Which care homes in Stourbridge are listed on Care Assura?

Thirty two residential care homes registered with the Care Quality Commission appear for Stourbridge, including Fairmont Residential Limited, Wychbury Care Home, Elm Lodge, Abbeymere Care Centre and Holly Lodge. Each has its own profile setting out registration details and the current inspection rating. The list reflects current registration data rather than any selection made by Care Assura, so homes appear whatever their rating. Opening a profile is the quickest route to the full inspection report behind the headline judgement.

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

A residential care home provides accommodation with personal care, meaning help with washing, dressing, eating, medication and daily routine. A nursing home is registered to provide that same personal care alongside clinical care delivered by a registered nurse on the premises at all hours. The distinction matters when someone has a condition needing regular clinical attention, such as complex wound care, a feeding tube or an unstable long term illness. Every home listed for Stourbridge on this page is registered for residential care rather than nursing care.

What should I ask when visiting a care home in Stourbridge?

Start with staffing: how many people are on duty by day and overnight, how much agency cover is used, and how long the manager has been in post. Ask what happens if a resident's needs increase, and whether the home would have to give notice at that point. Cover the practical ground too, including visiting arrangements, meals, laundry, activities and anything charged above the weekly fee. Ask to see the most recent inspection report and what has changed since it was published.

How do I arrange a care needs assessment in Stourbridge?

Contact Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, the authority responsible for adult social care assessments covering Stourbridge, and ask for a care needs assessment. The request can be made by the person needing care, by a relative or friend on their behalf, or by a hospital team arranging a safe discharge. The assessment is free and does not depend on income or savings, so there is nothing to be gained by putting it off. It produces a written record of eligible needs, which is the document any later funding decision rests upon.

Can Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council pay for a care home place?

It can, where the care needs assessment identifies eligible needs and a financial assessment shows capital below the national upper threshold. Above that threshold the person is treated as a self funder and pays the home directly, although Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council can still give advice on arranging the placement. Below it the council contributes towards the weekly fee while the person pays an assessed amount from their income. If a family prefers a home costing more than the council will meet, a third party may be asked to fund the difference.

How far ahead should we start looking at care homes?

Beginning several months before a move becomes urgent gives you room to visit properly rather than take whatever happens to be free. Well regarded homes in and around Stourbridge often keep waiting lists, and arranging a council assessment takes time of its own. Where a move follows a hospital admission the timescale can shrink to a matter of days, which is exactly when an existing shortlist earns its keep. Even a brief look through a handful of profiles now makes the eventual decision far calmer.

Care Homes in Stourbridge

Stourbridge has 32 CQC registered care homes. 24 are rated Good, 1 Outstanding, 3 Requires improvement, and 4 have not yet been rated. 23 of the 32 were last inspected more than three years ago.

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

Stourbridge at a glance

What the local numbers say about care for older people in Stourbridge, 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%

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

Choosing Between Care Homes in Stourbridge

Stourbridge offers a wider choice of residential care than many towns of its size, and thirty two homes on a single page can feel less like reassurance than like work. Narrowing the list gets easier once you know which signals carry real weight, which are easily misread, and what an hour inside a building will tell you that a report never can.

What a Rating Does and Does Not Tell You

Inspection outcomes here are genuinely mixed. One home holds an Outstanding judgement, twenty three have been rated Good, three Require Improvement, one has been judged Inadequate and four are not yet rated. A judgement summarises what inspectors found on a particular visit against five key questions, so check the date as well as the word, and look at the individual question scores rather than the overall grade alone. Requires Improvement is a prompt to read the detail and ask the manager what has changed since, not an automatic exclusion.

Seeing a Home for Yourself

Arrange to visit when the home is at its busiest, usually around lunch. Watch how staff speak to residents rather than about them, whether people look properly dressed and comfortable, and whether the communal rooms have any life in them. Ask how many staff are on duty overnight, how sickness and holidays are covered, how much agency cover is used, and how long the manager has been in post, because stable leadership tends to show in everything else.

Fitting the Home to the Person

Every home listed for Stourbridge is registered for residential rather than nursing care, which suits someone who needs help through the day and reassurance at night but not continuous clinical supervision. Beyond that the fit is personal. Consider how easily the people who visit most will get there, whether a couple can stay together, whether a particular condition is well understood by the staff, and whether the daily rhythm resembles the one the person already keeps. A trial stay is a reasonable thing to ask for.

Arranging and Paying for a Place in Stourbridge

The financial side runs alongside the search rather than after it, and starting both at once saves a great deal of pressure later.

Asking for a Care Needs Assessment

Anyone who appears to need care and support can ask for a free assessment, whatever their savings. It considers the ordinary business of the day: washing, dressing, eating, moving about safely, managing medication and staying connected to other people. Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Adult Social Care is responsible for carrying out that assessment and for arranging funded support where someone is eligible, and the request can come from the person, a relative, or a hospital team planning a discharge. The written record of eligible needs it produces is the foundation of every funding decision that follows.

