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The Shrubbery Nursing HomeWorcestershire

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Rated:GoodNursing

The Shrubbery Nursing Home

Birmingham Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 2JZ

01562822787

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

8 May 2024

Provider

Chandos Lodge Limited

Beds

38 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 24 care homes for older people within 5 miles, none are rated higher by CQC, 22 are the same and 2 are lower.

7 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

Requires ImprovementJan 2020
GoodSept 2024

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2024.

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 Chandos Lodge 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 The Shrubbery Nursing Home

The Shrubbery Nursing Home is a nursing home in Worcestershire, providing care for older people, including those living with dementia or physical disabilities. Full details of the CQC's most recent findings are set out below.

The Shrubbery Nursing Home provides care and nursing for up to 38 older people, some of whom live with dementia or physical disabilities. Following inspection, the CQC rated the service Good overall, an improvement on its previous Requires Improvement rating.

Inspectors found people felt safe and happy, with staff responding well to requests for help and understanding individual needs. Medicines were managed safely, and people and relatives felt informed and involved in care decisions. Staff were described as kind, caring and competent throughout.

Source: CQC assessment, 11 September 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesSensory impairments

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: 38 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · DY10 2JZ

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia; 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 11 September 2024. Assessment date recorded: 8 May 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 11 September 2024. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

The Shrubbery Nursing Home is a care home providing care and nursing for up to 38 older people, some of whom live with dementia or physical disabilities. The service was last inspected on 31 July 2019 and rated Requires Improvement. This assessment was prompted by information we held about the service. We carried out our on-site assessment on 11 June 2024. Off site assessment activity started on 3 July 2024 and ended on 11 July 2024. We looked at 28 quality statements including learning culture, safe systems, pathways and transitions, involving people to manage risks, infection prevention and control, medicine optimisation, assessing needs; consent to care and treatment, freedom to speak up and governance, management and sustainability.

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

Read The Shrubbery Nursing 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 Shrubbery Nursing 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 Shrubbery Nursing 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 Shrubbery Nursing 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