SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?56%Requires improvement
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?60%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?57%Requires improvement
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Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?61%Requires improvement
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 11 good, 22 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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Aspen Lodge Residential Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 19 other homes in Wolverhampton.
67% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Angel Care Homes Limited, Aspen Lodge Residential Care Home is a residential care home in Wolverhampton with 25 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.
Angel Care Homes Limited runs 3 care homes, and 1 of the 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. The Gardens, 0.4 km away, is the closest home rated Outstanding. 19 other homes in Wolverhampton share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 3 for food hygiene in December 2025. In Wolverhampton, 89% of homes score 5.
In November 2025, CQC gave it Requires improvement overall, and Requires improvement for each of the five key questions too. Its previous rating, in October 2021, was Good, so the home has slipped. That is more recent than most ratings in Wolverhampton, where the typical rating is about 2 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “independence, choice and control”, one of 22 standards out of 33 scored below good.
