Care home · Kidderminster
Shenstone House
Illustrative photo, not of Shenstone House- Address
- Shenstone, Kidderminster, DY10 4DH
- Run by
- Golden Nest Carehomes Limited (3 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 25 (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
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Debora Fidoe
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2007 (19 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 06389517)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Mar 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
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-163306355
The service in brief
Shenstone House in Kidderminster is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Golden Nest Carehomes Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists dementia, physical disabilities and sight or hearing loss among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (September 2018). It is one of 23 CQC-registered care homes in and around Kidderminster; 21 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Costs to expect
We estimate Shenstone House 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.
Worcestershire Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
Choice nearby
There are 12 other care homes within 3 miles, 12 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is Herons Park Nursing Home, 1.6 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: sight or hearing loss (6 of the nearest 25).
23 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Wyre Forest Rural 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 Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB.
Reading Shenstone House's CQC ratings
Shenstone House has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 114 of the 155 other care homes in Worcestershire that CQC has rated.
Earlier inspections
- Feb 2016
- Sep 2018
- Mar 2021
- Today Rating 8 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC documents
- CQC inspection report 24 March 2021
- CQC inspection report 18 September 2018
- CQC inspection report 15 February 2016
- Inspection report 22 May 2013
- Inspection report 25 October 2012
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from an inspection on 28 July 2026 by Wyre Forest. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Shenstone House"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Wyre Forest Rural
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wyre Forest
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Smaller rural; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DY10 (16)
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Around the building
- Café Willow and Boar, 900 m (11 min walk)
- Place of worship Madinatul-Uloom Al-Islamiyah, 940 m (12 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.
Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence.
Track record
Shenstone House has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
The rating is 8 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
Reports on record: 5, with the most recent dated 24 March 2021.
From the latest CQC inspection
- Staff training had been provided for good IPC practice and staff were seen to be wearing the correct PPE.
- Visitors to the home were able to see their family member, in an area where social distancing was possible, in addition wearing PPE.
- Staff and people were in receipt of regular COVID-19 testing and any staff displaying symptoms were asked to self-isolate at home.
- The home environment was clean and free of clutter.
Inspected 10 March 2021; report published 24 March 2021; supporting 14 people at the time. Taken from CQC's own findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
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-led115 of 156 in Worcestershire
As rated by CQC, published 18 September 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Worcestershire share it.
The registered provider
Shenstone House is run by Golden Nest Carehomes Limited (company 06389517), incorporated in 2007, 3 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 nursing care.
Golden Nest Carehomes Limited runs 4 CQC-registered services across 3 council areas; 1 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (50%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
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Where Shenstone House stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Worcestershire, 87% of the 156 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (September 2018) is more recent than 8% of care home ratings in Worcestershire.
- With 25 beds it is smaller than 68% of care homes in Worcestershire, where the typical home has 38.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 68% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Worcestershire lists 4.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Worcestershire (Oct 2026).
Nearest care homes
Guides for families
Other care homes near Kidderminster with recent ratings
- Nightingale CourtApr 2026
- Rockny HouseOct 2026
- Brook CourtJun 2026
Shenstone House questions answered
- Can Shenstone House care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia is listed on its CQC registration. Ask what dementia training staff have and how they handle distress or refusals.
- How recent is Shenstone House's CQC rating?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 18 September 2018, 8 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- What services is Shenstone House registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers nursing homes. Ask Shenstone House how it would adapt if needs increase.
- What is Shenstone House's address?
- It is at Shenstone, Kidderminster, DY10 4DH.
- Is Shenstone House regulated by the Care Quality Commission?
- Shenstone House is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-163306355) and was rated Good overall in September 2018.
- How much does care from Shenstone House cost?
- We don't have published prices from Shenstone House yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,295 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Request a written quote and check what is charged on top.
- Is Shenstone House rated well for safety?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Shenstone House: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- How many residents can Shenstone House take?
- CQC capacity for Shenstone House: 25 beds. Ask about current availability and room facilities.
- Who runs Shenstone House?
- On CQC's register the provider is Golden Nest Carehomes Limited.
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