Residential care home · Wolverhampton

Amber Court Residential Care Home

186 Penn Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0EN

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 4 months ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 10 June 2026 Rated 4 months ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 8 below good
    • Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Planning for the futureGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 32 good, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • April 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2020Requires improvementSECRW
  • February 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • July 2016GoodSECRW

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Wolverhampton

Amber Court Residential Care Home is in the Good tier ?, with 34 other homes in Wolverhampton. 67% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 35 (50%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 3 (4%)
  • Requires improvement 20 (29%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 6 (9%)

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Care homes nearby

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  • Penn House Residential Home
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • The Leylands - Residential Care Home
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    Requires improvement S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Aries House
    Wolverhampton · WV4 5UA · Residential care home · 1 beds0.4 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Orchard House Nursing Home
    Wolverhampton · WV3 7DS · Nursing home · 73 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Mountfield House Care Home
    Wolverhampton · WV4 4AD · Residential care home · 15 beds0.4 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago

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About Amber Court Residential Care Home

Run by Wellesley House Nursing Home Limited, Amber Court Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Wolverhampton with 38 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers older people, younger adults and people with a physical disability. Most homes in Wolverhampton are smaller: the median there is 25 beds.

Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in November 2025. 89% of homes in Wolverhampton also score 5. 34 other homes in Wolverhampton share its tier, “Good”.

Its CQC rating, from June 2026, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its previous rating, in April 2023, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The typical rating in Wolverhampton is about 2 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 1 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “medicines optimisation”.