health. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/5/18.
19 Quebec Street, Langley Park, Durham, County Durham, DH7 9XA
Romford, RM3
Operated by Agracare Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/4/21.
Bates Business Centre, Suite G6, Church Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0JA
Fareham, PO14
Operated by Hamble Valley Care Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 9/4/19.
Unit 25b, Katana House, Fort Fareham Industrial Site, Newgate Lane, Fareham, Hampshire, PO14 1AH
Counts are registered office locations. A home care agency based in a nearby town may still cover your postcode, so check coverage when you call.
If someone has been detained in hospital under certain sections of the Mental Health Act, mainly section 3, the NHS and the council must provide aftercare services free of charge. Section 117 aftercare is not means tested and cannot be charged for. It is one of the most valuable and least understood entitlements in the whole system, and it has no time limit: it lasts until both bodies formally agree the person no longer needs it.
Ordinary mental health social care is means tested in the usual way. Section 117 aftercare is not, and must be free. If someone was detained under section 3 and is being charged for services that relate to their mental health, that is worth challenging.
Accommodation with support staff, ranging from a shared house with visiting staff to a scheme with 24-hour cover. You usually hold a tenancy and housing costs are met separately from care costs, as in supported living.
Yes. Access to Work funds mental health support through Able Futures or Maximus, plus adjustments like flexible equipment or a support worker. It is not means tested and does not affect your benefits. Note that the mental health element can only be claimed once.
Carevo is not a care provider and does not inspect or endorse services. CQC ratings change. Check the CQC website for the current rating and read the full inspection report before making a decision.