Dementia Care Homes in Worcester 10 dementia care homes · 8 rated Good by CQC
- 8 Good
- 1 Requires improvement
- 1 Not yet rated
Of the 21 CQC registered care homes in Worcester, 10 are registered for dementia care. Of those, 8 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 4 of the 10 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
All 10 dementia care homes in Worcester
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St Stephen's Care Home Care home in Worcester · Rated Requires improvement by CQC
CQC: requires improvement
St Stephens Terrace, Worcester, Worcestershire WR3 7HU
1.1 miles away
Weekly fees
£850 to £1,150 regional guide for the West Midlands, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
Dec 2024
Run by
GCH (Midlands) Ltd
Local authority: Worcestershire County Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
St Stephen's Care Home is a residential home in Worcester. We care for older people who need support with daily living, including those living with dementia, and we also support some younger adults. Our work is the practical daily kind: helping people wash and dress, managing medication properly, cooking on the premises, supporting people to move about safely and having staff available through the night. For residents living with dementia we keep routines steady and the faces around them familiar, and we ask families to tell us about working lives, music and habits. We want to be open about where we stand. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is requires improvement. We are working through the findings, with particular attention to record keeping, staff supervision and how consistently care plans are followed. We would sooner tell you that ourselves and invite your questions than have you come across it elsewhere, and relatives are part of that work because they are the ones who can say whether things have genuinely changed. Respite stays are available alongside permanent places. Families across Worcestershire are welcome to visit and ask us anything.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Younger Adults
- Respite Care
The Willows Care Home Care home in Worcester · Rated Good by CQC
CQC: good
2 Tower Road, Worcester, Worcestershire WR3 7AF
1.3 miles away
Weekly fees
£850 to £1,150 regional guide for the West Midlands, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
Feb 2025
Run by
Green Range Limited
Local authority: Worcestershire County Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
The Willows Care Home is a residential care home in Worcester. We support older people who need help with daily living, along with younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing impairment. Many of the people who live here are living with dementia, and that shapes much of how we work. We learn about the life someone has had, the job they did, the places and people who mattered, and we use that knowledge daily rather than storing it in a file. Familiar routines, an unhurried approach and staff who notice early when someone is not themselves do more good than anything that could be printed in a brochure. Our team helps with personal care, medication, meals and getting about safely. Where someone has a sensory impairment, the practical details matter enormously, from how a room is arranged to how a person is approached and how much time is allowed, and we take those seriously. Respite stays are available, giving family carers a planned break while their relative is somewhere settled and properly supported. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Relatives are welcome at any reasonable time. If you are looking at homes in Worcestershire, please come and see us.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Respite Care
The Belmont Care home in Worcester · Rated Good by CQC
CQC: good
John Comyn Drive, Worcester, Worcestershire WR3 7NS
1.4 miles away
Weekly fees
£850 to £1,150 regional guide for the West Midlands, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
Nov 2025
Run by
Sanders Senior Living Limited
Local authority: Worcestershire County Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
The Belmont provides residential care in Worcester for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people who have sight or hearing loss. We also take planned respite stays. We try to make this feel like a home rather than somewhere people have been placed. Residents get up when they want, spend their days as they choose, keep their own belongings about them and have visitors whenever it suits them. Our staff help with personal care, medicines, meals and the practical running of the place, and they do it in a way that leaves people as much say as possible over their own lives. The small things are what residents notice. A familiar face on shift, tea made the way you like it, being asked rather than told, and somebody spotting that you are not quite yourself today. For residents living with dementia, and for anybody with sight or hearing loss, that familiarity matters far more than any programme of organised activity. Where somebody has a physical disability, we agree together how they want to be helped. Respite stays give family carers a genuine rest, and they let somebody find out what we are like before making a bigger decision. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. We ask residents and relatives regularly how we are doing.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Respite Care
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Regent Residential Care Home Care home in Worcester · Rated Good by CQC
CQC: good
School Road, Worcester, Worcestershire WR2 4HF
1.5 miles away
Weekly fees
£850 to £1,150 regional guide for the West Midlands, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
Feb 2018 over 8 years ago, ask what has changed
Run by
Sanctuary Care Property (1) Limited
Local authority: Worcestershire County Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
