Residential care home · Dudley

Castlewellan House

41 Moss Grove, Kingswinford, DY6 9HP

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 2 years ago ↓ Down from Good

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CQC rating

Requires improvement

Published 15 March 2024 Rated 2 years ago ?

SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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

Earlier ratings ?

January 2021Inspected, no new rating
May 2019GoodSECRW previous owner
March 2016GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Dudley

Castlewellan House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 22 other homes in Dudley. 70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
Good 49 (55%)
Good, with an area to improve 9 (10%)
Requires improvement 23 (26%)
Inadequate 2 (2%)
Not yet rated 5 (6%)

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Castlewellan House at a glance

Castlewellan House is a 18-bed residential care home in Kingswinford, Dudley, run by Horizon Senior Living Ltd. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.

CQC last rated the home in March 2024, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. That is down from Good in May 2019. That is more recent than most ratings in Dudley, where the typical rating is about 5 years old.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Oaklands Care Home (Good), 0.4 km away. Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in December 2025. 61% of homes in Dudley score the top mark of 5. 22 other homes in Dudley share its tier, “Requires improvement”.