SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?69%Good
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Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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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?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
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
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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: 29 good, 4 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Arboretum Nursing Home is an independent 54-bed nursing home in Walsall, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Walsall has 30 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in January 2025. That is up from Requires improvement in October 2022. 4 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in July 2026. That is true of 74% of homes in Walsall. 26 other homes in Walsall share its tier, “Good”. Lonsdale Midlands Limited - 164 Walker Road, 1.0 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding.
