Care home · Dudley
Himley Mill Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Himley Mill Care Home- Address
- School Road, Himley, Dudley, DY3 4LG
- Run by
- HC-One No.5 Limited (73 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 86 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
- Registered with CQC
- September 2026 (1 month)
- Part of
- Welltower
- Registered manager
- Amy Louise Barton
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2021 (5 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 13526345)
- Last CQC check
- 15 Apr 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,380–£1,690 a week for nursing care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-28589870770
The service in brief
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, Himley Mill Care Home is based in Dudley, run by HC-One No.5 Limited. It supports adults of all ages, with registered specialisms in dementia and physical disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (April 2021). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 10 CQC-registered care homes in and around Wombourne; 7 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
What the ratings tell you
Area by area, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Staffordshire, 71 of 235 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (30%).
The Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Rating history
- May 2018
- May 2019
- Apr 2021
- Today Rating 5 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
The kitchen's hygiene score
Food hygiene status: awaiting inspection, from an inspection on 1 January 1901 by South Staffordshire. Try to visit at a mealtime: it shows how food, choice and help with eating work in practice.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Himley Mill Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Himley & Swindon
- Parliamentary constituency
- Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Smaller rural; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DY3 (9)
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Nearby
- Bus stop 150 m (2 min walk) · 7 stops within 600 m
- Pharmacy Boots, 1.5 km (19 min walk)
- Park Himley Park, 940 m (12 min walk)
- Place of worship St Michael and All Angels, 410 m (5 min walk)
- Library 1.4 km (17 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Ownership and company checks
Himley Mill Care Home is run by Hc-one No.5 Limited (company 13526345), incorporated in 2021, 5 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
HC-One No.5 Limited runs 73 CQC-registered services across 39 council areas; 49 of the 60 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (82%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Staffordshire.
It trades under the Welltower brand, which covers 529 services run by 37 registered providers.
History with CQC
Himley Mill Care Home registered with CQC in September 2026, so it is a new service.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2018–2021), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
5 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
CQC carried the rating over from the previous provider; the new one is still awaiting inspection at this address.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 15 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Riverside Care Centre, under 0.5 miles away.
12 of the 21 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Himley & Swindon ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB.
Few everyday amenities are within a short walk, so visitors will mostly come by car; the nearest bus stop is under 0.5 miles away.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Himley Mill Care Home at £1,380–£1,690 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £72k–£88k.
NHS-funded nursing care covers part of the nursing cost for eligible residents and is paid directly to the home.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Staffordshire Council for a free care needs assessment.
Who they support
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe183 of 235 in Staffordshire
- Effective207 of 235 in Staffordshire
- Caring224 of 235 in Staffordshire
- Responsive209 of 235 in Staffordshire
- Well-led71 of 235 in Staffordshire
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 15 April 2021. Under each rating: how many care homes in Staffordshire share it.
Family reviews
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Himley Mill Care Home in local context
- Rated Good. Across Staffordshire, 78% of the 235 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 8 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2021) is more recent than 45% of care home ratings in Staffordshire.
- With 86 beds it is larger than 95% of care homes in Staffordshire, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2026, it is one of the newest care homes in the area.
- It lists 4 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Staffordshire lists 4.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Well-led (31% of care homes in Staffordshire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Staffordshire; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
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What families ask about Himley Mill Care Home
- How is Himley Mill 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 much does Himley Mill Care Home charge?
- We don't have published prices from Himley Mill Care Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,295 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Who runs Himley Mill Care Home?
- HC-One No.5 Limited is the registered provider for Himley Mill Care Home.
- How many residents can Himley Mill Care Home take?
- CQC capacity for Himley Mill Care Home: 86 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- When did CQC last rate Himley Mill Care Home?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 15 April 2021, 5 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Does Himley Mill Care Home support people with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- Is Himley Mill Care Home registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Himley Mill Care Home as a care home, location ID 1-28589870770 and was rated Good overall in April 2021.
- Where is Himley Mill Care Home based?
- It is at School Road, Himley, Dudley, DY3 4LG.
- What type of care does Himley Mill Care Home provide?
- Himley Mill Care Home is registered with CQC for: nursing homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
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