Llanarth Court is a specialist hospital providing medium and low secure care for males and females with mental illnesses and/or personality disorders and for males with intellectual/learning disabilities. We also have a four-bedded open rehabilitation bungalow.

We are a sector-leading example of how providing a wide variety of care settings, and a clear care pathway in the direction of recovery, can benefit all patients.

Llanarth Court is a 114-bedded unit, split across seven wards:

• 3 low secure wards
• 2 medium secure wards
• 1 female unit
• 1 male open rehabilitation unit

Our approach

With occupational therapy, we aim to help people to engage in occupations that give their lives meaning and value. This also helps to mitigate alienation and anti-social behaviour, assisting people to develop their interpersonal capacity, pro-social values, personal identity and skills-for-life participation.

The provision of occupational therapy is a central part of the care provided throughout Llanarth Court, enabling patients to choose to engage in a range of occupations that have meaning and purpose and are necessary for quality of life.

Llanarth Court runs a 12-week rotational therapeutic programme to help patients to develop coping strategies, insight and self-management of risk, both independently and with support. Programmes are repeated as required, according to individual needs. They include:

• Mental awareness health groups
• Medication awareness groups
• Physical healthcare
• Individualised therapy
• Substance awareness programme
• Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) programme for managing difficult emotions
• Mentalisation based therapy (MBT) 

The environment

We believe that the environment in which treatment takes place, is as important as the therapy itself. Llanarth Court provides access to:

• Fitness and leisure centre
• Swimming pool
• Sports hall
• Fitness suite
• Therapeutic areas
• Art rooms
• Practice kitchens
• Vast amount of grounds, access to green space
• Social club and shop
• Vocational and educational facilities
• Horticulture and craft centre (woodwork, carpentry, horticulture)
• Education room
• Patient-run coffee shop

The therapy department supports individuals to retain and learn new skills that support their daily living, with an emphasis upon community reintegration and developing a graded programme for supporting patients back into the community.

Vocational rehabilitation plays an important role in supporting patients to establish meaningful and productive roles. The facilities at Llanarth Court support this, offering a wide range of activities in a number of different therapeutic environments.