Care home · Kidderminister
The Grove
Illustrative photo, not of The Grove- Address
- 8 Blakebrook, Kidderminister, DY11 6AP
- Run by
- Accomplish Group Limited (25 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 12 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Part of
- Accomplish Group
- Registered manager
- Nazia Bashir
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1987 (39 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02147328)
- Last CQC check
- 7 Feb 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-120814486
The service in brief
The Grove in Kidderminister is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Accomplish Group Limited. Its registered specialisms include physical disabilities and mental health conditions.
CQC rated it Good overall (February 2019). Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 23 CQC-registered care homes in and around Kidderminster; 21 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who the service is registered for
From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.
The Grove over the years
The Grove has been registered with CQC since January 2011, about 15 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
No new overall rating has been published for 7 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
There are 4 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 7 February 2019.
Ownership and company checks
The Grove is run by Accomplish Group Limited (company 02147328), incorporated in 1987, 23 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 11 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Accomplish Group Limited runs 25 CQC-registered services across 15 council areas; 22 of the 24 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (92%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the Accomplish Group brand, which covers 57 services run by 14 registered providers.
Likely fees
We estimate The Grove at £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £61k–£74k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Worcestershire Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
Around Kidderminister
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 23 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Brookdale Nursing Home, under 0.5 miles away.
20 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Blakebrook & Habberley South ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 40% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB.
The inspection, summarised
- People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as single package under one contractual agreement.
- The service accommodates twelve people and on the day of our inspection twelve people were using the service.
- The care service has been developed and designed in line with the values that underpin the Registering the Right Support and other best practice guidance.
- These values include choice, promotion of independence and inclusion.
Inspected 4 January 2019; report published 7 February 2019. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
What the ratings tell you
Area by area, Well-led is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Worcestershire, 32 of 158 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (20%).
The Well-led findings are the part of the report to read closely; ask the manager what has been put right.
Earlier inspections
- Jul 2016
- Feb 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address.
Inspection reports to read
- CQC inspection report 7 February 2019
- CQC inspection report 26 July 2016
- Inspection report 8 February 2014
- Inspection report 9 November 2012
Council food inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 9 April 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 "The Grove"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Blakebrook & Habberley South
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wyre Forest
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 40% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in DY11 (9)
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Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe135 of 158 in Worcestershire
- Effective148 of 158 in Worcestershire
- Caring148 of 158 in Worcestershire
- Responsive142 of 158 in Worcestershire
- Well-led32 of 158 in Worcestershire
As rated by CQC, published 7 February 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Worcestershire share it.
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Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Good. Across Worcestershire, 87% of the 158 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 7 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2019) is more recent than 14% of care home ratings in Worcestershire.
- With 12 beds it is smaller than 79% of care homes in Worcestershire, where the typical home has 38.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 70% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 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.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Worcestershire; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
Newer ratings near Kidderminster
- Nightingale CourtApr 2026
- Rockny HouseOct 2026
- Brook CourtJun 2026
The Grove: common questions
- How much does The Grove charge?
- The Grove hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,206 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- How did The Grove score on each CQC key question?
- CQC rates five key questions. For The Grove: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- How big is The Grove?
- The Grove is registered for up to 12 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- Which provider runs The Grove?
- CQC lists Accomplish Group Limited as the provider responsible for The Grove.
- Can The Grove care for someone with dementia?
- Not as a registered specialism. Some services still support people with mild dementia, so ask.
- When was The Grove last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 7 February 2019, 7 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Where is The Grove?
- It is at 8 Blakebrook, Kidderminister, DY11 6AP.
- Is The Grove registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records The Grove as a care home, location ID 1-120814486 and was rated Good overall in February 2019.
- What services is The Grove registered for?
- CQC lists The Grove under: residential homes. Check which of these it is actively providing now.
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