Arden Grange Nursing & Residential Care Home

Derrington Road, Ditton Priors, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WV16 6SQ

01746712286

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

16 March 2023

Provider

Whitelodge Alveley Limited

Beds

45 beds

Rating history

Requires ImprovementAug 2022
InadequateDec 2022
Requires ImprovementJul 2023

Improved from Inadequate to Requires Improvement in 2023. CQC has rated this home 3 times since 2022.

Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Costs and who runs this home

Run by Whitelodge Alveley Limited, which runs 6 care homes in England: 1 rated Good, 3 Requires Improvement and 2 not yet rated.

Average care home fees in the West Midlands: £912 a week for residential care and £1,308 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.

NHS-funded Nursing Care pays £267.68 a week to the home towards registered nursing care for eligible residents (2026/27). A quoted fee may already exclude it.
This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.

About Arden Grange Nursing & Residential Care Home

Arden Grange Nursing & Residential Care Home brings together professional nursing care and a homely atmosphere in the county of Shropshire. Families looking for a place where their loved ones will feel comfortable and cared for will find a team dedicated to making each resident feel at home. With its roots firmly in the local community, Arden Grange aims to provide a warm and supportive environment for those who need it most.

Arden Grange Nursing and Residential Care Home provides nursing and personal care for up to 45 people, including those with dementia. The home is an adapted building with all care provided on the ground floor, featuring lounges, dining areas, outdoor spaces, and bathrooms and toilets positioned near communal areas. At inspection, 23 people were using the service.

Inspectors identified concerns around medicines management, which were not always handled safely. Additionally, people were not consistently supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives, with staff not always supporting them in the least restrictive way possible or in their best interests. While some environmental risks from the previous inspection had been improved, certain areas still required ongoing work.

Source: CQC inspection report, 5 July 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaLearning disabilitiesOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger adults

Photographs of the home

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 45 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · WV16 6SQ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Learning disabilities; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 5 July 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 16 March 2023.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
Caring: Requires improvement
Responsive: Requires improvement
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Caring: How do staff protect privacy, dignity and each person’s choices?
Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Arden Grange Nursing & Residential Care Home's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Arden Grange Nursing & Residential Care Home, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Arden Grange Nursing & Residential Care Home, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Arden Grange Nursing & Residential Care Home's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees