Railway Cottage

Railway Cottage is a residential care home in Shrewsbury, in the Shropshire council area, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 4 residents. It provides care for older people, younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by Condover College, which operates 14 care homes in England. The home has been registered since July 2022.

Railway Cottage has not yet received a CQC rating. This is normal for a newly registered service; the CQC usually inspects within its first year.

Railway Cottage has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. 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 Railway Cottage include Hall Bank Mews, Cliffdale Rest Home and Yockleton Grange Residential Home. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, typically costs about £1,120 a week across England.