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?Good
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. ?
Lady Forester Community Nursing Home is in the Good tier ?, with 60 other homes in Shropshire.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Lady Forester Community Nursing Home is a 43-bed nursing home in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, run by English Care Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability.
Its CQC rating, from November 2019, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Its previous rating, in October 2018, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Shropshire, 53% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
English Care Limited runs 2 care homes, and all 2 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. 60 other homes in Shropshire share its tier, “Good”. Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in September 2025. 91% of homes in Shropshire score the top mark of 5.
