How do we arrange a care needs assessment in Kidderminster?

Contact Worcestershire County Council and ask for an adult social care needs assessment. The request can come from the person needing care, from a relative or friend acting for them, or from a GP or hospital discharge team. There is no charge and savings do not affect the right to be assessed. The written outcome describes the support required and becomes the basis for choosing a home and for any funding decision.

Can Worcestershire County Council fund a care home placement?

It can, where the needs assessment shows residential care is required and the financial assessment shows capital below the national upper threshold. Support is worked out on a sliding scale and the resident normally contributes from income as well. What happens to a property depends on who continues to live in it, and deferred payment arrangements exist where wealth is tied up in a house. Ask for the calculation in writing so the figures can be checked.

Which care providers in Kidderminster are listed here?

Eighteen residential care homes in Kidderminster appear in this collection, each with its own profile on Care Assura. All are registered with the Care Quality Commission, the regulator that inspects and rates adult social care in England. Each profile carries the current published rating and links through to the inspection report behind it. Sorting by grade and by ease of visiting is usually the quickest way to build a shortlist.

What is the difference between a residential care home and a nursing home?

A residential care home provides a permanent home with personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, medication, meals and company. A nursing home offers the same support and also employs registered nurses at all hours, so clinical care is given on the premises. The distinction is fixed by each provider's registration and limits who may be admitted. All the homes on this page are registered for residential care, so a continuing nursing need points towards a nursing registered home.

How far ahead should a family start looking?

Earlier than feels necessary, because well regarded homes hold waiting lists and an emergency removes almost all choice. Starting in good time also lets the person concerned visit and give a view of their own. A calm order is to request the assessment, build a shortlist and visit while there is still time to reflect. If a hospital discharge is setting the pace, a short stay elsewhere can create room to choose properly.

What should we ask when visiting a care home in Kidderminster?

Ask how many carers are on duty by day and by night, and how long the present team has worked at the home. Ask how the day is organised and what is offered to a resident who would rather not join a group. Ask to see an example care plan and how residents and families help shape it. Then ask for the fee schedule in writing, with every chargeable extra listed.

Care Homes in Kidderminster

Kidderminster has 19 CQC registered care homes. 16 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 1 Requires improvement, and 1 has not yet been rated. 14 of the 19 were last inspected more than three years ago.

Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.

Kidderminster at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Kidderminster, to help you judge the options below.

Worcestershire County Council pays, residential care: £911 a week. Self-funders are typically asked £1,219 to £1,579, median £1,398
Care home beds filled across Worcestershire: 84%. The 12 month average is 82%.
Care home beds per 1,000 people aged 75+: 61. Worcestershire average is 76.
People aged 75 and over: 14,600. Rising to 15,700 by 2035, up 8%
Care homes, last 12 months: 1 opened, 0 closed
Who pays, across Worcestershire (estimate): 34% council, 49% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,800. Rising to 2,200 by 2035, up 22%
People aged 85 and over: 3,600. Rising to 5,700 by 2035, up 57%

Powered by Orrery Intelligence. Market model built 22 October 2026 (ONS 2022 based population projections, CQC register), published care home prices, council planning records.

Arranging and funding a care home place in Kidderminster

The sequence matters more than families expect. What someone needs is established first and written down. Only afterwards does anyone examine savings, income and what public funding might contribute, and the two conversations are deliberately kept apart.

Asking for an assessment of needs

Any adult who appears to need care and support has the right to a free assessment, whatever their capital and whether or not they expect to pay privately. A practitioner reviews washing and dressing, mobility, medication, meals, safety and isolation, then records what support is required. That written outcome shapes which homes are suitable and underpins any funding claim later on. Arrange it through Worcestershire County Council adult social care, and ask for a carer's assessment in your own right if you have been providing support at home.

