Care Homes in Halesowen
Halesowen has 12 CQC registered care homes. 9 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 10 of the 12 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Halesowen at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Halesowen, to help you judge the options below.
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council pays, residential care: £725 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,219 to £1,579, median £1,398
- Care home beds filled across Dudley: 89%. The 12 month average is 85%.
- Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 63
- People aged 75 and over: 35,100. Rising to 37,300 by 2035, up 6%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 1 closed. 4 changed owner, covering 186 beds.
- Who pays, across Dudley (estimate): 51% council, 39% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 4,500. Rising to 5,200 by 2035, up 14%
- People aged 85 and over: 9,200. Rising to 12,000 by 2035, up 31%
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Residential Care in Halesowen: What It Covers and What to Check
Registration is the most useful single fact about any home on this list, because it defines the limits of what staff are able to provide. Checking it against your relative's needs before anything else saves visits to places that were never going to be suitable.
What the registration allows
A residential care home provides a room, all meals, laundry and personal care: help with washing, dressing, moving about, and taking or being prompted to take medication, along with company through the day. What falls outside it is care needing a qualified nurse on the premises, such as complex wound management or a feeding tube. Where those needs already exist, a nursing registered home is the right place to begin.
Working through the inspection record
Eight of the homes here are rated Good, one has been told it requires improvement, and two are yet to be rated. Open each report rather than stopping at the headline. Every inspection answers five questions, covering whether a home is safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led, so a home rated Good overall can still carry a weaker judgement in one area. Look at the date too, since a change of manager or owner since the visit can matter more than the rating itself.
What a visit shows that a report cannot
Go at a busy time rather than a quiet one. Notice whether residents are up and occupied, whether staff use people's names without checking a chart, and whether the building works for someone unsteady on their feet. Ask how many staff are on duty overnight and how often the same carers work with the same residents. Homes such as Kiniths House, Lapal House and Two Gates House appear here alongside smaller houses, and scale affects the feel of a place more than any published judgement can express.
Assessments and Help with the Cost in Halesowen
Few families settle the question of cost in a single conversation. Which route applies depends on savings, on income and on whether an assessment has taken place, and understanding the order of events saves a good deal of retracing.
Asking for a care needs assessment
Any adult who appears to need care and support can request a care needs assessment, and a relative providing care can ask for a separate carer's assessment in their own right. Both are arranged through Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council adult social care, the authority responsible for assessing need and for arranging funded support where someone qualifies. The assessment results in a written record of what is needed rather than a recommendation of a particular home, and any funding decision is built on that record.
Who pays, and how much
Where eligible needs are identified, a financial assessment considers income and capital. Savings above the upper threshold mean the placement is funded privately; below it, the authority contributes and the resident pays an assessed share out of income. How a property is treated depends on who else lives in it and on the circumstances of the household, so ask the team to explain how those rules apply to you.
Reading a weekly fee properly
Residential fees are charged weekly and normally cover the room, meals, laundry and personal care. Rates differ between homes in Halesowen, and extras such as hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers and escorted appointments are commonly added. Ask each shortlisted home for a written breakdown, and ask what happens to the fee if needs increase once someone has moved in.
