Care Homes in Malvern
Malvern has 15 CQC registered care homes. 13 are rated Good, 2 Requires improvement. 9 of the 15 were last inspected more than three years ago.
Source: Care Quality Commission register, kept up to date as ratings change.
Malvern at a glance
What the local numbers say about care for older people in Malvern, 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+: 102. Worcestershire average is 76.
- People aged 75 and over: 13,100. Rising to 15,800 by 2035, up 20%
- Care homes, last 12 months: 0 opened, 0 closed. 10 changed owner, covering 496 beds.
- Who pays, across Worcestershire (estimate): 34% council, 49% self. The rest is NHS funded or other.
- Living with dementia, aged 65 and over (estimate): 1,700. Rising to 2,200 by 2035, up 30%
- People aged 85 and over: 3,600. Rising to 5,600 by 2035, up 54%
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Planning and Paying for Residential Care in Malvern
The money question tends to arrive late in the process, usually after a family has already fallen for a particular house, and that order causes avoidable distress. Settling how a placement will be funded before touring anywhere narrows the field honestly, because both affordability and the registered level of care exclude options in ways that no visit will reveal. The sequence that works is simple enough: agree what care is needed, agree who pays, then look properly.
The Care Needs Assessment
Anyone who appears to need care is entitled to a free care needs assessment, whatever their savings, since this first stage is not means tested. It is arranged through Worcestershire County Council adult social care, the authority responsible for assessing what support a person needs and for arranging funded care where they are eligible. It concludes with a written statement of the level of care agreed, which homes will expect to see and which remains useful even for a family certain it will pay privately.
The Financial Assessment and Weekly Fees
A second assessment examines income and capital and decides whether the council contributes towards fees, meets them in full, or whether the family funds the placement itself. Fees are charged weekly and take in the room, meals and personal care, with hairdressing, chiropody, newspapers and outings billed separately. Rates differ noticeably even within a small area, so ask each shortlisted home for its current weekly figure in writing, what would prompt an increase, and what notice applies should the placement end.
Looking Further Ahead
Families funding a placement themselves should work out early how long savings will realistically last and what would happen if capital fell to the level at which the council begins contributing. Homes deal with that situation regularly, and raising it at the start is far easier than raising it in a hurry later.
Choosing a Home in Malvern and What to Check
A Complete Inspection Record
With twelve homes rated Good and two rated Requires Improvement, every option here has been visited and judged. Where a home sits in the second group, read the report rather than striking it off, since findings of that kind often concern governance, staffing records or medicines paperwork rather than the care residents actually receive, and homes frequently act quickly once a report is published. Check the date alongside the conclusion, because a home inspected some years ago may bear little resemblance to the one described.
Matching a Home to the Person
Homes differ in ways that decide whether someone settles, quite apart from quality. A small house where the same few faces appear every day suits some people far better than a larger home with more activity, and the reverse holds equally. Ask how residents spend an ordinary weekday rather than a garden party, and ask what the home does for someone who would rather keep to their room.
On the Visit Itself
Call in at a busy time, ideally near a meal. Listen to how staff speak to residents who cannot easily reply, ask how long the care team has been in post, and ask what proportion of night shifts relies on agency workers. A settled staff group remains among the most dependable signs that a home is well led.
