TWO new specialist care homes have been developed in Winchester.

Compton House and Otterbourne House - both of the Choice Care Group - have been built to provide 24 hour support for people with learning difficulties, autism and complex care needs.

Compton House has been created by refurbishing an existing property and boats eight en-suite bedrooms, with three separate self-contained annexes while Otterbourne House is a brand new, purpose built service contemporary residential home - specially designed to meet the needs of individual residents. It has seven en-suite rooms and two separate self-contained annexes.

The first residents are expected to move in at the start of next week.

These two new homes will be added to the care group's existing 56 others spread across the southeast - including Wiltshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.