How the contribution is worked out

A financial assessment then compares capital and income with national thresholds. Above the upper threshold the placement is self funded. Below it the council pays a share while the resident contributes from income and keeps a protected personal allowance. Where a property is involved, its treatment depends on who else lives there, and a deferred payment agreement can postpone a sale. Ask for the calculation in writing so it can be checked.

Reading a fee quotation

Weekly fees differ between homes and between rooms within one home, according to size, outlook and the support needed. Ask for an itemised statement of what is included and what is billed separately, such as hairdressing, chiropody, outings or escorted appointments. Ask how often fees are reviewed and what notice precedes an increase. Two similar figures can represent quite different value once the extras are counted.

Choosing the right home in Kidderminster

Beyond the published grade

One of these homes holds Outstanding, the regulator's highest judgement, and fourteen hold Good. Two carry Requires Improvement, which is a prompt to read the report rather than to dismiss them, and one has no rating yet. With most of the list already at Good or above, the useful detail lies in the reports: how staff are recruited and kept, what residents and relatives told inspectors, how medication is handled, and how recently the inspection took place.

Registration against the need

Every provider on this page is registered as a residential care home, offering a permanent home with personal care rather than nursing on site. Community health staff visit for particular tasks and that covers most circumstances. A continuing clinical need belongs in a nursing registered home instead. Ask what each home does when a resident's needs increase, and whether anyone has had to move on as a result.

What a visit adds

See each shortlisted home twice, once by appointment and once without notice at an ordinary hour. Watch whether residents look comfortable and occupied, whether staff use people's names, and how long a call bell rings before anyone answers. Ask how many carers are on overnight, how long the team has been in post, and what happens when someone is unsettled at night.

