Rated Care Homes

The Shrubbery Nursing Home

G

Good

Rated on

Rating from the Care Quality Commission.

At a glance

  • 2 ratings

    Its last inspection improved it from Requires improvement to Good.

  • 2 years

    since the latest rating was published.

  • 125 of 156

    rated care homes in Worcestershire are rated Good, like this one.

The Shrubbery Nursing Home: inspection record

Care home with nursing, 38 beds, Worcestershire

Rated Good in September 2024, up from Requires improvement.

The Shrubbery Nursing Home: inspection record: inspection ratings by year, 2015 to 2026
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Overall
Safe
Effective
Caring
Responsive
Well-led

Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.

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What inspectors found

From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 11 September 2024 (assessment visit 8 May 2024). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.

The Shrubbery Nursing Home is a care home providing care and nursing for up to 38 older people, some of whom live with dementia or physical disabilities. The service was last inspected on 31 July 2019 and rated Requires Improvement. This assessment was prompted by information we held about the service. We carried out our on-site assessment on 11 June 2024. Off site assessment activity started on 3 July 2024 and ended on 11 July 2024. We looked at 28 quality statements including learning culture, safe systems, pathways and transitions, involving people to manage risks, infection prevention and control, medicine optimisation, assessing needs; consent to care and treatment, freedom to speak up and governance, management and sustainability.

  • Safe Good
  • Effective Good
  • Well-led Good
Read the rest of CQC's summary
  1. Safe

    Good

    The provider had processes in place to ensure people were protected from risk of harm and abuse. Staff knew potential risks to people and how to report concerns. The provider had processes to learn from accidents and incidents to ensure learning took place to prevent them from happening again. The home was clean. Systems and processes in place ensured medicines were well managed and people received their medicines safely.

  2. Effective

    Good

    Effective – this means we looked for evidence that people’s care, treatment and support achieved good outcomes and promoted a good quality of life, based on best available evidence. At our last inspection we rated this key question good. At this assessment we did not assess all quality statements within this key question. The overall rating for this key question remains good based on the findings at the last inspection.

  3. Well-led

    Good

    Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that service leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture. At our last inspection we rated this key question good. The overall rating for this key question remains good.

Questions to ask when you visit

  1. Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
  2. Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
  3. Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.

Registration details

Registered with the CQC since
What it provides
Care home service with nursing
Who it supports
Dementia, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment

Inspection report

Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

1 inspection report, latest 10 January 2020. Latest assessment published 11 September 2024; the Care Quality Commission's newer assessments are published on its website rather than as reports.

The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.

Who runs it

Provider
Clarendon Care (Kidderminster) LimitedBrand: Redwood Care
Ownership type
Organisation
Companies House number
03374418 (opens Companies House)

Getting help from Worcestershire County Council

The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.

Checked on the council's website, November 2026.

Common questions

Does The Shrubbery Nursing Home provide nursing care?
Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists The Shrubbery Nursing Home as a care home with nursing.
How many beds does The Shrubbery Nursing Home have?
The Care Quality Commission's register lists 38 beds at The Shrubbery Nursing Home.
When was The Shrubbery Nursing Home last inspected?
The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for The Shrubbery Nursing Home was published on 11 September 2024.
Who runs The Shrubbery Nursing Home?
The Shrubbery Nursing Home is run by Clarendon Care (Kidderminster) Limited.
What is The Shrubbery Nursing Home's CQC rating?
Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 11 September 2024.

Contact

Phone
01562 822787
Address
Birmingham Road, Kidderminster, DY10 2JZ Map (opens Google Maps)
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)

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    Lorne House Good, 0.4 miles away
  5. G
    Nightingale Court Good, 0.4 miles away

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