12 care homes in Halesowen
- Butterfly House · 22 Linden Avenue, Halesowen, Dudley, B62 9EL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Hap Care Home Ltd
We are a residential care home in Halesowen supporting adults with a learning disability or autism and adults living with a mental health condition. It is a small home and we run it as one, with the people who live here having a genuine...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Ladybird House · 3 Linden Avenue, Halesowen, Dudley, B62 9EL
Care home · Run by Hap Care Home Ltd
Here at Ladybird House, we provide residential care for younger adults, including those living with a learning disability or autism. We are based in Halesowen, Dudley, and we are proud to be part of the local community, offering a place...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Grange Hill House Residential Home · 516 Bromsgrove Road, Halesowen, Worcestershire, B62 0JJ
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Carlton Care Homes Ltd
Grange Hill House Residential Home is in Halesowen. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia and those with physical disabilities, along with respite and short stays. We would rather be...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Halas Homes · Wassell Road, Halesowen, Dudley, B63 4JX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Halas Homes
Halas Homes provides residential care in Halesowen for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and we offer respite stays. These are houses run with the people who live in them rather than around them. Residents choose how...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Shenstone Court Care Home · 1 Somers Road, Halesowen, Dudley, B62 8EN
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Country Court Care Homes 14 Limited
Shenstone Court Care Home is in Halesowen. We provide residential care for older people, including those living with dementia, along with respite and short stays. We are not a large place and we do not try to be one. What we offer is a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Inshore Support - 27 Highfield Road · Colley Gate, Halesowen, Dudley, B63 2DH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Inshore Support Limited
Highfield Road is a small residential care home in Halesowen supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays. It is a house rather than an institution, and we run it on the understanding that...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Two Gates House · 40-44 Two Gates Lane, Halesowen, Dudley, B63 2LJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Wellmun Care Limited
We are Two Gates House, a residential care home in Halesowen. We look after older people, including those living with dementia, and we take respite bookings for shorter stays. We have kept our focus clear rather than trying to be all...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Inshore Support - 10 Melbourne Road · 10 Melbourne Road, Halesowen, Dudley, B63 3NB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Inshore Support Limited
We are a small residential home on Melbourne Road in Halesowen, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people. Because only a few people live here, the place works as a household. Everyone has their own room arranged how...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - 60 Olive Lane · 60 Olive Lane, Halesowen, Dudley, B62 8LZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Achieve Together Limited
60 Olive Lane is a residential care home in Halesowen, in the Dudley area, supporting adults with a wide range of needs. We support younger adults and older people, including people with a learning disability, people who are autistic,...
Specialisms: Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Kiniths House · 33 Kiniths Way, Halesowen, Dudley, B62 9HJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Kiniths House Limited
Kiniths House is a residential care home in Halesowen. We are home to older people and to younger adults who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Gower Gardens Residential Care Home · 31 Kent Road, Halesowen, Dudley, B62 8PQ
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Kingsley Healthcare (Birmingham) Limited
Gower Gardens is a care home in Halesowen providing both nursing and residential care. Having qualified nurses on the team alongside our care staff means we can look after people whose health needs go beyond a residential setting, and that...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Lapal House · Lapal Lane South, Halesowen, Dudley, B62 0ES
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Lapal House Limited
Lapal House is a residential care home in Halesowen providing care for older people, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. We run the home at the pace of the people in it. Breakfast happens when...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
What care costs in Dudley, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care West Midlands figure, because too few Dudley homes publish this price. 30 homes. Median £1,398. | £725 | £1,219 to £1,579 |
| Nursing care West Midlands figure, because too few Dudley homes publish this price. 16 homes. Median £1,646. | £984 | £1,460 to £1,936 |
| Residential dementia care West Midlands figure, because too few Dudley homes publish this price. 23 homes. Median £1,484. | Not published separately | £1,375 to £1,681 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few Dudley homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,890 to £2,221 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.
Inspected most recently
- Shenstone Court Care Home, 6 August 2026, Requires improvement
- Gower Gardens Residential Care Home, 19 May 2023, Good
- Butterfly House, 27 November 2021, Good
Longest since a report
- Inshore Support Limited - 27 Highfield Road, 28 September 2018, Good
- Halas Homes, 20 November 2018, Good
- Kiniths House, 9 January 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about care homes in Halesowen
How many care homes are there in Halesowen?
Halesowen has 12 CQC registered care homes: 9 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 1 not yet rated. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a care home cost in Halesowen?
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council pays an average of £725 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,219 to £1,579 a week. West Midlands figure, because too few Dudley homes publish this price. 30 homes. Median £1,398. Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. Ask the home for its own price.
Which care homes in Halesowen were inspected most recently?
Shenstone Court Care Home (6 August 2026), Gower Gardens Residential Care Home (19 May 2023) and Butterfly House (27 November 2021) have the most recent CQC reports.