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Wood Green Nursing HomeSandwell

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Rated:GoodNursing

Wood Green Nursing Home

27 Wood Green Road, Wednesbury, West Midlands, WS10 9AX

01215560381

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

23 February 2023

Provider

Wood Green Nursing Home Limited

Beds

41 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 80 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 3 are rated higher by CQC, 45 are the same and 32 are lower.

39 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 ImprovementMar 2015
Requires ImprovementJul 2015
Requires ImprovementAug 2016
GoodMar 2017
Requires ImprovementDec 2019
Requires ImprovementDec 2020
GoodApr 2023

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2023. 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 Wood Green Nursing Home 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.
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 Wood Green Nursing Home

Wood Green Nursing Home is a nursing care home in Sandwell for older people. Details of its most recent CQC inspection are set out below.

Wood Green Nursing Home cares for up to 37 older people, providing both nursing and personal care across two floors with separate communal areas. At inspection, 35 residents were living at the home. People felt safe, with risk assessments in place for all residents and safe recruitment practices in operation.

Staff had received regular training tailored to residents' needs, and medication was managed well with good hygiene practices preventing infection spread.

Health and care needs were properly assessed when people moved into the home. Residents enjoyed the food provided, and the home maintained standards that supported their wellbeing and safety.

Source: CQC inspection report, 4 April 2023

Specialist Care

Older 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.

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: 41 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · WS10 9AX

Registered care categories

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

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.

Rating report published 4 April 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 23 February 2023.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
CaringPublished 11 December 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 11 December 2019: Good
Well-led: Good

Read Wood Green 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 Wood Green Nursing Home, 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 Wood Green Nursing Home, 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 Wood Green 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