15 care homes in Malvern
- The Oaks · 165 Worcester Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1ET
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Autonomy Life Ltd
The Oaks is a residential care home in Malvern, Worcestershire, supporting adults with a learning disability and adults on the autistic spectrum. We offer both settled long term places and respite stays. We think of this as a house that...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Blossom House Residential Home · 5 Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Wishmoor Limited
Blossom House Residential Home sits in Malvern, Worcestershire, and we care for people who need residential support in a place that still feels like a house rather than a facility. The town and the hills around it are part of daily life...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Matrixcare · 369 Worcester Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1AR
Care home · CQC Good · Run by National Star Foundation
We are a residential home in Malvern supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including younger adults, people with physical disabilities and people with loss of sight or hearing. The house is run as a household...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Chace Rest Home · Chase Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4JY
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by The Chace Rest Home Limited
The Chace is a residential care home in Malvern, Worcestershire. We support older people, including those living with dementia, and we also welcome younger adults whose needs are best met in a residential setting. Respite stays are...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Hastings Residential Care Home · 130 Barnards Green Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3NA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sanctuary Care Property (1) Limited
We at Hastings Residential Care Home are proud to offer warm, person centred residential care in the beautiful spa town of Malvern, Worcestershire. Nestled within the West Midlands and surrounded by the natural splendour of the Malvern...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Dalvington/The Oaks · Dalvington, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1DL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by FitzRoy Support
Here at Dalvington/The Oaks, we are proud to be a care home based in the heart of Malvern, Worcestershire, offering a warm and genuinely homely environment for the people who live with us. We support adults with a range of needs, including...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care - Elgar Court Care Home · 35 St. Andrews Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3PT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
Elgar Court Care Home provides residential care in Malvern for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia. We also take planned respite stays. Most of what makes a care home a good place to live is undramatic....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Howbury House Resource Centre · Pickersleigh Grove, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2LU
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Worcestershire County Council
Here at Howbury House Resource Centre in Malvern, Worcestershire, we provide residential care for older people in a setting that feels genuinely homely rather than institutional. We support residents living with dementia, those with...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Springfield House · 3-5 Ranelagh Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1BQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Springfield Rest Home Limited
Springfield House is a residential care home in Malvern. We look after older people who need daily care, including many people living with dementia, and we also support younger adults who need residential care. The house runs at a human...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Wishmoor Rest Home · 21 Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Wishmoor Limited
Wishmoor Rest Home is in Malvern, Worcestershire. We are a permanent home to older people and to some younger adults, and we also offer respite stays for those needing care for a short period or whose family carer needs a break. Most of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Evendine House Residential Home · Evendine House, Malvern, Herefordshire, County of, WR13 6DT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Evendine Care Limited
Evendine House is a residential home in Malvern for older people who need care, company and a settled place to live. We are a house rather than an institution, and the day here has the ordinary shape of meals, conversation, fresh air and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Friends of the Elderly · 148 Graham Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 2HY
Nursing home · Care home · CQC Good · Nursing on site · Run by Friends of the Elderly
Friends of the Elderly Malvern provides residential and nursing care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we offer respite and short stays. Because we provide both residential and nursing care, people do not usually...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - The Avenue Care Home · 23 Avenue Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 3AY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Avenue Care Home Limited
The Avenue Care Home is in Malvern. We provide residential care for older people and also support adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with mental ill health and younger adults. Respite stays are available too....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Cleeve House · 49 Hornyold Road, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 1QH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Cleeve House Care Limited
Cleeve House is a residential care home in Malvern. We provide care for older people, including those living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We keep things straightforward. People usually come to us...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Hamilton House · Leigh Sinton, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR13 5DZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited
Hamilton House in Malvern is a residential home for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, most of them younger adults, and we also offer respite stays. People live here for years rather than months, so we treat the house...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, 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
- The Avenue Care Home, 1 May 2026, Good
- Elgar Court Care Home, 13 April 2026, Good
- The Oaks, 28 May 2025, Good
Longest since a report
- Matrixcare, 21 July 2018, Good
- Cleeve House, 4 January 2019, Good
- Evendine House Residential Home, 8 May 2019, Good
Frequently asked questions about care homes in Malvern
How many care homes are there in Malvern?
Malvern has 15 CQC registered care homes: 13 Good, 2 Requires improvement. Counts come from the CQC register and are kept up to date as ratings change.
How much does a care home cost in Malvern?
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 Malvern were inspected most recently?
The Avenue Care Home (1 May 2026), Elgar Court Care Home (13 April 2026) and The Oaks (28 May 2025) have the most recent CQC reports.