Regent Residential Care Home is in Worcester, and we support older people who need help with daily living, including those living with dementia, adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people with physical disabilities, people living with sight or hearing loss, and younger adults. Respite stays are available as well. A household this varied only works if people are treated as individuals rather than as categories, and that is genuinely how we run the place. Support is agreed with the person, written in terms they recognise, and reviewed as things change. Some residents need a great deal of hands on help with washing, dressing, medication and mobility. Others mainly want a settled home and support that is available when they ask for it. For autistic people, predictability is a need rather than a preference, so changes are explained in advance, staffing is kept consistent where we can, and noise, light and busyness are taken seriously. For residents living with dementia we keep routines and surroundings familiar and give people time. For those with physical disabilities or sight and hearing loss, the emphasis is on equipment that fits, safe transfers and unhurried communication. Wherever we can, we do things alongside people rather than for them, because a skill used is a skill kept. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Families and professionals are welcome to visit and ask us whatever they need to know.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Learning Disability / Autism
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Respite Care
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Northwick Grange Care home in Worcester · Rated Good by CQC
CQC: good
19 Old Northwick Lane, Worcester, Worcestershire WR3 7NB
1.9 miles away
Weekly fees
£850 to £1,150 regional guide for the West Midlands, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
Aug 2019 over 7 years ago, ask what has changed
Run by
Northwick Grange Limited
Local authority: Worcestershire County Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
Northwick Grange is a residential care home in Worcester. We care for older people who need support with daily living, including those living with dementia and those whose physical disability means they need help to move about safely. What we provide is help with the everyday: assistance to wash and dress, medication given properly and on time, meals cooked here, support to move about safely and staff available through the night. Around that, residents arrange their own days, and we try not to organise people's lives for them. Dementia care here rests on familiarity. Keeping staff, routines and surroundings consistent takes a good deal of anxiety out of the day, so we plan rotas with that in mind and we ask families for the history that helps us make sense of somebody when words are hard to find. Where people need help to move, we take the time doing it safely and comfortably requires. Respite stays are available alongside permanent places. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Families across Worcestershire are welcome to visit.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Physical Disability
- Respite Care
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Teme Court Residential Care Home Care home in Worcester · Rated Good by CQC
CQC: good
Old Road, Worcester, Worcestershire WR2 4BU
2.2 miles away
Weekly fees
£850 to £1,150 regional guide for the West Midlands, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
Jan 2020 over 6 years ago, ask what has changed
Run by
Teme Care Limited
Local authority: Worcestershire County Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
Teme Court is a residential care home in Worcester providing care for older people, including those living with dementia and those whose physical disability means they need help to move about safely. People move in when managing at home has stopped being realistic, and our first job is to make that transition feel like a gain rather than only a loss. We ask about a person's life before they came to us, their family, their work, their habits and their dislikes, and we use it, because care planned without that information is just a list of tasks. Staff help with washing and dressing, with moving and transfers, with medication, and with eating and drinking well. They are trained for the needs they support, and they are around at all hours, which is often the reassurance families have been missing for a long time. For people living with dementia we keep the day predictable and the surroundings familiar, and we take the trouble to work out what somebody is trying to tell us when words have become unreliable. Meals are cooked on the premises, rooms are personalised and visitors are welcome. Respite and short stays can be arranged for people needing care for a limited period. If you would like to see the home, please telephone us and we will arrange a visit.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Physical Disability
- Respite Care
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Juniper House Residential Care Home Care home in Worcester · Rated Good by CQC
CQC: good
2 Oak View Way, Worcester, Worcestershire WR2 5FJ
2.2 miles away
Weekly fees
£850 to £1,150 regional guide for the West Midlands, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
Jan 2025
Run by
Sanctuary Care Limited
Local authority: Worcestershire County Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
Juniper House Residential Care Home is a care home in Worcester. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, and we support people living with dementia and people with a physical disability. Respite stays are available alongside permanent places. One thing worth looking at when you visit any home is how long the staff have been there. A settled team tells you more than the state of the furnishings. People who stay learn the residents properly, notice when somebody is off colour and handle a difficult moment calmly because they have met it before. We put our effort into keeping good staff for that reason, and we would suggest asking them directly rather than asking us. The day belongs to the residents. They choose when to get up, what to eat, where to spend their time and how much company they want. Rooms belong to the people in them, with their own furniture and pictures, and relatives visit without appointment. For those living with dementia, we work from who the person has been rather than what they can currently manage, and families are usually the ones who can tell us that history. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. Please come and see us if you are considering care in Worcester.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Physical Disability
