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?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. ?
The Cottage Nursing Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 9 other homes in Walsall.
67% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Acepay Limited runs The Cottage Nursing Home, a nursing home in Walsall with room for 33 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in January 2020. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in June 2017. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 16% of homes in Walsall. Here is how rating age varies by council.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in July 2026. That is true of 74% of homes in Walsall. Across Walsall, 67% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The nearest home with a higher rating is Lonsdale Midlands Limited - 164 Walker Road (Outstanding), 0.8 km away.
