SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?72%Good
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Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
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
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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
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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?75%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?71%Good
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
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: 31 good, 2 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. ?
Arcare (West Midlands) Limited runs Welbeck House, a residential care home in Wolverhampton with room for 4 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is a small home for Wolverhampton, where the median is 25 beds.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in May 2026. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in September 2019. Ratings in Wolverhampton are typically about 2 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 2 fell below good. The lowest was “medicines optimisation” (some shortfalls).
None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 3 homes run by Arcare (West Midlands) Limited. 3 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. In Wolverhampton, 67% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