- Younger Adults
- Respite Care
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Bedwardine House Residential Care Home Care home in Worcester
Upper Wick Lane, Worcester, Worcestershire WR2 5SU
2.4 miles away
Weekly fees
£850 to £1,150 regional guide for the West Midlands, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
Not yet rated
Run by
Beacon Hill Care Limited
Local authority: Worcestershire County Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
Bedwardine House is a residential care home in Worcester, caring for older people who need support that is no longer manageable at home. We offer permanent residential places and respite stays, and we take time over the settling in period because a move like this is a significant thing in anyone's life. Our residents include people living with dementia, people managing long standing mental ill health, and those with physical disabilities or a visual or hearing impairment. We also support younger adults whose needs bring them to us earlier than most. That range means we cannot run the house to a single template, so we learn each person's routine, preferences and history, and we let those shape the day rather than the other way round. Day to day, life here is fairly ordinary, and deliberately so. There is help with washing, dressing and medication when it is wanted, meals that people actually want to eat, company for those who like it and quiet for those who do not. Families are welcome without appointment, and we would far rather talk to a relative early about a small worry than have it grow into a complaint. Our staff are trained to notice change, whether that is a shift in mood, appetite or mobility, and to act on it rather than record it and move on. If you are looking at residential care in Worcester, please come and see us. Visit at a time that suits you, meet the people who live here and ask us whatever you need to ask.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Mental Health
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
- Respite Care
The Mill House Care Home Care home in Worcester · Rated Good by CQC
CQC: good
Kington, Worcester, Worcestershire WR7 4DG
7.8 miles away
Weekly fees
£850 to £1,150 regional guide for the West Midlands, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
Sep 2022 over 4 years ago, ask what has changed
Run by
Mr & Mrs A W Carroll
Local authority: Worcestershire County Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
The Mill House is a residential care home in Worcester, providing a permanent home for older people who need help with the practical side of everyday life. We try to keep the atmosphere domestic, because that is what most people actually want. Our care is residential rather than nursing. We help with personal care, medication, meals, mobility and company, bringing in community health professionals when something more clinical is needed. Many of our residents live with dementia, and our approach is to learn each person's history and habits properly so that we can reassure them in terms that make sense to them. Continuity is what makes this work, so we protect it wherever we can: familiar faces, a routine that holds steady and an unhurried pace. Respite stays are available, giving family carers a real break and letting a prospective resident get the feel of the home before any permanent decision is taken. Our most recent overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is good. We would rather be judged on an ordinary Tuesday than on anything we could write here, so if you are considering the home for someone you love, please visit, talk to residents and their families, and ask us the questions you would rather not have to ask.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Respite Care
Albert Residential Home Care home in Worcester Park · Rated Good by CQC
CQC: good
40 The Warren, Worcester Park, Surrey KT4 7DL
100.8 miles away
Weekly fees
£1,100 to £1,450 regional guide for the South East, ask the home
Nursing on site
No, residential
Short stays
Yes, respite
CQC rated
Jan 2026
Run by
Albert Residential Home
Local authority: Surrey County Council · Check what you would pay
- Care Home
Here at Albert Residential Home, we provide thoughtful and attentive care for older adults in the heart of Worcester Park, Surrey. We are a residential care home supporting people living with dementia, physical disabilities and the varied needs that come with later life, and we take real pride in the environment and community we have built here together. We understand that choosing a care home is one of the most significant decisions a family can make, and we do not take that trust lightly. From the moment someone comes through our doors, whether for a visit or to move in, we want them to feel genuinely at ease. Our team takes the time to get to know each resident as an individual, learning their routines, preferences and the small details that make everyday life comfortable and meaningful. Our specialisms in dementia care and physical disability support mean that we are well equipped to care for people with a range of needs, adapting our approach as those needs change over time. We believe strongly in maintaining independence wherever possible and in treating every resident with dignity and respect throughout their time with us. We are pleased that our most recent inspection by the Care Quality Commission resulted in a rating of Good, which we feel reflects the consistent effort and commitment shown by our whole team day to day. That said, we never see a good rating as a reason to stand still. We are always looking at how we can improve and listening carefully to residents and their families to make sure we are getting things right. If you would like to find out more about life at Albert Residential Home or arrange a visit, we would be very happy to hear from you. We are always glad to welcome people and show them around.
