Nursing Homes in West Bromwich
West Bromwich has 5 CQC registered nursing homes. 4 are rated Good, 1 Requires improvement. 4 of the 5 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
West Bromwich at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in West Bromwich, to help you judge the options below.
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council pays, residential care: £892 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,219 to £1,579, median £1,398
- Care home beds filled across Sandwell: 88%. The 12 month average is 89%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 93
- People aged 75 and over: 24,300. Rising to 26,600 by 2035, up 10%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 10 changed owner, covering 476 beds.
- Who pays, across Sandwell (estimate): 48% council, 20% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 3,200. Rising to 3,700 by 2035, up 13%
- People aged 85 and over: 6,500. Rising to 7,600 by 2035, up 17%
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What Nursing Care in West Bromwich Involves and What to Look For
What nursing adds to residential care
A nursing home employs registered nurses on site alongside care staff, and that is the defining difference from a residential care home. It matters for people with complex medication, wounds needing dressing, feeding support, catheter care or a condition expected to deteriorate. All five providers listed here are registered as nursing homes, so clinical oversight is built into the service rather than brought in from outside when something goes wrong.
Reading the ratings
Talbot Court, Hill Top Lodge, Richmond Court Nursing Home and Lyndon Hall Nursing Home hold Good ratings. Cromwell House currently sits at Requires Improvement. Where nursing is the point of the placement, the sections of the report dealing with safe care and treatment deserve the closest reading, since that is where medication handling, pressure care and staffing levels are assessed. A home marked down on records is a different proposition from one marked down on clinical practice, and only the report tells you which applies.
Questions that belong to nursing care
Ask how many registered nurses are on duty by day and overnight, and whether any shift ever runs without one. Ask what happens when a resident becomes acutely unwell, who decides to call an ambulance, and how often a general practitioner attends. Ask about pressure care, falls prevention and how medication errors are recorded and learned from. Ask what the home will not take on, because a frank answer there is worth more than a reassuring one.
Getting an Assessment and Sorting Out Funding
Two possible routes
Most families begin with a care needs assessment, arranged through the Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council social care team, the authority responsible for assessing need and arranging funded support. Where needs are primarily clinical rather than social, NHS continuing healthcare may cover the full cost instead, and that is assessed separately. A third possibility is the registered nursing care contribution, a fixed NHS payment towards the nursing element for people funding their own place in a nursing home.
What a placement costs
Nursing fees are charged weekly and run higher than residential care because of the registered nursing staff. A financial assessment considers income, savings and, for a permanent move, property. Where capital falls below the national threshold the local authority may meet part or all of the fee. Ask each home what the weekly figure includes, what is billed separately, and how often fees are reviewed, and get the answers in writing.
Acting before the pressure comes on
Nursing placements are often arranged in a hurry from a hospital ward, which is the worst possible setting for a careful decision. Looking before you have to is what makes a considered choice possible. Each profile here links to the full inspection report for that home.
5 nursing homes in West Bromwich
- Cromwell House · West Bromwich, Sandwell · CQC Requires improvement
- Talbot Court · West Bromwich, Sandwell · CQC Good
- Hill Top Lodge · West Bromwich, Sandwell · CQC Good
- Richmond Court Nursing Home · West Bromwich, Sandwell · CQC Good
- Lyndon Hall Nursing Home · West Bromwich, Sandwell · CQC Good
What care costs in Sandwell, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care West Midlands figure, because too few Sandwell homes publish this price. 30 homes. Median £1,398. | £892 | £1,219 to £1,579 |
| Nursing care West Midlands figure, because too few Sandwell homes publish this price. 16 homes. Median £1,646. | £968 | £1,460 to £1,936 |
| Residential dementia care West Midlands figure, because too few Sandwell 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 Sandwell 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
- Richmond Court Nursing Home, 28 March 2025, Good
- Cromwell House (West Bromwich), 26 February 2021, Requires improvement
- Hill Top Lodge, 6 September 2019, Good
Longest since a report
- Talbot Court, 15 May 2019, Good
- Lyndon Hall Nursing Home, 4 September 2019, Good
- Hill Top Lodge, 6 September 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about nursing homes in West Bromwich
How many nursing homes are there in West Bromwich?
West Bromwich has 5 CQC registered nursing homes: 4 Good, 1 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a nursing home cost in West Bromwich?
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council pays an average of £892 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,219 to £1,579 a week. West Midlands figure, because too few Sandwell 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 West Bromwich were inspected most recently?
Richmond Court Nursing Home (28 March 2025), Cromwell House (West Bromwich) (26 February 2021) and Hill Top Lodge (6 September 2019) have the most recent CQC reports.