The Dean Neurological Centre

Tewkesbury Road, Longford, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL2 9EE

01452420200

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

21 April 2026

Provider

Elysium Healthcare No.2 Limited

Beds

60 beds

About The Dean Neurological Centre

The Dean Neurological Centre is a nursing home in Gloucestershire providing care for people with acquired brain injuries and neurological conditions. Details of the most recent CQC findings are set out below.

The Dean Neurological Centre, in Gloucestershire, is a care home for people with acquired brain injuries and neurological conditions. It can support up to 60 people, and 46 were living there at the time of the assessment. The home is rated Good overall.

This assessment followed up on a previous breach relating to safe care and treatment, and inspectors found the provider had made the necessary improvements, with risks to people's health managed well and medicines given correctly. Most areas remain rated Good, though Caring was rated Requires Improvement.

Source: CQC assessment, 17 July 2026

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 60 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · GL2 9EE

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Good.

Assessment published 17 July 2026. Assessment date recorded: 21 April 2026.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 17 July 2026. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of assessment: 28 April to 8 May 2026. This service is a care home specialising in the care of people with acquired brain injuries and neurological conditions. It can support up to 60 people; at the time of this assessment 46 people were receiving care.
We carried out this assessment to follow up on concerns identified at our previous assessment.
Theproviderwas previously in breach of the legal regulation in relation to safe care and treatment. Improvements were found at this assessment, and theproviderwas no longer in breach of this regulation.
This assessment only looked at parts of the Key Question Safe. The provider had made improvements to practices and processes which supported better outcomes for people.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Requires Improvement
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Questions prompted by these ratings

Caring: How do staff protect privacy, dignity and each person’s choices?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read The Dean Neurological Centre's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting The Dean Neurological Centre, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit The Dean Neurological Centre, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund The Dean Neurological Centre's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees