Care home · Willenhall
Woodthorne Care Home
Typical fee here £1,210–£1,470 a week Estimate
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Illustrative photo, not of Woodthorne Care Home- Address
- 12 Thompson Street, The Manor, Willenhall, WV13 1SY
- Run by
- Miss Satwant Chahal
- Type of provider
- Independent (owner-run)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 21 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Last CQC check
- 7 Aug 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,210–£1,470 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-119315268
About Woodthorne Care Home
Woodthorne Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Willenhall, run by Miss Satwant Chahal. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss and eating disorders.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (August 2021). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Willenhall; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The registered provider
Woodthorne Care Home is the only service its provider, Miss Satwant Chahal, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.
Needs it is registered to meet
Taken from its CQC registration.
How long it has been running
Registered in December 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
It has gone 5 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
Reports on record: 6, with the most recent dated 7 August 2021.
Reading Woodthorne Care Home's CQC ratings
For Woodthorne Care Home, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Walsall, 25 of 64 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (39%).
If you are considering it, read the Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
What inspectors found
- Although there were systems in place to monitor the quality of care provided, further work was required to ensure that the systems recorded actions taken in response to the audit findings.
- Further work was also required to ensure that care plans held all of the information needed to ensure staff supported people consistently.
- People were supported by staff who knew how to report any concerns of abuse.
- Staff knew the individual risks posed to people and how to manage these to keep people safe.
Inspected 29 June 2021; report published 7 August 2021; supporting 14 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe41 of 64 in Walsall
- Effective47 of 64 in Walsall
- Caring49 of 64 in Walsall
- Responsive45 of 64 in Walsall
- Well-led25 of 64 in Walsall
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 7 August 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Walsall share it.
Earlier inspections
- Jan 2016
- Mar 2017
- Nov 2018
- Feb 2020
- Aug 2021
- Today Rating 5 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 7 August 2021
- CQC inspection report 19 February 2020
- CQC inspection report 28 November 2018
- CQC inspection report 14 March 2017
- CQC inspection report 15 January 2016
- Inspection report 23 August 2014
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 21 July 2026 by Walsall. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Woodthorne Residential Home"). Open Government Licence.
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Willenhall
- Council
- Walsall Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wolverhampton South East
- Integrated care board
- NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
- Type of area
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in WV13 (6)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 150 m (2 min walk) · 16 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Willenhall, 840 m (11 min walk)
- Pharmacy Chemist Ltd, 580 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Morrisons, 530 m (7 min walk)
- Park Willenhall Memorial Park, 430 m (5 min walk)
- Café Zorba's Coffee House, 690 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship 130 m (2 min walk)
- Library Willenhall Library, 820 m (10 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
What it may cost
We estimate Woodthorne Care Home at £1,210–£1,470 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £63k–£76k.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Walsall Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Ash House, 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (5 of the nearest 25).
20 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Willenhall ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Black Country ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (7 min), a park (5 min), a café (9 min) and a bus stop (2 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
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Frequently asked about Woodthorne Care Home
- Is Woodthorne Care Home registered for dementia care?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- When did CQC last rate Woodthorne Care Home?
- CQC published the current rating on 7 August 2021, 5 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- What type of care does Woodthorne Care Home provide?
- Woodthorne Care Home is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- What is Woodthorne Care Home's address?
- It is at 12 Thompson Street, The Manor, Willenhall, WV13 1SY.
- Is Woodthorne Care Home a registered provider?
- Woodthorne Care Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-119315268) and was rated Good overall in August 2021.
- What are Woodthorne Care Home's fees?
- Woodthorne Care Home hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,295 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.
- How is Woodthorne Care Home rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How many residents can Woodthorne Care Home take?
- Woodthorne Care Home has 21 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Who is the registered provider for Woodthorne Care Home?
- Woodthorne Care Home is run by Miss Satwant Chahal, the registered provider on the CQC register.
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