Nursing Homes in Droitwich
Droitwich has 4 CQC registered nursing homes. 4 are rated Good. 3 of the 4 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Droitwich at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Droitwich, to help you judge the options below.
- Worcestershire County Council pays, residential care: £911 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,219 to £1,579, median £1,398
- Care home beds filled across Worcestershire: 84%. The 12 month average is 82%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 59. Worcestershire average is 76.
- People aged 75 and over: 19,400. Rising to 23,600 by 2035, up 21%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 2 changed owner, covering 80 beds.
- Who pays, across Worcestershire (estimate): 34% council, 49% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 2,500. Rising to 3,300 by 2035, up 32%
- People aged 85 and over: 5,200. Rising to 8,300 by 2035, up 60%
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What nursing care in Droitwich involves and what to look for
What registration as a nursing home actually means
The distinction that matters is clinical. A nursing home is registered to have qualified nurses on duty, which allows it to manage complex wounds, feeding tubes, unstable conditions and much end of life care without transferring someone elsewhere. Rashwood, Corbett House Nursing Home, Dorset House and Brindley Manor Nursing Home are each rated Good, so the question is not whether the care is sound but whether a particular home is registered and staffed for the needs in front of you. Read the registration section of each profile before the report, because a home can be excellent and still be the wrong fit.
Questions about nurse staffing
Ask how many registered nurses are on duty across the day and overnight, rather than whether nurses are employed at all, since those are different answers. Ask who covers a nurse's absence at short notice and how often the home relies on agency nurses rather than its own team, because continuity affects clinical judgement as much as kindness. Find out how the home works with the general practitioner and community teams, how quickly a deteriorating resident is reviewed and what its threshold is for sending someone to hospital. If end of life care is part of your planning, ask what training the staff have had and how families are supported through it.
Getting an assessment and arranging the funding
Two funding routes, assessed separately
The starting point is a written account of what the person needs, produced by a care needs assessment. It is free, has no means test and can be requested by the person or a relative acting for them. Assessment and funded social care in this area rest with Worcestershire County Council, whose assessor will consider mobility, medication, continence, memory, clinical needs and the help a family already provides. Pursue the health route at the same time, because the National Health Service may pay a funded nursing care contribution towards the nursing element, or meet the whole cost through continuing healthcare where the primary need is a health one. One answer does not settle the other.
What a nursing placement costs
Nursing fees are the highest in adult social care and are quoted by the week, so rely only on a figure a home has set out in writing. Ask what the rate covers and what is charged on top, since hairdressing, chiropody, outings and certain continence products often sit outside it. Where the council contributes after a financial assessment, the rate it pays may be lower than a home's private fee, and that difference has to be met by a third party top up rather than by the resident. Ask specifically whether any health service contribution has been deducted from the quoted figure or sits on top of it.
4 nursing homes in Droitwich
- Rashwood · Droitwich, Worcestershire · CQC Good
- Corbett House Nursing Home · Droitwich, Worcestershire · CQC Good
- Dorset House · Droitwich, Worcestershire · CQC Good
- Brindley Manor Nursing Home · Droitwich, Worcestershire · CQC Good
What care costs in Worcestershire, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care West Midlands figure, because too few Worcestershire homes publish this price. 30 homes. Median £1,398. | £911 | £1,219 to £1,579 |
| Nursing care West Midlands figure, because too few Worcestershire homes publish this price. 16 homes. Median £1,646. | £1,088 | £1,460 to £1,936 |
| Residential dementia care West Midlands figure, because too few Worcestershire homes publish this price. 23 homes. Median £1,484. | Not published separately | £1,375 to £1,681 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Worcestershire 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. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Dorset House, 29 September 2026, Good
- Corbett House Nursing Home, 20 October 2023, Good
- Brindley Manor Nursing Home, 25 August 2023, Good
Longest since a report
- Rashwood, 26 October 2022, Good
- Brindley Manor Nursing Home, 25 August 2023, Good
- Corbett House Nursing Home, 20 October 2023, Good
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in Droitwich
How many nursing homes are there in Droitwich?
Droitwich has 4 CQC registered nursing homes: 4 Good. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a nursing home cost in Droitwich?
Worcestershire County Council pays an average of £911 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,219 to £1,579 a week. West Midlands figure, because too few Worcestershire homes publish this price. 30 homes. Median £1,398. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.
Which nursing homes in Droitwich were inspected most recently?
Dorset House (29 September 2026), Corbett House Nursing Home (20 October 2023) and Brindley Manor Nursing Home (25 August 2023) have the most recent CQC reports.