Caram
Charnwood
Care home in Wolverhampton
Operated by Caram
What do these badges mean?
- Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
- Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
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About
Charnwood is a 19-bed care home in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, providing round-the-clock support including nurse-led and complex care services. The home is registered to deliver tailored, person-centred care designed to promote independence.
The Care Quality Commission rated Charnwood as Requires Improvement overall in its 2021 report. The home was rated Good for Effective, Caring and Responsive care, and Requires Improvement for Safe and Well-led practice.
What inspectors found
CQC: Requires improvementReport published 25 February 2021 · Last inspected 19 January 2021
Inspectors found that people and relatives felt safe at this home, where staff could explain how people were kept safe and understood how to recognise and report concerns. