Care home · Walsall
Woodcross Healthcare Services
Illustrative photo, not of Woodcross Healthcare Services- Address
- 23 Reeves Street, Walsall, WS3 2DQ
- Run by
- Woodcross Limited
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 44 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2022 (3 years)
- Registered manager
- Sandeep Kaur
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2022 (4 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 14018468)
- Last CQC check
- 6 Dec 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,370–£1,670 a week for nursing care. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated 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 1-14157002035
Woodcross Healthcare Services at a glance
Woodcross Healthcare Services in Walsall is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a nursing home, run by Woodcross Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall (December 2023). Safe, Effective and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 19 CQC-registered care homes in and around Bloxwich; 10 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Area by area, Safe, Effective and Well-led are rated below Good; 2 other areas are Good.
Across Walsall, 15 of 64 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (23%), while 9 of 64 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (14%), while 25 of 64 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (39%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe, Effective and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Who it can help
Taken from its CQC registration.
How long it has been running
Registered in December 2022, it has 3 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2023), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Requires improvement.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 17 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Drake Court Residential Home, under 0.5 miles away.
15 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Bloxwich West ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Black Country ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (4 min), a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (3 min), a park (4 min), a café (3 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (9 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
From the latest CQC inspection
- People who had sore skin areas did not have the appropriate monitoring in place to observe any deterioration or improvement in the area effected.
- Peoples care plans stated they were to have skin checks daily, however, it was not documented or evidenced this was taking place.
- People who had constipation did not have a management plan in place to prevent them from further harm or health impacts.
- Not all risks had been identified or risk assessed.
Inspected 7 November 2023; report published 6 December 2023; supporting 44 people at the time. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
The five key questions
- Safe15 of 64 in Walsall
- Effective9 of 64 in Walsall
- Caring49 of 64 in Walsall
- Responsive45 of 64 in Walsall
- Well-led25 of 64 in Walsall
Source: CQC, published 6 December 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Walsall share it.
What it may cost
We estimate Woodcross Healthcare Services 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.
For residents assessed as needing nursing, a weekly NHS contribution goes straight to the home towards the fee, whoever pays the rest.
Walsall Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
Who runs it
Woodcross Healthcare Services is run by Woodcross Limited (company 14018468), incorporated in 2022.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is residential care for older and disabled people.
Rating history
- Aug 2016
- Oct 2017
- Mar 2022
- Dec 2023
- Today Rating 2 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 6 December 2023
The kitchen's hygiene score
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 21 July 2026 by Walsall. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Woodcross Care Home ( Midland Care Home Ltd )"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Bloxwich West
- Council
- Walsall Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Walsall and Bloxwich
- Integrated care board
- NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in WS3 (19)
Larger map · Plan a journey · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Nearby
- Bus stop 100 m (1 min walk) · 23 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Bloxwich, 730 m (9 min walk)
- GP surgery Pinfold Health Centre, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy Asda, 210 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Asda, 240 m (3 min walk)
- Park 310 m (4 min walk)
- Café Bloxwich Cafe, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship Bloxwich Community Church, 90 m (1 min walk)
- Library Bloxwich Library, 330 m (4 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, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Woodcross Healthcare Services on The Care Panel so far.
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Woodcross Healthcare Services in local context
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Walsall, 68% of the 57 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 2 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (December 2023) is more recent than 41% of care home ratings in Walsall.
- With 44 beds it is larger than 76% of care homes in Walsall, where the typical home has 25.
- Registered with CQC in 2022: it has been registered longer than 25% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Walsall lists 4.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (28% of care homes in Walsall are also rated below Good here); Effective (16% of care homes in Walsall are also rated below Good here); Well-led (46% of care homes in Walsall are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Walsall, CQC data for Oct 2026.
Also nearby
Guides for families
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Questions about Woodcross Healthcare Services
- How is Woodcross Healthcare Services rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Woodcross Healthcare Services: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- What are Woodcross Healthcare Services's fees?
- Woodcross Healthcare Services 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). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- Who is the registered provider for Woodcross Healthcare Services?
- Woodcross Healthcare Services is run by Woodcross Limited, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How many beds does Woodcross Healthcare Services have?
- Woodcross Healthcare Services has 44 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- How recent is Woodcross Healthcare Services's CQC rating?
- 6 December 2023 is when the current rating was published, 2 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Does Woodcross Healthcare Services support people with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- Is Woodcross Healthcare Services registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-14157002035 and was rated Requires improvement overall in December 2023.
- Where is Woodcross Healthcare Services?
- It is at 23 Reeves Street, Walsall, WS3 2DQ.
- What services is Woodcross Healthcare Services registered for?
- Its CQC registration covers nursing homes. Ask Woodcross Healthcare Services how it would adapt if needs increase.
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