SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
Ashfield House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 30 other homes in Staffordshire.
78% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Ashfield House is a 8-bed residential care home in Kidderminster, Staffordshire, run by Camphill Village Trust Limited(The). CQC registers it to look after people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. The typical home in Staffordshire has 28 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Of the 5 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in May 2025. 85% of homes in Staffordshire also score 5. Across Staffordshire, 78% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in January 2021. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. For well-led, the rating was Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in December 2019, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Staffordshire, 51% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
