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Rated:GoodNursing

Swan House

Pooles Lane, Short Heath, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV12 5HJ
01922407040
Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

9 May 2024

Provider

Absolute Healthcare Swan House Limited

Beds

61 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 56 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 1 is rated higher by CQC, 32 are the same and 23 are lower.

19 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.

Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes

Rating history

  1. GoodOct 2015
  2. GoodJul 2017
  3. GoodSept 2018
  4. Requires ImprovementMar 2020
  5. Requires ImprovementNov 2023
  6. InadequateMay 2024
  7. GoodJul 2024

Improved from Inadequate to Good in 2024. CQC has rated this home 7 times since 2015.

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

Costs and who runs this home

This is the only care home Absolute Healthcare Swan House Limited runs in England.

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 Swan House

Swan House is a nursing home in Walsall, providing accommodation and personal care for adults. Further detail on the CQC's most recent findings is set out below.

Swan House provides accommodation and personal care for up to 45 people, though only 13 people were using the service at the time of assessment. Following concerns raised at a previous inspection, the provider had made improvements, and the CQC found the home was now performing well.

Inspectors found people felt safe and well cared for, with staff who managed risks and medicines appropriately and treated residents with dignity and respect. Care was person centred, with clear information provided to people and effective partnership working with other agencies. Quality monitoring systems were in place, supporting a consistently good standard of care across the service.

Source: CQC assessment, 24 July 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaMental healthOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairmentsYounger 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.

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

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
61 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked
Registered · WV12 5HJ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Mental health conditions; 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: Good.

Assessment published 24 July 2024. Assessment date recorded: 9 May 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 24 July 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Date of assessment 9 May 2024 to 19 June 2024. This assessment was carried out to follow up on action we told the provider to take at the last inspection. The service can support up to 45 people. At the time of the assessment there were 13 people using the service. Since our last inspection, the provider had taken action to address the concerns we raised. Improvements have been made to the quality of the service people receive. People were safe living at the service. Risks to people were managed and staff were skilled in maintaining a safe environment and following safe practices. People's needs were assessed and they were supported to maintain their health and wellbeing in a coordinated way. Staff were caring and treated people with respect protecting their dignity and maintaining independence. People received person centred care and were given information in a way they could understand. The provider had developed values which were used to ensure people had good quality care and effective systems were in place to monitor the quality of the service people received. The provider worked in partnership with other agencies to drive improvements.

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

Read Swan 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 Swan House, consider asking...

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

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Swan House, look out for...

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

Could the NHS fund Swan 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.

Location

Pooles Lane, Short Heath, Willenhall, West Midlands, WV12 5HJ

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Swan House

CQC overall rating

Good

Assessment date: 9 May 2024

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