- Older Person Care
- Dementia Care
- Physical Disability
- Respite Care
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What dementia care homes cost in Worcester, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care Middle half of prices from 30 West Midlands homes. Median £1,398. | Varies by council | £1,219 to £1,579 |
| Nursing care Middle half of prices from 16 West Midlands homes. Median £1,646. | Varies by council | £1,460 to £1,936 |
| Residential dementia care Most relevant to this page Middle half of prices from 23 West Midlands homes. Median £1,484. | Not published separately | £1,375 to £1,681 |
| Nursing dementia care Most relevant to this page England figure, because too few West Midlands homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,890 to £2,221 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
CQC inspection dates for dementia care homes in Worcester
Inspected most recently
- Albert Residential Home 15 January 2026, Good
- The Belmont 20 November 2025, Good
- The Willows Care Home 17 February 2025, Good
Longest since a CQC report
- Regent Residential Care Home 14 February 2018, Good
- Northwick Grange 2 August 2019, Good
- Teme Court Residential Care Home 29 January 2020, Good
Arranging and funding a dementia care home place in Worcester
The registration these homes hold
Dementia changes what a person needs over years rather than weeks, so the right setting depends very much on the stage already reached. The ten providers listed here for Worcester are residential care homes, registered to deliver personal care and everyday support: help with washing and dressing, meals, prompting for medication, familiar routine and company through the day. Nursing arrives with visiting district nurses or the person's own GP rather than from nurses on the staff. Where swallowing difficulties, wound care or an unstable physical condition already dominate, homes carrying a nursing registration are the right comparison, and settling that distinction early saves a round of fruitless visits.
Making use of the published ratings
Eight of these homes hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission, one has been judged as requiring improvement, and one has not yet been rated at all, which reflects where it sits in the inspection cycle rather than any finding about its care. With the field this consistent, the ratings will not separate the homes for you, so the reports become the real evidence. Each one records findings on whether a home is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led, and for dementia the caring and responsive sections usually say most about how a distressed resident is treated. Check the date of the visit as well, since an older judgement may describe a home now under different management.
What a visit should reveal
Arrive in the late afternoon if the home allows it, because tiredness and confusion tend to build then and a home shows its real temperament. Watch whether staff come into view before speaking and use people's names, whether anyone is calling out without an answer, and whether residents have something to do beyond a television nobody is watching. Ask whether a person who likes to walk can do so safely without being steered back to a chair. Then ask the manager how the team handles someone who insists on going home, and listen for a particular story rather than a soothing phrase.
Choosing between dementia care homes in Worcester
The care needs assessment
Anyone appearing to need care and support can ask for a care needs assessment, and Worcestershire County Council holds the duty to carry one out. The assessment itself is free and is not means tested, a relative may request it for someone else, and a referral can equally come from a GP, a community nurse or a hospital discharge team. What it produces is a written statement of which needs are eligible, and that is useful even to a family intending to pay the fees themselves, because every home then starts from a clear account of what is required. A relative providing regular unpaid support can ask for a carer's assessment of their own alongside it.
Fees and the detail worth settling first
A financial assessment follows, weighing capital and income against the national thresholds. Below the upper capital limit the council contributes towards the weekly fee while the resident pays an assessed amount from income and savings; above it the placement is self funded, though the council can still be asked to arrange it. Dementia care tends to cost more than standard residential care because staffing levels and specialist training are higher, so ask each home for a written schedule setting out what the weekly figure covers and what is billed separately. Establish what would happen if savings fell to the threshold partway through, what notice either side must give, and whether the home takes council funded residents, since that answer can shorten a list quickly.
Frequently asked questions about dementia care homes in Worcester
How many dementia care homes are there in Worcester?
Worcester has 10 CQC registered care homes that are registered for dementia care, out of 21 CQC registered care homes in Worcester: 8 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
Which dementia care homes in Worcester were inspected most recently?
