About Us
Founded by a husband-and-wife team with more than 50 years combined experience in health, education, and property investment, Thoughtful Places draws on deep professional knowledge and personal motivation.
Jerome Guerin
Chartered Physiotherapist & Acupuncturist
Jerome is a Chartered Physiotherapist and Acupuncturist who graduated with honours from Birmingham University. He worked for seven years across all major NHS departments, including respiratory, neurology, orthopaedics, and accident and emergency, gaining valuable experience. As Lead for the Dudley Orthopaedic Community Services (DOCS) team, Jerome helped patients transition smoothly from hospital to community care with the right support. His time in the NHS gave him deep insight into patients’ needs and extensive experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including nurses, consultants, and occupational therapists, ensuring coordinated care. In 2006, he opened his private practice in Kinver, Staffordshire. Beyond healthcare, Jerome has a strong interest in property development, which started during his early career as a qualified carpenter and joiner. He’s always taken an active role in the properties he invests in and manages, completing extensive training in the field and working closely with architects, planners, and builders. Jerome is known for his practical, can do attitude, valuing relationships, and bringing enthusiasm and humour to every project.
Jessica Guerin
Speech and Language Therapist
Jessica is a Speech and Language Therapist who specialises in early years intervention and prevention. She has significant experience working in both health and education sectors, collaborating with professionals such as Health Visitors, Occupational Therapists, Family Support Workers, Teachers, and SENCOs, all focused on supporting children’s communication skills development. Her dedication to early intervention was shaped by her leadership in a groundbreaking Sure Start Project, and she regularly provides training for parents and professionals. After a 12-year NHS career supporting both children and adults, Jessica founded her own independent Speech & Language Therapy Practice in 2009. She is also an experienced property investor with over two decades in the industry. Jessica is described as compassionate, dedicated, and person-centred. Her commitment to supporting neurodiverse individuals comes both from her clinical work with people who have additional needs and her personal experience advocating for a family member with a learning disability.
“Jointly, Jerome and Jessica Guerin bring together clinical insight and practical expertise to deliver outstanding supported living solutions.”
What We Do
We design and develop bespoke homes for autistic individuals and those with learning and physical disabilities, as well as other neurodiversities, ensuring every property is adapted to the unique needs of the individual or individuals living there. Our projects range from individual houses to shared accommodation for those wishing to live with friends. Working in partnership with families, care providers, and service professionals, we deliver high-quality, sensory-friendly homes that support independence and dignity. Our collaborative approach also extends to working with investors, legal advisors, and accounting teams to ensure each investment is secure and managed with integrity.
What Makes Us Different
Our work is shaped by lived experience and clinical expertise. We understand the profound impact a well-designed home can have on physical health, happiness, personal growth, and independence. Thoughtful Places was inspired by our own journey of creating a safe, accessible home for a family member with learning disabilities and a parent with decreasing mobility, which highlighted the importance of custom spaces that foster wellbeing and security. This personal insight, combined with our professional background, ensures our developments are future-proofed and always tailored to the individual.
Our Philosophy
Values & Mission
Thoughtful Places, a core division of AFT.Guerin Ltd, is founded by two experienced healthcare professionals with over 50 years of combined expertise supporting children and adults with additional needs. Our work in health and social care has shown us the profound impact that the right home environment can have on wellbeing, independence, and quality of life.
That’s why we develop supported living properties that feel like real homes, safe, warm, accessible, contemporary spaces designed around the people who live in them. Truly listening to the individual and their families, to understand their needs and aspirations, helps us to create beautiful, empowering spaces.
Our Vision
To create thoughtful places where people with additional needs can thrive, grow, and belong in a home of their own. At the heart of Thoughtful Places is a commitment to person-centred, neurodiversity-affirming environments. We prioritise empathy and respect, designing homes that are warm, safe, and inclusive. Our properties feature therapeutic green spaces and energy-efficient solutions, supporting comfort, health, and independence throughout life. We strive to make a positive social impact, enabling individuals to live their best lives in communities where they are valued and included.
Our Values
Person-centred
The individual needs and wishes are central to all of our developments.
Warm & Genuine
Every decision is led by empathy and respect, enabling social dignity.
Neurodiversity-Affirming
Environments built to support comfort, health, well-being and independence. All of our properties are thoughtfully designed and have access to therapeutic green space.
Future-Focused
We build energy efficient homes for life, that are designed to meet the person’s needs as they age.
Ethically and socially impactful
Our homes are designed to enable the most deserving members of society to live their best lives in communities where they are included and valued.
Partnerships