Nursing home · Walsall

Swan House

Pooles Lane, Short Heath, Willenhall, WV12 5HJ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 2 years ago ↑ Up from Inadequate No registered manager

CQC rating

Good
Published 24 July 2024 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 8 good
    • Infection prevention and controlGood
    • Involving people to manage risksGood
    • Learning cultureGood
    • Medicines optimisationGood
    • Safe and effective staffingGood
    • Safe environmentsGood
    • Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
    • SafeguardingGood
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 6 good
    • Assessing needsGood
    • Consent to care and treatmentGood
    • Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
    • How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
    • Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
    • Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 5 good
    • Independence, choice and controlGood
    • Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
    • Responding to people's immediate needsGood
    • Treating people as individualsGood
    • Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdown1 of 7 below good
    • Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
    • Care provision, integration and continuityGood
    • Equity in accessGood
    • Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
    • Listening to and involving peopleGood
    • Person-centred careGood
    • Providing InformationGood
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
    See the breakdownHide the breakdownAll 7 good
    • Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
    • Freedom to speak upGood
    • Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
    • Learning, improvement and innovationGood
    • Partnerships and communitiesGood
    • Shared direction and cultureGood
    • Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood

Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?

CQC scored 33 standards: 32 good, 1 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?

CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2024InadequateSECRW
  • March 2024Inspected, no new rating
  • November 2023Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2020Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • September 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
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  • July 2017GoodSECRW previous owner
  • October 2015GoodSECRW 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 Walsall

Swan House is in the Good tier ?, with 26 other homes in Walsall. 67% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (3%)
  • Good 27 (44%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 10 (16%)
  • Requires improvement 18 (29%)
  • Inadequate 1 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (6%)

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  • Willow Rose Care Home
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  • Drake Court Residential Home
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  • Parklands Court Care Home
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  • Astbury View
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Swan House at a glance

Swan House is an independent 61-bed nursing home in Willenhall, Walsall, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Walsall, where the typical home has 30 beds.

Its CQC rating, from July 2024, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. Before that, in May 2024, it was rated Inadequate. CQC found some shortfalls in “planning for the future”, one of 1 standards out of 33 scored below good.

CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. 26 other homes in Walsall share its tier, “Good”. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.