Care home · Droitwich
Rashwood
Illustrative photo, not of Rashwood- Address
- Wychbold, Droitwich, WR9 0BP
- Run by
- Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited (8 services)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 53 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Rachel Jane Wilson
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2004 (22 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05225008)
- Last CQC check
- 26 Oct 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,370–£1,670 a week for nursing care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region; the real price may differ. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-119255502
Rashwood at a glance
Rashwood in Droitwich is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists physical disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (October 2022). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 12 CQC-registered care homes in and around Droitwich Spa; 11 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who they support
Registration details from CQC.
Earlier inspections
- Mar 2015
- Dec 2015
- May 2017
- Dec 2019
- Oct 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 26 October 2022
- CQC inspection report 19 December 2019
- CQC inspection report 11 May 2017
- CQC inspection report 7 December 2015
- CQC inspection report 6 March 2015
- Inspection report 21 December 2013
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 18 November 2025 by Wychavon. 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 "Rashwood Care Home"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- Dodderhill
- Parliamentary constituency
- Redditch
- Integrated care board
- NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Smaller rural · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in WR9 (12)
Bigger map · Directions · © OpenStreetMap contributors
Close by
- Bus stop 300 m (4 min walk) · 2 stops within 600 m
- Shop Midlands News, 700 m (9 min walk)
- Park 920 m (11 min walk)
- Café Starbucks, 360 m (4 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
The ratings in context
Area by area, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Worcestershire, 32 of 156 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (21%).
The Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Track record
CQC registration dates from January 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
At 4 years old, the rating may not reflect the current team. CQC prioritises higher-risk services, so ask about recent changes rather than assuming the worst.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 26 October 2022.
Inspection findings in brief
- The providers quality assurance systems were not always effective and had not found issues we identified during the inspection.
- Environmental checks and people's care records, including monitoring charts needed to be improved.
- For example, people who required support with food and fluid monitoring and pressure relief, gaps in records were observed.
- Safe recruitment processes were followed, and the provider was proactive in their recruitment to maintain staffing levels.
Inspected 24 August 2022; report published 26 October 2022. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Costs to expect
We estimate Rashwood at £1,370–£1,670 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £71k–£87k.
If nursing care is needed, the NHS pays a weekly NHS-funded nursing care contribution directly to the home, whoever pays the rest.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Worcestershire Council after a needs and financial assessment.
The company behind Rashwood
Rashwood is run by Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited (company 05225008), incorporated in 2004, 6 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, its confirmation statement is overdue, it has 10 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited runs 8 CQC-registered services across 6 council areas; 8 of the 8 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe133 of 156 in Worcestershire
- Effective146 of 156 in Worcestershire
- Caring146 of 156 in Worcestershire
- Responsive140 of 156 in Worcestershire
- Well-led32 of 156 in Worcestershire
As rated by CQC, published 26 October 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Worcestershire share it.
Choice nearby
There are 12 other care homes within 3 miles, 10 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Upper Ford Lodge, 0.7 miles away.
14 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Dodderhill ward, classed by ONS as smaller rural (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (9 min), a café (4 min) and a bus stop (4 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Family reviews
There are no reviews of Rashwood yet. If you know the service, your experience could help someone else.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across Worcestershire, 87% of the 156 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (October 2022) is more recent than 46% of care home ratings in Worcestershire.
- With 53 beds it is larger than 73% of care homes in Worcestershire, where the typical home has 38.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 86% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Worcestershire lists 4.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Well-led (21% of care homes in Worcestershire are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Worcestershire, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Rashwood questions answered
- Does Rashwood support people with dementia?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
- When did CQC last rate Rashwood?
- CQC published the current rating on 26 October 2022, 4 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- What type of care does Rashwood provide?
- CQC lists Rashwood under: nursing homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
- What is Rashwood's address?
- It is at Wychbold, Droitwich, WR9 0BP.
- Is Rashwood registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records Rashwood as a care home, location ID 1-119255502 and was rated Good overall in October 2022.
- What are Rashwood's fees?
- No fee list from Rashwood has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,206 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.
- How did Rashwood score on each CQC key question?
- The five CQC areas: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How big is Rashwood?
- Rashwood has 53 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Who runs Rashwood?
- The registered provider is Elizabeth Finn Homes Limited, according to CQC.
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