Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital
- Care home
- 9 beds
- Nursing care
- Registered since 2026
- Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, West Midlands
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
1 rating
Only one rating on record, so there is no trend to show yet.
3 months
since the latest rating was published.
24 of 156
rated care homes in Worcestershire are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in July 2026.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Exmoor Drive (Good, 0.1 miles away) and Regents Court Care Home (Good, 0.1 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Exmoor Drive Good, 0.1 miles away
- G Regents Court Care Home Good, 0.1 miles away
- – Hallmark Mount Croft Luxury Care Home Not yet rated, 0.3 miles away
- G Breme Residential Care Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- – Chandler Court Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away
What inspectors found
From the Care Quality Commission's assessment published 24 July 2026 (assessment visit 2 June 2026). Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
We assessed the service from 26 August 2025 to 28 August 2025. This was a routine assessment as the service had a historical rating as it had not been assessed for some time. The service was previously rated as “Wards for people with a learning disability” with a rating of good overall. The service has since changed their registration with Care Quality Commission as it was determined as part of our assessment that the service was incorrectly registered. The service was therefore assessed and reported on under an Adult Social Care framework.
- Safe No rating
- Effective No rating
- Caring No rating
- Responsive No rating
- Well-led No rating
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Church View Short Breaks is part of the Learning Disability integrated service within Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. The service is a purpose built adult short breaks unit in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, offering respite care to families and carers who care and support individuals with a learning disability and complex health need. The service has 9 places for individuals who require nursing care.
We assessed the service against ‘Right support, right care, right culture’ guidance to make judgements about whether the provider guaranteed people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices, independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted.
The model of care and setting maximised people’s access to the respite service and to local amenities which meant people remained connected with social and community networks. Care was person-centred however, people’s rights and safety were not always fully protected. Leaders of the service did not have full oversight of operational implementation to assure themselves people using services were empowered and received quality and safe care.
The provider was in breach of regulations in relation to Regulation 11 Need for Consent, Regulation 12 Safe Care and Treatment, Regulation 13 Safeguarding and Regulation 17 Good Governance.
We have asked the provider for an action plan in response to the concerns found at this assessment.
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Safe
No rating
Safe – this means we looked for evidence that people were protected from abuse and avoidable harm.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has changed to requires improvement. This meant people were not always safe and protected from avoidable harm.The provider was in breach of legal regulation in relation to lack of escalation of safeguarding concerns and the management of choking risks.
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Effective
No rating
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 assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has changed to requires improvement. This meant people’s care, treatment and support did not always achieve good outcomes or was inconsistent.
The provider was in breach of legal regulation in relation to staff not always working within the legal framework of the Mental Capacity Act (MCA.)
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Caring
No rating
Caring – this means we looked for evidence that the provider involved people and treated them with compassion, kindness, dignity and respect.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has remained requires improvement. This meant people were not always feel well supported and treated with dignity and respect.
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Responsive
No rating
Responsive – this means we looked for evidence that the provider met people’s needs.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has changed to requires improvement. This meant people’s needs were not always met through good organisation and delivery.
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Well-led
No rating
Well-led – this means we looked for evidence that leadership, management and governance assured high-quality, person-centred care; supported learning and innovation; and promoted an open, fair culture.
At our last assessment we rated this key question good. At this assessment the rating has changed to requires improvement. This meant that the management and leadership was inconsistent. Leaders and the culture they created did not always support the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care.
The provider was in breach of legal regulation in relation to the governance of the service.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 24 July 2026. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Effective was rated Requires improvement on 24 July 2026. Ask about staff training and how health appointments are arranged.
- Caring was rated Requires improvement on 24 July 2026. Ask how staff protect dignity and how residents are involved in decisions about their care.
- Responsive was rated Requires improvement on 24 July 2026. Ask to see how care plans are kept up to date, how complaints are handled and what activities are on offer.
Registration details
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
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
- Ownership type
- NHS Body
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust runs 2 services, all in the West Midlands. 0 are rated Good or Outstanding and 2 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Other services run by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
- RI Osborne Court Requires improvement. Care home with nursing, Worcestershire
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.
- Adult social care at Worcestershire County Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 01905 768053, Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm, Friday 9am to 4.30pm
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Worcestershire County Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 9 beds at Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital.
- When was Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital was published on 24 July 2026.
- Who runs Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital?
- Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital is run by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust. It runs 2 services, all in the West Midlands.
- What is Church View - Princess of Wales Community Hospital's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 24 July 2026.
Contact
- Address
- Stourbridge Road, Bromsgrove, B61 0BB Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Exmoor Drive (Good, 0.1 miles away) and Regents Court Care Home (Good, 0.1 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Exmoor Drive Good, 0.1 miles away
- G Regents Court Care Home Good, 0.1 miles away
- – Hallmark Mount Croft Luxury Care Home Not yet rated, 0.3 miles away
- G Breme Residential Care Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- – Chandler Court Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away