Nursing Homes in Dudley
Dudley is set out here through the nursing homes registered to operate locally, assembled into one list so that the area can be assessed as a whole rather than one provider at a time. The Care Quality Commission judgements call for careful reading: six homes hold a Good rating, eleven have been told they require improvement, and one has yet to be given a published rating. Eighteen providers make up that total, each of them a nursing home rather than a residential setting, which means registered nursing cover is maintained at every hour of the day and night. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is the authority that carries out care needs assessments for people living in the area and decides what funded support they are entitled to receive. Given how the judgements fall, do open the profiles gathered below and read each Care Quality Commission inspection report closely, since the findings behind a rating are what should shape both your shortlist and your questions.
Planning and Paying for Nursing Care in Dudley
Cost and eligibility usually narrow a shortlist before preference gets a look in, so those questions are worth settling first. The route opens with a care needs assessment, free to anyone who appears to need care and support whatever their savings, and intended to establish what level of care is genuinely necessary. It occasionally concludes that a residential home or a package of support at home would answer the need as well as a nursing placement.
Asking for the Assessment
Requests go to Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council social care team, the authority responsible for assessing people who live in Dudley and for arranging funded support where someone qualifies. The assessor considers health conditions, mobility, daily routines and whatever help family already gives, then sets out a recommendation. Make the request sooner than seems necessary, because an assessment arranged against a discharge deadline leaves almost no room to weigh the options.
Means Testing and Additional Funding
A financial assessment follows, measuring income, savings and capital against nationally set thresholds to fix the split between personal contribution and public funding. A contribution towards the nursing portion of the fee comes from the health service and is not means tested, so it should be claimed even by those arranging their own placement. Where health needs are substantial and continuing, continuing healthcare funding may cover the whole cost, and asking to be assessed for it is entirely reasonable.
Cost Context
Nursing fees run above residential rates because qualified nurses must be rostered at all times, and they differ across the homes listed here according to room type, setting within Dudley and the intensity of care required. Ask for the figure in writing, establish what falls outside it, and check the notice period before any rise takes effect.
Choosing a Nursing Home in Dudley and What to Check
The spread of judgements locally means the published rating will not do the sorting for you, and more of the work falls to reading and visiting. Six homes are rated Good: Island Court Care Home, Allenbrook Home in Halesowen, Goldthorn Sedgley, Gower Gardens Residential Care Home, Woodview House Nursing Home and Hollybush House Nursing Home. Eleven require improvement, among them Hollycroft Nursing Home, Wyncroft House, Hillcroft Care Home, Russell Court and Netherton Green Care Home. Oaklands Care Home has no published rating yet.
Turning a Report Into Useful Questions
Open the report and see which of the five key questions fell short, because a finding about governance reads quite differently from one about safety or dignity. Note the inspection date, since a home visited some time ago may since have changed manager. Then put the specific findings to the manager and ask what changed, when, and how the improvement is being monitored. An open, detailed answer is itself informative.
What to Establish on the Day
Ask how many registered nurses cover the night shift and how often agency staff fill gaps. Ask whether the home can care for someone through the end of life without a further move. Where specialist support is needed, Highbury House Mental Health Unit is among the registrations here, so ask each home directly what it can and cannot take on.
