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Shropshire Care Homes & Support

In Shropshire, there are a total of 159 care homes providing 4,889 care home beds. The distribution of ratings across these care homes is: 4 care homes (2.67%) are rated inadequate, 30 care homes (20%) require improvement, 111 care homes (74%) are considered good, and 5 care homes (3.33%) are outstanding. The majority of care homes in Shropshire have a good rating (74%).

Specialisms in Shropshire's Care Homes

Caring for adults over 65 yrs has the highest number of care homes, including 116 care homes and 4,552 beds, with 69% of care homes rated as good and 3.45% as outstanding. Caring for adults under 65 yrs follows, comprising 98 care homes and 3,363 beds, showing a similar distribution of ratings: 70% good and 2.04% outstanding.

Caring for children consists of 2 care homes and 9 beds, with 50% rated as good and 0% as outstanding. Care homes attending to Caring for people whose rights are restricted under the Mental Health Act have the highest proportion of good ratings (100%) and consist of 1 care homes and 44 beds.

Dementia care homes are widespread, with 79 care homes and 3,807 beds, where 70% are rated as good and 2.53% as outstanding. Eating disorders-focused care homes, totaling 4 locations and 62 beds, exhibit 75% good-rated care homes and 0% outstanding. Learning disabilities care homes account for 59 locations and 776 beds, with 68% of care homes rated as good and 3.39% outstanding.

Mental health conditions care homes constitute 26 locations and 808 beds, with 69% of care homes rated as good and 0% outstanding. Physical disabilities care homes include 75 locations and 2,537 beds, where 72% of care homes are rated as good and 2.67% outstanding. Sensory impairment care homes involve 51 locations and 1,594 beds, with 75% of care homes rated as good and 5.88% outstanding.

Care Homes in Shropshire's Towns & Cities

Telford emerges as the location with the highest number of care homes, totaling 25, and also has the most care home beds at 688. The majority of care homes in Telford (70%) have a good rating, while 30% require improvement, 0% are rated inadequate, and 0% are outstanding.

Wellington, with 6 care homes, has the second highest number in the county, offering 216 beds. In this town, 80% of the care homes have a good rating, 20% require improvement, 0% are inadequate, and 0% are rated as outstanding.

On the other hand, Wellington has the fewest care homes in the dataset, with only 6 care homes and 216 beds. Among these, 80% have a good rating, 20% require improvement, and 0% are inadequate.

In terms of outstanding care homes, Shrewsbury stands out with 4.55% (1 out of 23 care homes) achieving this rating. There are 849 care home beds in Shrewsbury, with 64% of care homes rated as good, 27% requiring improvement, and 4.55% rated as inadequate.

City Care Homes Beds Inadequate Requires Improvement Good Outstanding
Albrighton 1 51 0% 0% 100% 0%
Alveley 1 37 0% 0% 0% 0%
Astley 2 23 0% 50% 50% 0%
Baschurch 4 35 0% 0% 100% 0%
Bayston Hill 2 58 0% 50% 50% 0%
Bicton 3 169 0% 0% 100% 0%
Bishop's Castle 4 88 25% 0% 75% 0%
Bridgnorth 3 193 0% 33% 67% 0%
Bromfield 1 7 0% 0% 100% 0%
Broseley 1 14 100% 0% 0% 0%
Cheswardine 2 60 0% 0% 100% 0%
Chetwynd 1 28 0% 0% 100% 0%
Chetwynd Aston and Woodcote 2 82 0% 100% 0% 0%
Church Stretton 4 116 33% 33% 33% 0%
Condover 3 35 0% 0% 100% 0%
Craven Arms 1 10 0% 0% 100% 0%
Dawley Hamlets 2 132 0% 0% 100% 0%
Ditton Priors 2 68 0% 50% 50% 0%
Donington 1 31 0% 0% 0% 100%
Ellesmere Urban 1 28 0% 0% 100% 0%
Ercall Magna 2 128 0% 50% 50% 0%
Great Dawley 1 5 0% 0% 100% 0%
Hadley & Leegomery 2 8 0% 100% 0% 0%
Hinstock 1 51 0% 0% 100% 0%
Hodnet 1 54 0% 0% 100% 0%
Hopesay 1 14 0% 100% 0% 0%
Hopton Wafers 1 25 0% 0% 100% 0%
Kinlet 1 40 0% 0% 100% 0%
Kynnersley 1 16 0% 0% 100% 0%
Lawley and Overdale 2 72 0% 50% 50% 0%
Lilleshall, Donnington and Muxton 3 54 0% 33% 67% 0%
Longnor 2 12 0% 0% 50% 50%
Ludford 1 60 0% 0% 100% 0%
Ludlow 8 173 0% 0% 88% 13%
Madeley 5 105 0% 40% 60% 0%
Market Drayton 3 63 0% 33% 33% 33%
Minsterley 1 43 0% 0% 100% 0%
Much Wenlock 3 103 0% 0% 100% 0%
Newport 3 104 0% 0% 100% 0%
Norton in Hales 1 33 0% 100% 0% 0%
Oswestry 5 178 0% 20% 80% 0%
Oswestry Rural 3 74 0% 0% 100% 0%
Pimhill 2 14 0% 50% 50% 0%
Pontesbury 3 41 0% 0% 100% 0%
Prees 1 33 0% 0% 100% 0%
Richard's Castle (Shropshire) 1 15 0% 0% 100% 0%
Ruyton-XI-Towns 1 6 0% 0% 100% 0%
Selattyn and Gobowen 3 163 0% 0% 100% 0%
Shawbury 1 44 0% 0% 100% 0%
Shifnal 1 54 0% 0% 100% 0%
Shrewsbury 23 849 4.55% 27% 64% 4.55%
St Georges and Priorslee 4 177 0% 25% 75% 0%
Stirchley and Brookside 1 60 0% 0% 100% 0%
Telford 25 688 0% 30% 70% 0%
The Gorge 3 42 0% 33% 67% 0%
Wellington 6 216 0% 20% 80% 0%
Wem Urban 6 77 0% 20% 80% 0%
Westbury 1 30 0% 0% 100% 0%
Whitchurch Urban 4 179 0% 25% 75% 0%
Worfield 2 132 0% 0% 100% 0%
Wrockwardine 2 9 0% 0% 100% 0%
Wrockwardine Wood and Trench 1 2 0% 0% 0% 0%
Last updated: 22 Mar 2023