Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital

Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, B61 0BB

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

2 June 2026

Provider

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust

Beds

9 beds

About Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital

Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital is a nursing home located in Worcestershire, West Midlands. The home has 9 beds. CQC records an overall rating of Requires Improvement, published in July 2026. The home is operated by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust.

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: 9 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · B61 0BB

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; 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.

Assessment published 24 July 2026. Assessment date recorded: 2 June 2026.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 24 July 2026. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

We assessed the service from 26 August 2025 to 28 August 2025. This was a routine assessment as the service had a historical rating as it had not been assessed for some time. The service was previously rated as “Wards for people with a learning disability” with a rating of good overall. The service has since changed their registration with Care Quality Commission as it was determined as part of our assessment that the service was incorrectly registered. The service was therefore assessed and reported on under an Adult Social Care framework.
Church View Short Breaks is part of the Learning Disability integrated service within Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. The service is a purpose built adult short breaks unit in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, offering respite care to families and carers who care and support individuals with a learning disability and complex health need. The service has 9 places for individuals who require nursing care.
We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted.
The model of care and setting maximised people’s access to the respite service and to local amenities which meant people remained connected with social and community networks. Care was person-centred however, people’s rights and safety were not always fully protected. Leaders of the service did not have full oversight of operational implementation to assure themselves people using services were empowered and received quality and safe care.
The provider was in breach of regulations in relation to Regulation 11 Need for Consent, Regulation 12 Safe Care and Treatment, Regulation 13 Safeguarding and Regulation 17 Good Governance.
We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this assessment.

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 Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital'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 Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital, consider asking...

1.How many qualified nurses are on duty overnight and at weekends?
2.How do you manage a resident's relationship with their GP and hospital team?
3.What is your approach when a resident's condition deteriorates quickly?
4.What additional charges apply beyond the weekly fee?
5.How do you approach end of life care and involve families in those decisions?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital, look out for...

1.Is the nursing station visible and staffed, or hard to find?
2.Do staff respond promptly when a resident needs attention?
3.Are call bells answered quickly or left ringing?
4.Does the home feel calm or rushed and understaffed?
5.Are residents' medical records and care plans visible and up to date?

Could the NHS fund Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital'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.

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