SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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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?96%★Outstanding
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Consent to care and treatmentGood
Assessing needsExceptional
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentExceptional
How staff, teams and services work togetherExceptional
Monitoring and improving outcomesExceptional
Supporting people to live healthier livesExceptional
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?80%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
Treating people as individualsExceptional
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?89%★Outstanding
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Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Planning for the futureGood
Care provision, integration and continuityExceptional
Listening to and involving peopleExceptional
Person-centred careExceptional
Providing InformationExceptional
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?89%★Outstanding
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Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersExceptional
Learning, improvement and innovationExceptional
Partnerships and communitiesExceptional
Shared direction and cultureExceptional
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 19 good, 14 exceptional. 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. ?
Run by Aston Transitional Care Limited, The Gardens is a residential care home in Wolverhampton with 1 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. It is a small home for Wolverhampton, where the median is 25 beds.
CQC's latest rating, from April 2026, is Outstanding overall. It was Outstanding for effective, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated safe and caring as Good. The typical rating in Wolverhampton is about 2 years old, so this one is fairly recent. 14 of the 33 standards CQC scored were exceptional, and none fell below good.
