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. ?
The home changed owner in October 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
Walsingham Support – Barleyfields House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 18 other homes in Shropshire.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Walsingham Support – Barleyfields House is an independent 5-bed residential care home in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Shropshire has 29 beds, so this one is on the small side.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Portland House Nursing Home (Good), 0.4 km away. It is one of 18 homes run by Walsingham Support. 16 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. In Shropshire, 80% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Walsingham Support has run the home since October 2025, when it changed owner.
CQC last rated the home in April 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. It was Requires improvement for safe and well-led as well. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in March 2020, was the same. Ratings in Shropshire are typically about 7 years old, which makes this one newer than most.
