Shire Oak House
33 Lichfield Road, Sandhills, Walsall, WS9 9DH
Residential care home · 27 beds · SORCH

- Weekly fee
- Not published
- area typical £1,100
- CQC rating
- Requires improvement
- March 2022
- Beds
- 27
- residential
- Family reviews
- None yet
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Compare with a live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers
About £57,200 a year
For a couple, two places: £2,200 a week
The typical live-in carer near Walsall, set by the carer
A similar price for one person. At home, the carer you choose looks after only you.
A couple can share one carer, about £1,355 a week, £845 a week less than two places.
PrimeCarers runs this site. Carers on it are self-employed and set their own rates. Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them.
About Shire Oak House
Shire Oak House is a residential care home in Walsall, registered with the Care Quality Commission for up to 27 residents. It provides care for people living with dementia, older people, younger adults, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment. It is run by SORCH. The home has been registered since June 2021.
At its latest inspection, published March 2022, the CQC rated Shire Oak House 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.
Shire Oak House has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in Walsall with a fee on record typically charge about £1,100 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 62 registered care homes in Walsall. The nearest to Shire Oak House include Millfield Rose Care Home, Oak Lodge Residential Home and Castlehill Specialist Care Centre, 1 of which has a fee on record. A live-in carer at home, an alternative many families compare, typically costs about £1,120 a week across England.
Care provided
- Residential care
- Dementia care
- Older people
- Younger adults
- Mental health
- Sensory impairment
Registration
- Provider
- SORCH LTD
- Registered with CQC
- June 2021
- Latest CQC rating
- Requires improvement (March 2022)
- Council area
- Walsall
- Town
- Walsall
- Safe?
- Requires improvement
- Are people protected from harm? Staffing, medicines, infection control, safeguarding.
- Effective?
- Good
- Does the care work? Training, consent, food and drink, working with GPs and nurses.
- Caring?
- Good
- Are people treated with kindness and dignity?
- Responsive?
- Good
- Is care built around the person? Care plans, activities, complaints.
- Well-led?
- Requires improvement
- Is the home run well? The manager, the culture, how problems get found and fixed.
Rated Requires Improvement; inspectors found kind, person-centred care, but medicines, recruitment checks and management systems were not always reliable.
We read the full inspection report and explain what inspectors praised, what concerned them, and what it means for your family. Read the CQC report explained →
Fees
Shire Oak House has not published its fees and has not yet told us what they are. Care homes in Walsall typically charge about £1,100 a week for residential care and £1,500 for nursing care. A live-in carer at home through PrimeCarers typically costs £1,050 a week, shown on each carer's profile.
Reviews
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Common questions about Shire Oak House
How much does Shire Oak House cost?
Shire Oak House has not published its fees. Care homes in Walsall typically charge about £1,100 a week for residential care and £1,500 for nursing care. Ask the home for a written quote.
What is the CQC rating for Shire Oak House?
The Care Quality Commission rated Shire Oak House Requires improvement in March 2022. The full inspection report is on the CQC website.
Does Shire Oak House provide nursing care?
No. Shire Oak House is registered as a care home without nursing. Staff provide personal care; visiting district nurses cover nursing needs.
Does Shire Oak House offer dementia care?
Yes. Shire Oak House is registered to care for people living with dementia.
How many residents does Shire Oak House have?
Shire Oak House is registered for up to 27 residents.
At least 100 live-in carers within about an hour of Walsall
These are self-employed carers on PrimeCarers, the introductory agency that runs this directory. Each has a profile with their own rates and reviews from families, and you choose who to talk to.
Most charge £950 to £1,200 a week. 85 can care for a couple. 9 years' experience on average.
“I have never met a person who is so kind and thinks about others before himself to such an extent as Chris Malagala.”
Every carer has had an enhanced DBS check in the last 18 months, ID and right-to-work checks and an online interview. Their skills and training are for you to check with them. Carers set their own rates, and who is free changes week to week.
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