Guideposts Trust

Guideposts Trust was formed in 1972; it introduced the concept of group homes to ease the transition of patients returning to the community from psychiatric hospitals. In 1974 the Trust formed Guideposts Housing Association, which is now a major independent provider of housing with care in the mental health field. In 1992 the Trust opened its first... Day Care Centre to offer individual care programmes for people returning from psychiatric institutions to the community. Since then, further centres have been opened. The services we provide include work experience, specialist support for the under thirties, befriending schemes, leisure programmes, a home support scheme and a housing support scheme. Building on our substantial experience of both community needs and community care, Guideposts Trust has now provided another major community enterprise: Britain's first purpose built Teaching Nursing Home. Harking back to the very beginnings of the charity, Guideposts is working in partnership with Gloucestershire Social Services to develop homes in the community for people with learning difficulties.Read More