The Leylands - Residential Care Home

227 Penn Road, Penn, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 5TX

01902340256

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

7 February 2023

Provider

Angel Care Homes Limited

Beds

21 beds

Rating history

GoodMar 2015
GoodJul 2017
Requires ImprovementFeb 2020
InadequateApr 2021
Requires ImprovementOct 2021
Requires ImprovementMar 2022
Requires ImprovementMar 2023

Improved from Inadequate to Requires Improvement in 2021. 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

Run by Angel Care Homes Limited, which runs 3 care homes in England: 1 rated Good and 2 Requires Improvement.

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.

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 The Leylands - Residential Care Home

The Leylands - Residential Care Home brings a genuine sense of warmth and community to Wolverhampton, offering families a place where their loved ones can feel truly at home. The team here understands how much it matters to find the right environment, and that commitment to thoughtful, personalised care runs through everything they do. For families in and around Wolverhampton, The Leylands offers a reassuring presence and a friendly, welcoming atmosphere to explore.

The Leylands is a residential care home providing personal care to 19 people, with capacity for up to 21. The service supports older people, those living with dementia, people with learning disabilities and people with physical disabilities.

Source: CQC inspection report, 31 March 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaLearning disabilitiesMental 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 without nursing
Registered capacity: 21 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · WV4 5TX

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Learning disabilities; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment; Substance misuse problems.

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 31 March 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 7 February 2023.

Safe: Good
EffectivePublished 14 April 2021: Requires improvement
CaringPublished 12 February 2020: Good
ResponsivePublished 14 April 2021: Requires improvement
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
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 The Leylands - 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 The Leylands - 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 The Leylands - 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 The Leylands - 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