Nursing care, residential care, dementia care and short stays in Neath.
Gnoll started with sixteen rooms and now has room for twenty nine people. It was modernised again in 2023: ensuite wet rooms, a lift, wide doorways, and space to move a wheelchair without a fuss.
Registered nurses are on duty here through the day and through the night, so someone whose health needs are complicated can be looked after here, and go on being looked after as things change. Gnoll Park is a short way up the road, the shops and the bus routes are close, and there is a minibus for days out.
Registered nurses cover every shift, including the night, so medication, wound care, catheters and feeding support are all looked after here. If someone's health needs grow, our nurses can care for them through it, in the room and among the people they already know.
Gabriela, who manages the home, is a nurse herself and the home's clinical lead. She does every new assessment personally.
When somebody is reaching the end of their life, they stay with people who already know them. The room stays quiet and familiar, family are welcome at any hour, and the nurses work alongside the GP and the community teams.
Three colleagues here finished the year long ATTAIN leadership programme, run by Social Care Wales with Oxford Brookes, in July 2026. People tend to stay, so the faces your loved one sees are familiar ones.
Two of the rooms here are companion rooms, so a husband and wife who need different levels of care can stay together, in the same home and in the same room.
There is a minibus, and Gnoll Park is close enough for an afternoon out when the weather allows. The shops and the buses are within easy reach for families visiting.
Gabriela is the registered manager at Gnoll and the home's clinical lead. She trained as a nurse in Romania and spent twenty years working in Libya before coming to Wales. She meets every family herself before anybody moves in, so you get your questions answered by the person actually in charge.
There are twenty five single rooms and two companion rooms. Nine have their own ensuite wet room, which makes washing easier and more private whatever someone's mobility. Bring your own furniture and pictures; the room should look like the person in it.
Meals, medicines and any care somebody needs happen when they should. Around that, the day belongs to the person living it. There is a lounge to sit in with company, activities most days, and a minibus for trips out when the weather is kind.
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Written by the families of people who have lived here. Read them all on carehome.co.uk
I'm afraid my wife passed away on the 20th April 2026 but I would like to say the staff and management could not of been more caring, and professional. She was well looked after in every way. As she deserved to be.
My late mother resided here from August 2025 to October 2025. I found the manager and all staff to be extremely professional and helpful. My mother was very well looked after and treated with dignity at all times. She was very well looked after. Her room was always clean, warm and met all of her needs. 24 hours a day. ... The manager was outstanding and always approachable.
My elderly mother-in-law resided at the Gnoll nursing home for eight years during which she received exemplary care and love from all the staff. It really was home from home to her and she was so pleased to have found a place there. ... She enjoyed the home cooked food, the activities in the common room, and the good company of all the staff.
My mother in law has been at this home for four years, receiving excellent care from an extremely dedicated staff. She feels she is well looked after and feels staff are pleasant and professional at all times. As a visitor on a regular basis the home is always warm and welcoming. Staff always have time for a little chat and an update on my mother in law, which is very much appreciated.
Care homes in Wales are inspected by Care Inspectorate Wales, which rates four areas. Excellent is the top of their scale.
Some of the organisations we work with at Gnoll Nursing Home.
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