How Funding Is Decided

A financial assessment is carried out separately, looking at income, savings and usually the value of a property. Where capital sits above the national upper threshold the person meets the fee themselves, though the council can still advise on arranging the move. Below that threshold the council contributes while the person pays an assessed amount from income. Deferred payment arrangements may be possible where the money is tied up in a house that has not been sold.

Making Sense of the Weekly Fee

Fees vary between homes and even between rooms in the same building, since size, outlook and the level of support all move the figure. Ask precisely what the quoted fee covers and what appears as an extra, because hairdressing, chiropody, outings and toiletries are often billed on top. Ask how often fees are reviewed and what notice of an increase is given, and get the answers in writing before signing.

32 care homes in Stourbridge

Chandos Lodge · 77 Stourbridge Road, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, DY9 0QS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Clarendon Care Group Limited
Chandos Lodge is a care home in Stourbridge. We provide residential care for older people and younger adults, we support people living with dementia and people with a physical disability, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Iverley View · Norton Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 2TA
Care home · Run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
Iverley View is a residential care home in Stourbridge providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia. We offer permanent places and shorter respite stays....
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Safeharbour (254 Hagley Road) · 254 Hagley Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY9 0RW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Safeharbour West Midlands Limited
Safeharbour at 254 Hagley Road is a residential care home in Stourbridge, supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. It is a house in a residential street, and that is deliberate. The people who live here are part of...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Woodlands Gate Rest Home · 12 Dingle Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY9 0RS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by SCL Care Limited
Woodlands Gate Rest Home is a residential care home in Stourbridge providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need help with everyday life, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. The...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Brambles Care Home · 69-69A Vicarage Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 4JA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Willows Residential Care Ltd
The Brambles Care Home is a residential care home in Stourbridge providing a home for older people and for younger adults who need support with daily living, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. We...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Safeharbour (260 Hagley Road) · 260 Hagley Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY9 0RW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Safeharbour West Midlands Limited
260 Hagley Road, part of Safeharbour, is a small residential home in Stourbridge supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. Being small is the point: the household can be shaped around the people who live in it rather than...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Wychbury Care Home · 350-352 Hagley Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY9 0QY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Wychbury Care Services Limited
Wychbury Care Home is a residential home in Stourbridge, Dudley, caring for older people, including people living with dementia and people with physical disabilities. Everybody who moves in arrives with a whole life behind them and fully...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Tudor Manor · 2 Brook Street, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 3XF
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Margaret Homes Limited
Tudor Manor is a residential care home in Stourbridge, supporting older people from across Dudley and the surrounding villages. We offer permanent residential care and planned respite stays, and we aim for a household that feels ordinary...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Holly Lodge · 9 Rectory Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 2HA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mr Mohammed Iftikhar Ali
Holly Lodge is a residential care home in Stourbridge, Dudley, looking after older people who need support with daily living. Many of our residents are living with dementia, and a number have physical disabilities or sight and hearing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Abbeymere Care Centre · 12 Eggington Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 4QJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by AE Care Group Ltd
Abbeymere Care Centre is a residential care home in Stourbridge. We provide care for older people, including those living with dementia, people managing mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people with sight or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Redbrick Court · High Street, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 5SD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by SCL Care Limited
Redbrick Court is a residential care home in Stourbridge supporting older people, including those living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people with sight or hearing loss. Younger adults whose needs are best met in a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Eveson Road · 76 Eveson Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 3BU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Fairmont Residential Limited
We at Eveson Road are proud to offer a welcoming residential care home in the heart of Stourbridge, providing dedicated support for adults living with learning disabilities and autism. Nestled within the DY postcode area of Dudley, our...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
High Lodge Care Home · Off Roman Road, Stourbridge, Staffordshire, DY7 6PP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by High Lodge Care Services Limited
High Lodge Care Home is near Stourbridge, providing residential care for older people, including those living with dementia, residents with a physical disability and people living with sight or hearing loss. We help with washing and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Respite Care
Three Roses Home · Bromsgrove Road, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, DY9 9QP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Three Roses Homes Limited
We are Three Roses Home, a small residential care home in Stourbridge. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and we also offer respite stays. Being a small house is the point of us. It means the people who live...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
The Gables · The Gables, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, DY9 0WA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Hagley Care Limited
The Gables is a residential care home in Stourbridge, providing a permanent home for adults who need care and support with everyday life. We aim for a household where people are known properly rather than looked after efficiently. Our care...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
3 Ferndale Close · 3 Ferndale Close, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, DY9 0QA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Inclusion Independence Limited
3 Ferndale Close is a small residential home in Stourbridge. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults, and we offer respite stays. Being small is the point rather than a limitation. This is...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
