Nursing home · Wolverhampton

Oak Cottage

Oak Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 0AD

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago ↓ Down from Good

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 17 March 2020 Rated 6 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

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. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2019GoodSECRW previous owner
  • October 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 Wolverhampton

Oak Cottage is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 19 other homes in Wolverhampton. 67% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 4 (6%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 35 (50%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 3 (4%)
  • Requires improvement 20 (29%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 6 (9%)

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Care homes nearby

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  • Parkdale Care Home
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  • Park Road CCT
    Wolverhampton · WV1 4PN · Residential care home · 3 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Orchard House
    Wolverhampton · WV1 4PZ · Residential care home · 3 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • Aspen Lodge Residential Care Home
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 11 months ago
  • Apple Tree
    Wolverhampton · WV6 0AF · Residential care home · 3 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 months ago

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Oak Cottage in brief

Oak Cottage is one of 70 care homes in Wolverhampton: a 5-bed nursing home in Wolverhampton, run by For Everybody Limited. CQC registers it to look after younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and children. The typical home in Wolverhampton has 25 beds, so this one is on the small side.

Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in December 2025. 89% of homes in Wolverhampton also score 5. 19 other homes in Wolverhampton share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Park Road CCT, 0.6 km away, is the closest home rated Good.

CQC's latest rating, from March 2020, is Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. CQC rated effective, caring and responsive as Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That is down from Good in March 2019. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 19% of homes in Wolverhampton. Here is how rating age varies by council.