The Ferns Residential Home
- Care home
- 37 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2024
- Shrewsbury, Shropshire, West Midlands
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
This rating was carried over from the previous owner after a change of ownership.
At a glance
4 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
5 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
18 of 101
rated care homes in Shropshire are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
The Ferns Residential Home: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in April 2022, down from Good.
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
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| Safe | ||||||||||||
| Effective | ||||||||||||
| Caring | ||||||||||||
| Responsive | ||||||||||||
| Well-led |
Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Radbrook Nursing Home (Good, 0.4 miles away) and 38 Torrin Drive (Good, 0.4 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Radbrook Nursing Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- G 38 Torrin Drive Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Abbey Care Direct Limited Good, 0.4 miles away
- RI Maesbrook Nursing Home Requires improvement, 0.7 miles away
- G Briarfields Good, 0.7 miles away
Questions to ask when you visit
- Effective was rated Requires improvement on 14 April 2022. Ask about staff training and how health appointments are arranged.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 14 April 2022. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 5 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
Registration details
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- The Ferns Care Home Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 15117795 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Shropshire Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Shropshire Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0345 678 9044, Monday to Thursday, 8.45am to 5pm, Friday, 8.45am to 4pm
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Shropshire Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does The Ferns Residential Home provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists The Ferns Residential Home as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does The Ferns Residential Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 37 beds at The Ferns Residential Home.
- When was The Ferns Residential Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for The Ferns Residential Home was published on 14 April 2022.
- Who runs The Ferns Residential Home?
- The Ferns Residential Home is run by The Ferns Care Home Limited.
- What is The Ferns Residential Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 14 April 2022.
Contact
- Phone
- 01743 368039
- Address
- 152 Longden Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 9ED Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Radbrook Nursing Home (Good, 0.4 miles away) and 38 Torrin Drive (Good, 0.4 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Radbrook Nursing Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- G 38 Torrin Drive Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Abbey Care Direct Limited Good, 0.4 miles away
- RI Maesbrook Nursing Home Requires improvement, 0.7 miles away
- G Briarfields Good, 0.7 miles away