Sovereign House

Daimler Drive, Chelmarsh, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 3LB

02476596064

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

18 June 2025

Provider

Minster Care Management Limited

Beds

60 beds

About Sovereign House

Sovereign House is a nursing home in Coventry, providing nursing and personal care to older people and younger adults, some of whom are living with dementia. Further details on the service can be found in the findings below.

Sovereign House is a nursing home providing nursing and personal care to older people and younger adults, some living with dementia. The CQC rated the service Good overall, an improvement on its previous requires improvement rating. Inspectors found risks were generally well managed, medicines administered safely and infection control practices followed, though some care records did not always show that required checks had taken place promptly.

Staff knew people well and treated them with patience and respect, and people said they felt safe. Care was reviewed regularly and involved people and families, with choice offered over meals and activities. Some staff reported feeling pressured to complete their duties, but management oversight and staff training had improved since the last inspection.

Source: CQC assessment, 16 September 2025

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

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.

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Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service with nursing
Registered capacity: 60 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · CV6 3LB

Registered care categories

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

Assessment published 16 September 2025. Assessment date recorded: 18 June 2025.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 16 September 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of Assessment: 2 July 2025 to 8 July 2025.
The service is a nursing home providing nursing and personal care support to older people and younger adults who may be living with dementia. Processes were in place to help keep people safe and protect them from harm. Staff understood risks associated with people’s care, but some care records showed effective monitoring did not always take place as required. Environmental and equipment checks took place regularly to support people’s needs and ensure they were kept safe. Staffing arrangements were regularly checked to make sure they were sufficient to support people’s needs, but some staff felt pressured to complete all of their duties. Staff had access to ongoing training to develop their skills. The provider had governance systems to monitor the quality of the service and support any required learning amongst staff. Managers made sure staff attended regular supervision meetings to support their needs and maintain the quality of the service. Staff administered medicines as prescribed to support people’s healthcare needs. Cleaning of the home took place regularly and systems in place supported infection prevention and control.
At our last inspection, the rating for this service was requires improvement (published 10 January 2023) and there were breaches of regulation in relation to safe care and treatment and good governance. The provider completed an action plan after the last inspection to show what they would do and by when to improve. We undertook this inspection to check improvements had been made and to confirm they now met legal requirements. At this inspection we found the provider had made the necessary improvements and were no longer in breach of the regulations. Overall, improvements had been made to the safety of the service including risk management, medicines and infection control. There was also improved oversight of the service by the management team.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Sovereign House'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 Sovereign House, 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 Sovereign House, 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 Sovereign House'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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