Charnwood

7 Finchfield Road, Finchfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV3 9LS

01902424579

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

19 January 2021

Provider

Empowering U Healthcare Limited

Beds

19 beds

About Charnwood

Charnwood is a residential care home in Wolverhampton, offering older people a familiar and comfortable place to call home. The team there understands how much it means to families to find somewhere that feels genuinely caring, and they work to create a warm, settled atmosphere for those who live there. For anyone exploring care options in the Wolverhampton area, Charnwood is worth getting to know a little better.

Charnwood provides personal and nursing care to 16 older people, some living with dementia, across two floors of an adapted building. The service can accommodate up to 19 residents.

Risk assessments and care plans sometimes lacked sufficient detail about how people should be supported, though staff could explain how they kept people safe. Both residents and relatives reported feeling safe at the home. People were safeguarded from abuse, with staff demonstrating understanding of how to recognise and report concerns.

However, staffing levels were inconsistent, and the inspection made recommendations about addressing this to ensure adequate support for residents.

Source: CQC inspection report, 26 February 2021

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 19 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · WV3 9LS

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia.

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 26 February 2021. Latest inspection date recorded: 19 January 2021.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 16 July 2019: Good
CaringPublished 16 July 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 16 July 2019: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
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 Charnwood'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 Charnwood, 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 Charnwood, 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 Charnwood'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