Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close

Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close is a residential care home in Ross-on-wye, Herefordshire, County of (HR9 7BZ). It holds a CQC rating of Good.

New provider since October 2026. The rating shown may relate to the previous provider.

About Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close

Aspire Living is a residential care home in Ross on Wye, supporting younger adults and older people in Herefordshire, including people with a learning disability, autistic people and people who have a physical disability. The name is the point. People live here because they want a life that works, not because they have run out of options, and our job is to make the life practical rather than to decide whether it is sensible. People have their own rooms and their own belongings, a say in the food and the shopping, and support arranged around what they want their week to contain. For residents with a learning disability, that usually means doing things together rather than for them, and being patient while a skill is genuinely learned. Cooking, managing money, keeping in touch with family, getting out into the town. For autistic residents it means predictability, honest information about what is happening next, and respecting the things that make a room bearable or unbearable rather than treating them as fussiness. Where somebody has a physical disability, we make sure the equipment and the help are there so that getting out and about is never a matter of staff convenience. Communication takes most of our effort. Some people here do not use speech, and almost every serious problem in settings like ours starts with somebody not being properly listened to. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Come and meet the people who live here.

Care provided at Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close

• Older person care
• Learning disability and autism support
• Physical disability support
• Younger adults care

• Registered for up to 9 residents
• Last CQC inspection: 23 January 2019

Read the full inspection report on the CQC website.

Common questions about Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close

Where is Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close located?

Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close is a residential care home in Ross-on-wye, Herefordshire, County of, HR9 7BZ. You can view its exact location and get directions from the map on this page.

What type of care does Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close provide?

Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close is registered to provide residential personal care, with support that includes Older person care, Learning disability and autism support, Physical disability support, Younger adults care. The full list of services is shown on this page.

What is Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close's CQC rating?

Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close is registered with and inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Its most recent overall rating is Good following its last inspection on 23 January 2019. You can read the full CQC report from the link on this page.

How many beds does Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close have?

Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close is registered for up to 9 residents. Contact the home to check current availability.

Questions families ask about Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close

Can Mum or Dad stay here if their dementia gets worse?

No. Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close is not listed for dementia care on the CQC register. If dementia is likely, choose a home that is, so a second move is not needed later.

Is there a nurse on site if health needs change?

No. Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close is a residential care home without on-site nursing. District nurses and GPs visit, but someone who needs daily nursing may have to move to a nursing home.

Can they try a short stay before deciding?

Ask the home. The home has not told us whether it offers short stays. Ask when you call; many homes can arrange a trial period.

Will they support end of life care, so there is no move at the hardest time?

Ask the home. End of life care is not listed on the register. Ask the manager whether residents can remain in the home with hospice or district nurse support.

Can she bring her cat or dog?

Ask the home. The home has not told us its pet policy yet. Ask directly; some homes allow small pets in residents' rooms or welcome visiting dogs.

Can a couple stay together?

Ask the home. We do not know whether the home has rooms for couples. Ask about shared or adjoining rooms if this matters.

Will the council help pay, or is it self funded only?

Ask the home. The home has not told us which funding it accepts. Most homes take both council funded and self funded residents; ask about council rates and any top up.

Do they take younger adults as well as older people?

Yes. Yes. Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close supports younger adults as well as older people.

Can I visit before deciding, and are there visiting hours?

Ask the home. Every home should welcome a visit. Call to arrange one, ideally at a mealtime or during an activity, and ask about visiting hours for family.

Typical weekly fees in the West Midlands

Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close has not published its fees yet. These are typical weekly fees for the West Midlands, so you know roughly what to expect before you call.

• Residential care: £850 to £1,150 per week per person, typical range

Indicative figures for the West Midlands, not a quote from Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close. Actual fees depend on the room, the level of care and how it is funded.

More about the care at Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close

Residential Care at Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close

Herefordshire usually pays about £680 to £820 a week, against indicative West Midlands fees of £850 to £1150, and in a house of nine the funding conversation tends to be specific rather than standard. Residential registration means support with daily living and no nursing on site, so meals, personal care, help with medication and support through the week are covered while clinical treatment is not. Aspire Living says its job is to make a chosen life practical rather than to decide whether it is sensible. Ask who commissions a place and how a review works. Ask also what happens if somebody's health needs grow past what residential care can cover.

Older Person Care at Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close

Nine residents is the maximum here, which makes Aspire Living a very small house by the standards of residential care. For an older person that scale shapes everything: personal care and help with medication happen in a household rather than a corridor, and residents have their own rooms and belongings, a say in the food and the shopping, and support arranged around what they want the week to contain. The home is registered for older people alongside younger adults in Ross on Wye. Ask how many staff are on at night in a house of this size. Ask too how a routine is agreed and recorded, and who a family contacts out of hours.

Younger Adults at Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close

A good rating from January 2019 is published for this address, though the registration dates only from 1 October 2026 under Thera Trust, so it may describe an earlier arrangement. Younger adults are named on the registration alongside older people. Ask who else of a similar age lives in the house, and how work, study or getting out is supported.

Learning Disability and Autism at Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close

Cooking, managing money, keeping in touch with family and getting out into the town are the skills this home names for residents with a learning disability, learned patiently and done together rather than for them. For autistic residents it points to predictability and honest information about what happens next. Ask who commissions the placement, how a plan is reviewed with the person, and how sensory needs are recorded.

Physical Disability at Aspire Living - 1-2 Markyes Close

Getting out and about should never be a matter of staff convenience, as this home puts it, which is why it emphasises having the equipment and the help in place. In a house of nine, access between rooms and out into the town is worth seeing for yourself. Ask how transfers are assessed and recorded, and what adaptations the building actually has.

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