18 nursing homes in Dudley
- Island Court Care Home · Bourne Street, Bilston, Dudley, WV14 9HN
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Island Court Care Home Limited
Island Court Care Home in Bilston provides nursing care for older people, with qualified nurses on duty throughout the day and night. That means health needs are looked after here, by people who know the resident, rather than through...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care - Jubilee Court · Neuro Rehabilitation Centre, Bilston, Dudley, WV14 9EJ
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Jubilee Court Care Home Limited
Jubilee Court is a nursing home in Bilston, supporting adults from across Dudley and the Black Country. We care for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, people managing mental ill health, adults with physical disabilities...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Village Nursing Home · 190 Commonside, Brierley Hill, Dudley, DY5 4AA
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Absolute Healthcare West Ltd
We are a nursing home in Brierley Hill, caring for people whose needs require qualified nursing alongside help with daily living. We look after older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, people with mental...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Ashgrove Nursing Home · 9 Dudley Wood Road, Dudley, Dudley, DY2 0DA
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Ashgrove Care Home Limited
We at Ashgrove Nursing Home are proud to offer compassionate nursing care in the heart of Dudley, West Midlands, providing a warm and welcoming home for older people and younger adults who benefit from round the clock support. Nestled...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Broadway Halls Care Home · The Broadway, Dudley, Dudley, DY1 3EA
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Broadway Halls Care Services Limited
Broadway Halls Care Home is a nursing home in Dudley, caring for older people and younger adults whose needs require qualified nursing alongside support with daily life. Registered nurses work with our care team, so we are able to look...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Goldthorn Sedgley · 15 Dudley Road, Dudley, Dudley, DY3 1ST
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Goldthorn Lodge Limited
Goldthorn Sedgley is a nursing home in Dudley, and we take on a wider range of need than most. Qualified nurses are here at every hour of the day and night, which is what makes that range possible. We care for older adults, including many...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Eating Disorders, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Netherton Green Care Home · Bowling Green Road, Dudley, Dudley, DY2 9LY
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Advinia Care Homes Limited
Netherton Green Care Home is a nursing home in Dudley. We care for older people and younger adults who need nursing support, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities, and we take respite admissions as...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Russell Court · Overfield Road, Dudley, Dudley, DY1 2NY
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Russell Court Care Home Ltd
We at Russell Court are proud to offer dedicated nursing care in the heart of Dudley, West Midlands, providing a warm and supportive home for older people, younger adults, and those living with complex needs. Our nursing home is a place...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Allenbrook Home · 209 Spies Lane, Halesowen, Dudley, B62 9SJ
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Allenbrook Home (Halesowen) Ltd
Here at Allenbrook Home in Halesowen, Dudley, we provide nursing care for people with a wide range of needs, and we take real pride in getting to know every person who comes through our doors as an individual rather than a list of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Gower Gardens Residential Care Home · 31 Kent Road, Halesowen, Dudley, B62 8PQ
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Kingsley Healthcare (Birmingham) Limited
Gower Gardens is a care home in Halesowen providing both nursing and residential care. Having qualified nurses on the team alongside our care staff means we can look after people whose health needs go beyond a residential setting, and that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Woodview House Nursing Home · Waugh Drive, Halesowen, Dudley, B63 1EN
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Shaw Healthcare (Group) Limited
We are Woodview House Nursing Home in Halesowen. We care for older people who need qualified nursing as well as support with daily life, including people living with dementia, and we also look after younger adults with nursing needs....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Oaklands Care Home · Wartell Bank, Kingswinford, Dudley, DY6 7QJ
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Sahni Care Homes Limited
Oaklands in Kingswinford provides nursing and personal care for older people, including those living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions and people with a physical disability. Registered nurses are on duty here at all...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Wyncroft House · 16 Moss Grove, Kingswinford, Dudley, DY6 9HU
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Wyncroft Care Limited
Wyncroft House is a nursing home in Kingswinford. We care for older people who need qualified nursing alongside help with everyday living, including residents living with dementia. Having nurses on duty at all hours means we can manage...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Comberton Nursing Home · 2 King William Street, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 4EP
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Comberton Care Home Limited
Comberton Nursing Home is in Stourbridge. We care for older people and younger adults with nursing needs, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities, and we offer respite stays. We should be plain about...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Highbury House Mental Health Unit · Parkfield Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 1HB
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Rushcliffe Care Limited
Highbury House in Stourbridge provides nursing care for adults with mental health needs, and we also support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, older people, people living with sight or hearing loss and people whose lives...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Alcohol / Drug Misuse - Hillcroft Care Home · 135 High Street, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 5QS
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Hillcroft Care Home Limited
Hillcroft is a nursing home in Stourbridge. We care for older people and younger adults whose needs include nursing, including many living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. Respite stays are part of what we do. Having...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Hollybush House Nursing Home · John Corbett Drive, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 4HZ
Nursing home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Shaw Healthcare (Group) Limited
Here at Hollybush House, we are a nursing home based in Stourbridge, Dudley, and we take genuine pride in the care and support we provide to everyone who comes through our doors. We support a range of people with varying needs, including...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Hollycroft Nursing Home · 8-10 Red Hill, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 1ND
Nursing home · CQC Requires improvement · Nursing on site · Run by Hollycroft Care Limited
We at Hollycroft Nursing Home are proud to offer dedicated nursing care in the welcoming town of Stourbridge, within the Dudley borough of the West Midlands. Our home provides specialist support for older people, including those living...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
What care costs in West Midlands, 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 Middle half of prices from 23 West Midlands homes. Median £1,484. | Not published separately | £1,375 to £1,681 |
| Nursing dementia care 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.