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Yew Tree Nursing HomeWorcestershire

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Rated:GoodNursing

Yew Tree Nursing Home

Yew Tree Place, Romsley, Halesowen, West Midlands, B62 0NX

01562710809

Care Type

Nursing Care

Assessment date

18 October 2024

Provider

Yew Tree Nursing Home Limited

Beds

41 beds

How this home compares nearby

Of 52 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 1 is rated higher by CQC, 39 are the same and 12 are lower.

10 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

GoodApr 2016
Requires ImprovementJan 2019
GoodJan 2020
Requires ImprovementOct 2022
GoodFeb 2025

Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2025. CQC has rated this home 5 times since 2016.

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 Yew Tree 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.
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 Yew Tree Nursing Home

Yew Tree Nursing Home is a nursing home in Worcestershire, providing care for older people, including those living with dementia. Further detail on the CQC's most recent findings is set out below.

Yew Tree Nursing Home provides accommodation with nursing and personal care for up to 41 older people, including those living with dementia. At the time of the assessment, 39 people were living at the home. The CQC had previously found breaches of regulations, and this assessment followed up on the improvements required.

Inspectors found the service had made the necessary improvements and was no longer in breach of regulations. People and relatives spoke positively about their experiences, describing staff and management as caring and attentive. The overall rating has improved to good.

Source: CQC assessment, 11 February 2025

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peoplePhysical disabilitiesYounger 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: 41 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · B62 0NX

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia; Physical disabilities.

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 February 2025. Assessment date recorded: 18 October 2024.

Read CQC's assessment overview

The following is CQC's published account of its assessment, published 11 February 2025. References to “we” mean CQC. It describes findings at that time.

Yew Tree nursing home is registered to provide accommodation and nursing and personal care for up to 41 older people, including people living with dementia. At the time of our inspection visit, 39 people lived at the home. We carried out an unannounced onsite visit on the 22 October and returned announced on the 6 November 2024. We carried out this assessment to follow up on improvements we asked the provider to complete at their last inspection in September 2022. At this assessment we found that the service had improved and was no longer in breach of regulations. During the assessment we looked at records relating to people’s care, spoke with 10 staff including the registered manager, 4 people that used the service and 4 relatives. We also looked at how the service was managed. The scores for the quality statements we assessed have been combined with scores based on the key question ratings from the last inspection. The overall rating of this service has changed to good.

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

Read Yew Tree 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 Yew Tree 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 Yew Tree 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 Yew Tree 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