Ideal Home

Ideal Home is a residential care home in Shrewsbury, in the Shropshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 44 residents. It provides care for people living with dementia, older people and younger adults. It is run by Minster Care Group, which operates 61 care homes in England. The home has been registered since June 2025.

At its latest inspection, published August 2023, the CQC rated Ideal Home Requires improvement, which means the CQC found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it how to improve. Ratings can change after a new inspection, so check the CQC report before you visit.

Ideal Home has not published its fees and has not yet confirmed them to us. Care homes in Shropshire with a fee on record typically charge about £750 a week for residential care and £1,500 for nursing care, so expect a figure in that range and ask the home for a written quote.

There are 117 registered care homes in Shropshire. The nearest to Ideal Home include The Uplands at Oxon, Bowbrook House and Mayfield House. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, costs from about £1,120 a week.