Albert Residential Home (15 January 2026), The Belmont (20 November 2025) and The Willows Care Home (17 February 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.
Which providers in Worcester offer dementia care?
Ten residential care homes in Worcester match this search for dementia care, and each is listed above with its own profile. All are registered for personal care and daily support rather than nursing on the premises. Eight hold a Good rating from the Care Quality Commission, one has been asked to make improvements, and one is not yet rated. Opening a profile shows that home's registration details alongside its inspection history.
What is worth asking when visiting a dementia care home in Worcester?
Ask how many staff are rostered overnight as well as during the day, and how long the present team has been in post. Ask what dementia training the staff have completed and who within the home leads on it. Find out how the team responds when a resident becomes distressed, refuses personal care or tries to leave, and press for a real example rather than the written policy. It is also worth asking what a typical afternoon offers, because meaningful occupation makes a measurable difference to wellbeing in dementia.
How does a dementia care home differ from a dementia nursing home?
A residential dementia care home provides personal care, supervision and support with daily living from trained care staff. Nursing needs are met there by visiting community health professionals rather than staff the home employs. A dementia nursing home keeps registered nurses on duty around the clock and is registered to deliver clinical care itself, which suits people with complex or unstable health conditions. All ten providers matching this search in Worcester are residential care homes, so continuous nursing input means comparing nursing registered homes instead.
Can Worcestershire County Council fund a dementia care home placement?
It can, where the care needs assessment identifies eligible needs and the financial assessment shows capital below the national upper threshold. The council then meets part of the weekly fee and the resident pays an assessed contribution from income and savings. Above that threshold the placement is funded privately, although the council can still be asked to arrange it. If nursing care becomes part of the package, NHS funded nursing care may cover the nursing element separately.
How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Worcester?
Contact the adult social care team at Worcestershire County Council and ask for a care needs assessment, which anyone appearing to need care and support is entitled to request. A GP, district nurse or hospital discharge team can refer, and a family member may request it on someone's behalf. There is no charge and no means test for the assessment itself, and it results in a written record of eligible needs. Ask for a carer's assessment at the same time where a relative provides regular unpaid support.
How early should we start looking at dementia care in Worcester?
With only ten homes matching this search, availability may well decide the outcome, so two or three months of lead time is sensible wherever the move can be foreseen. Starting early also allows more than one visit, at different times of day, which is where the most dependable impressions come from. Where a hospital discharge or a carer's own illness sets the pace, say so when requesting the assessment, as urgent cases are handled differently. Even then, read the most recent inspection report before a placement is agreed.
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Local authority support in Worcester
Worcestershire County Council arranges and funds adult social care in this area. Use these official council links to check funding, request an assessment and get support.
Adult social care website Worcestershire County Council
Council service pages 12 of 19
- Request a care needs assessment (Care Act assessment)
- Carer's assessment (for unpaid carers)
- Charging policy — non-residential care
- Continuing Healthcare (NHS CHC)
- Deferred Payment Agreement scheme
- Direct Payments
- Hospital discharge / Discharge to Assess
- Paying for care / financial assessment (means test)
- Personal Budgets and Individual Service Funds
- Reablement / intermediate care services
- Safeguarding adults — how to report concerns
- Self-funder guidance (including right to request council-arranged care)
Guides for choosing a dementia care home
Plain-English advice on choosing and paying for dementia care homes.
- Dementia Care Specialists, Explained in Plain English 12 min read
- What Is a Care Home? A Plain English Guide for Families 8 min read
- Residential Care Homes: Costs, Eligibility, Types and How to Choose the Right Care Home 13 min read
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC), Explained in Plain English 12 min read
Free care planning tools
Tools to help you understand your options, check funding eligibility, and plan ahead.
- Personalised Assistant Answer a few questions and get a tailored list of suitable care homes.
- Concierge Answer 13 questions about care needs, location, and preferences to receive a personalised shortlist of matched homes.
- Funding Calculator Estimate how much care will cost and what financial support may be available.
- CHC Assessment Check whether your relative may qualify for NHS Continuing Healthcare funding.
- CHC DST Assessment Complete the Decision Support Tool used in NHS CHC funding assessments.
- Map Explorer Browse care homes near you on an interactive map.
Provider information is sourced from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), last updated October 2026.