Care home · Wolverhampton
Waterside House
Illustrative photo, not of Waterside House- Address
- 41 Moathouse Lane West, Wolverhampton, WV11 3HA
- Run by
- Methodist Homes (92 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 60 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Part of
- Methodist Homes
- Registered manager
- Caroline Joy Griffiths
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2000 (26 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04043124)
- Last CQC check
- 6 Feb 2020
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,270–£1,550 a week for residential care (dementia). Estimated from prices published locally (MHA homes publish prices a little above their area average); not a quote. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Full report at cqc.org.uk · CQC location ID 1-117976852
Waterside House at a glance
Waterside House is a CQC-registered residential care home in Wolverhampton, run by Methodist Homes. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (February 2020). It is one of 9 CQC-registered care homes in and around Willenhall; 5 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Specialisms
Taken from its CQC registration.
Track record
CQC registration dates from December 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2020), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Good.
The rating is 6 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.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 6 February 2020.
Ownership and company checks
Waterside House is run by Methodist Homes (company 04043124), incorporated in 2000, 10 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 12 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
Methodist Homes runs 92 CQC-registered services across 60 council areas; 82 of the 92 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (89%), against 84% for the same mix of services across England.
2 of its services are in Wolverhampton.
It trades under the Methodist Homes brand, which covers 92 services run by 1 registered provider.
The inspection, summarised
- People were supported in a person-focused environment and systems in place ensured improvements were identified and made.
- People felt safe and staff understood their safeguarding responsibilities.
- Risks to peoples' health and well-being were assessed and planned for to help keep them safe and lessons were learned when things had gone wrong.
- People were supported by enough staff, who knew their needs.
Inspected 11 December 2019; report published 6 February 2020; supporting 51 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Costs to expect
We estimate Waterside House at £1,270–£1,550 a week for residential care (dementia), based on published prices in the region (MHA homes publish prices a little above their area average). Over a year that is roughly £66k–£81k.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
Wolverhampton Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 13 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Harper house - Wolverhampton, under 0.5 miles away.
21 of the 25 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Wednesfield North 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 Black Country ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a shop (7 min), a café (6 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What the ratings tell you
All five areas CQC looks at are rated Good for Waterside House: no single area stands out above or below the rest.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 37 of the 67 other care homes in Wolverhampton that CQC has rated.
Each area CQC checks
- Safe48 of 68 in Wolverhampton
- Effective58 of 68 in Wolverhampton
- Caring59 of 68 in Wolverhampton
- Responsive55 of 68 in Wolverhampton
- Well-led38 of 68 in Wolverhampton
Source: CQC, published 6 February 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Wolverhampton share it.
Ratings over time
- Apr 2015
- May 2016
- May 2017
- Feb 2020
- Today Rating 6 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 6 February 2020
- CQC inspection report 9 May 2017
- CQC inspection report 27 May 2016
- CQC inspection report 20 April 2015
- Inspection report 7 September 2013
- Inspection report 24 August 2012
Food hygiene
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 8 May 2024 by Wolverhampton. 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 "Waterside House"). Open Government Licence.
Area and map
- Ward
- Wednesfield North
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Black Country 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 WV11 (7)
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Close by
- Bus stop 80 m (1 min walk) · 27 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery 1.2 km (15 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 1.4 km (18 min walk)
- Shop Cameo Beauty Clinic, 520 m (7 min walk)
- Park 890 m (11 min walk)
- Café Jim's Pastry, 460 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship St Thomas, 1.1 km (13 min walk)
- Library 560 m (7 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.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Family reviews
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Frequently asked about Waterside House
- When did CQC last rate Waterside House?
- CQC published the current rating on 6 February 2020, 6 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Can Waterside House care for someone with dementia?
- Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
- Is Waterside House a registered provider?
- Yes. Waterside House is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-117976852) and was rated Good overall in February 2020.
- Where is Waterside House based?
- It is at 41 Moathouse Lane West, Wolverhampton, WV11 3HA.
- What kind of care can Waterside House offer?
- Waterside House is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- How is Waterside House rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Waterside House: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- What are Waterside House's fees?
- No fee list from Waterside House has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,206 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Who runs Waterside House?
- The registered provider is Methodist Homes, according to CQC.
- How many residents can Waterside House take?
- CQC registers Waterside House for 60 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
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