SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?56%Requires improvement
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Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?58%Requires improvement
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Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?50%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?50%Requires improvement
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?54%Requires improvement
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Freedom to speak upSignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 7 good, 26 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
Rowanbrook Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 17 other homes in Walsall.
67% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Priory CC122 Limited runs Rowanbrook Care Home, a nursing home in Walsall with room for 54 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Walsall has 30 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Its CQC rating, from June 2026, is Requires improvement across the board: overall and for every key question. The typical rating in Walsall is about 3 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 26 fell below good. The lowest was “delivering evidence-based care and treatment” (significant shortfalls).
The nearest home with a higher rating is Willow Rose Care Home (Good), 1.0 km away. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from April 2025. That is true of 74% of homes in Walsall. 17 other homes in Walsall share its tier, “Requires improvement”.