12 Collett Close · 12 Collett Close, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 4HS
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Sanctuary Ltd
Collett Close is a residential care home in Stourbridge supporting adults with a learning disability or autism and adults living with a mental health condition, including younger adults. We offer permanent places and respite stays. The...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Glasshouse College · Wollaston Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 4HF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Ruskin Mill Trust Limited
Glasshouse College in Stourbridge provides residential places for younger adults with a learning disability or autism, including people managing mental health conditions. We also offer respite stays. Our setting brings together living and...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care
The Cedars Christian Residential Home · 20-22 Redlake Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY9 0SA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by RKS Care Limited
The Cedars Christian Residential Home is a care home in Stourbridge, in the borough of Dudley. We look after older people, including many living with dementia, and we take respite bookings for people who need a stay of a few weeks. Our...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Avondale Residential Care Home · 45 Norton Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 2AH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Stoneleigh Care Homes Limited
Avondale Residential Care Home is a residential home in Stourbridge, in the borough of Dudley, providing care for older people who need support with daily living but want to keep hold of their independence and routines. We offer long stay...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care
Prestwood Lodge · Wolverhampton Road, Stourbridge, Staffordshire, DY7 5AN
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Completelink Limited
Prestwood Lodge is a residential care home near Stourbridge. We provide care for older people and for people with physical disabilities, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We are a residential home rather than a large...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Swiss House · 41-43 Brierley Hill Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 5SJ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Swiss House Care Home Limited
Swiss House is a residential care home in Stourbridge supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and people living with a physical disability, including many younger adults. We are a house rather than a unit, and the...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Parkfield Grange · 31 Hagley Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 1QH
Care home · Run by Stourbridge Care Limited
Parkfield Grange is a residential care home in Stourbridge, and we provide a home for older people who need support with daily living, for younger adults who need a supportive household, for people with physical disabilities and for people...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Breach House · Holy Cross Lane, Stourbridge, Worcestershire, DY9 9SP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Golden Age Care Ltd
We are Breach House, a residential care home in Stourbridge. We provide a home for older people, including those living with dementia, and we also take respite stays. Residential care means helping with the parts of daily life that have...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Norton Lodge Care Home · 142 Norton Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 2TA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Norton Lodge Care Homes Limited
We at Norton Lodge Care Home are delighted to welcome you to our residential care home in Stourbridge, a warm and homely setting offering older person care and support for adults living with physical disabilities. Nestled within the wider...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Physical Disability, Respite Care
Inclusion House · 22 Woodfield Avenue, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY9 9DP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Inclusion Independence Limited
Here at Inclusion House, we offer residential care for adults in the heart of Stourbridge, Dudley. We are proud to support people with a range of needs, including learning disabilities, autism, mental health conditions, and visual or...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Field House Rest Home · Thicknall Lane (Off Western Road), Stourbridge, Worcestershire, DY9 0HL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Field House Residential Care Limited
Field House Rest Home provides residential care in Stourbridge for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people who have sight or hearing loss. We also take planned...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Spring Street · 38 Spring Street, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY9 7EL
Care home · Run by Freetime Plus Limited
Spring Street is a residential care home in Stourbridge supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults moving on from the family home or from children's services. Respite stays are available...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Elm Lodge · 2 Yarnborough Hill, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 2EB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Fairmont Residential Limited
Elm Lodge is a residential care home in Stourbridge, Dudley, supporting adults who have a learning disability and autistic adults, including younger adults. We also offer respite stays for people who need support for a shorter period,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care
Fairmont Residential · Botts Farm, Stourbridge, Staffordshire, DY7 6PN
Care home · CQC Outstanding · Run by Fairmont Residential Limited
Fairmont Residential is a care home in Stourbridge supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays for people who need a place for a shorter period. This is a house where people live their own...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care
Oriel Care Home · 87-89 Hagley Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 1QY
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Oriel Healthcare Limited
We at Oriel Care Home offer a warm and welcoming residential care setting in Stourbridge, providing dedicated older person care, dementia support, and respite stays for families across Dudley and the wider West Midlands. Nestled within the...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
Gladstone House · 16a Gladstone Road, Stourbridge, Dudley, DY8 3PE
Care home · Run by Inclusion Independence Limited
Ours is a residential care home in Stourbridge supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, and adults living with mental health needs. It is a house first, and the people who live here are adults with their own routines,...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, 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

Norton Lodge Care Home Ltd, 25 August 2026, Good
Breach House, 18 August 2026, Good
The Gables, 11 February 2026, Good

Longest since a report

Chandos Lodge, 27 February 2018, Good
High Lodge Care Home, 17 March 2018, Good
Abbeymere Care Centre, 31 July 2018, Good

Frequently asked questions about care homes in Stourbridge

How many care homes are there in Stourbridge?

Stourbridge has 32 CQC registered care homes: 1 Outstanding, 24 Good, 3 Requires improvement, 4 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 Stourbridge?

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 Stourbridge were inspected most recently?

Norton Lodge Care Home Ltd (25 August 2026), Breach House (18 August 2026) and The Gables (11 February 2026) have the most recent CQC reports.