The 10 best-rated, ranked from published Care Quality Commission data, not opinion or advertising. 120 of the 172 mental health in Bristol currently hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
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Bristol, BS15
Operated by Alexandra Homes (Bristol) Limited
Registered to support younger adults, learning disability and autism, mental health. 17 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 7/7/18.
30d Cock Road, Kingswood, Bristol, BS15 9SH
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bristol, BS36
Operated by Grove Care Limited
Registered to support older people, dementia care, mental health. 36 beds. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 7/25/18.
88 High Street, Winterbourne, Bristol, BS36 1RB
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bristol, BS10
Operated by Steadfast Care Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 2/21/18.
33-35, Southmead Road, Westbury-on-trym, Bristol, BS10 5DW
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bristol, BS16
Operated by Milestones Trust
Registered to support learning disability and autism, mental health, physical disability. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 12/15/18.
Unit 7, Eclipse Office Park, High Street, Staple Hill, Bristol, Avon, BS16 5EL
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bristol, BS31
Operated by HCRG Care Services Ltd
Registered to support older people, younger adults, learning disability and autism. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 10/6/22.
St Clements Road, Keynsham, Bristol, Avon, BS31 1AF
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bristol, BS37
Operated by Maxtoke Ltd
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 10/26/18.
23D High Street, Chipping Sodbury, Bristol, BS37 6BA
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bristol, BS9
Operated by Premier Homecare Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Outstanding by CQC, published 10/12/17.
24 Canford Lane, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, BS9 3DH
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bristol, BS11
Operated by The Granville Care Home Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 81 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/30/22.
West Town Road, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9NJ
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bristol, BS16
Operated by Ridgeway House (Bristol) Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. 4 beds. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/22/18.
2 Upper Station Road, Bristol, BS16 4LY
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Bristol, BS5
Operated by Patience Company Limited
Registered to support older people, younger adults, dementia care. Care delivered in your own home. Rated Good by CQC, published 9/21/22.
17 Dragon Court, Crofts End Road, Bristol, BS5 7XX
5 of 5 CQC domains rated Good or Outstanding
Showing 10 of 120 mental health in Bristol that currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, out of 172 registered in total. Services with no published rating are excluded: newly registered services often have none, and no rating is not a poor rating.
Based on Care Quality Commission data published 01 July 2026, used under the Open Government Licence. No provider has paid for a position on this page, and none can.
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:
172 CQC-registered mental health have a registered office in Bristol, South West. Of those, 120 currently hold a published Good or Outstanding rating, which is the pool this ranking is drawn from.
That depends on your finances, not your postcode. Above £23,250 in capital you normally pay the full cost. Below £14,250 your capital is ignored. Your council carries out the financial assessment, and NHS Continuing Healthcare pays in full where needs are primarily health needs. 2026/27 thresholds for England.
It means it was rated Good at the last inspection, and the gap between inspections can run to years. Use the rating as a starting point, read the full report, and visit in person before deciding.
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.
Carevo does not inspect or endorse services. CQC ratings change between inspections. Check the current rating on the CQC website and read the full report before deciding.