19 care homes in Kidderminster

Milldale Close · 1 & 3 Milldale Close, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 2PX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Fairmont Residential Limited
Milldale Close is a small residential home in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays, arranged in advance so that a short stay is a visit to somewhere...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Ashfield House · Sugar Loaf Lane, Kidderminster, Staffordshire, DY10 3PB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Camphill Village Trust Limited(The)
Here at Ashfield House, we provide residential care for adults in the heart of Kidderminster, Staffordshire. We support people with a range of needs, including learning disabilities, autism, mental health conditions, physical disabilities,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Shenstone House · Shenstone, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 4DH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Golden Nest Carehomes Limited
Shenstone House is a care home in Kidderminster. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, and we support people living with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a visual or hearing impairment....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Lorne House · 14 Lorne Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1SY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mr Gerardo & Mr Francesco Saporito
Lorne House is a residential care home in Kidderminster supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people with mental health needs and people living with a physical disability, including many younger adults. Support is...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Arden House · 11 Roden Avenue, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 2RF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Susan Beryl Forester-Morgan
At Arden House, we offer residential care for a wide range of people in the heart of Kidderminster, Worcestershire. We support older adults, younger adults, and people living with dementia, learning disabilities, autism, mental health...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Rockny House · 25 Birmingham Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 2BX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mrs Caterina Mitchell & Mrs Anna Giannini
Rockny House is a residential care home in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. We support older people and younger adults, and the people who live here have a wide range of needs. We care for residents living with dementia, residents with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Doddington Lodge · Doddington, Kidderminster, Shropshire, DY14 0HJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Doddington Care Ltd
Doddington Lodge is a residential care home in Shropshire, caring for older people from the surrounding countryside and market towns. We provide permanent residential places and planned respite stays, and we support residents living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Offmore Farm Residential Home · Offmore Farm Close, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 3HB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Care First (UK) Limited
Offmore Farm Residential Home is a care home in Kidderminster supporting older people from across Worcestershire. We provide permanent residential care and planned respite stays for people who can no longer manage safely at home, including...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Rosedene · 128 Franche Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5BE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Pathways Care Group Limited
Rosedene in Kidderminster is a residential home for adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and people with mental health needs, and we also offer respite stays. People live here for years rather than months, so we run the house...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Respite Care
Foley Grange · Silverwoods Way, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 7DT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ideal Carehomes Limited
Foley Grange is a residential care home in Kidderminster. Those living here include older people, many living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions and people living with sight or hearing loss. Respite stays are part of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Nightingale Court · 11-14 Comberton Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1UA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Far Fillimore Care Homes Ltd
Nightingale Court is a residential care home in Kidderminster supporting older people, including many living with dementia, and we welcome respite guests. We want the home to feel like a place people live rather than a place people are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
The Firs Care Home · 105 Habberley Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5PW
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Orvie RK Limited
The Firs Care Home is a residential home in Kidderminster. Most of the people who live here are older, and many have reached a point where staying at home had become a worry to themselves or their families. We support people living with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Coppice Lodge · 66-68 Walter Nash Road East, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 7BY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Endurance Care Ltd
We at Coppice Lodge offer residential care in the welcoming town of Kidderminster, providing a comfortable home where residents receive personalised support tailored to their individual needs. Nestled within the wider Worcestershire...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Cambrian House · 294 Chester Road North, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 2RR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Kidderminster Care Limited
We are Cambrian House, a residential care home in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. We look after older people, including those living with dementia and people with physical disabilities, and we also support younger adults. Respite stays are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Bryden House · Marlpool Lane, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5DA
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Bryden Care Ltd
Here at Bryden House, we provide nursing home care for older adults in the heart of Kidderminster, Worcestershire. We are proud to have received a "Good" rating from the Care Quality Commission, which reflects the genuine effort our team...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
The Gables Rest Home · 18 Broomfield Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY11 5PB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by DKL Healthcare Limited
Here at The Gables Rest Home in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, we offer residential care for older people in a warm and homely setting where everyone is treated as an individual. We support residents living with a range of needs, including...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Deerwood Sanctuary Residential Care Home · Wolverley Court, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 3RP
Care home · Run by Deerwood Sanctuary Residential Care Home Limited
Deerwood Sanctuary Residential Care Home is in Kidderminster, providing residential care for older people and for adults with physical disabilities, including younger adults. We offer respite stays as well. We are a residential home rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Casa Mia Care Home · Casa Mia Cleobury Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY14 9EH
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Mr Martin James Winfield & Mrs Michelle Dawn Winfield
Casa Mia Care Home is a residential care home in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. We support older people and younger adults, including residents living with dementia, people with mental health needs, people with physical disabilities and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care, Alcohol / Drug Misuse
Fairmont Residential · 144 Chester Road South, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1XB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Fairmont Residential Limited
Here at Fairmont Residential, we are proud to be a care home based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, supporting adults with a range of needs in a warm and homely environment. We specialise in residential care, supporting individuals with...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care

What care costs in Worcestershire, per week

Type of care	What the council pays	What self-funders are typically asked
Residential care West Midlands figure, because too few Worcestershire homes publish this price. 30 homes. Median £1,398.	£911	£1,219 to £1,579
Nursing care West Midlands figure, because too few Worcestershire homes publish this price. 16 homes. Median £1,646.	£1,088	£1,460 to £1,936
Residential dementia care West Midlands figure, because too few Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire 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

Casa Mia Care Home, 27 August 2026, Outstanding
Coppice Lodge, 10 June 2026, Good
Nightingale Court, 2 April 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Rosedene, 6 March 2018, Good
Shenstone House, 18 September 2018, Good
Milldale Close, 20 September 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Kidderminster

How many care homes are there in Kidderminster?

Kidderminster has 19 CQC registered care homes: 1 Outstanding, 16 Good, 1 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 Kidderminster?

Worcestershire County Council pays an average of £911 a week for residential care. Self-funders are typically asked £1,219 to £1,579 a week. West Midlands figure, because too few Worcestershire 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 Kidderminster were inspected most recently?

Casa Mia Care Home (27 August 2026), Coppice Lodge (10 June 2026) and Nightingale Court (2 April 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.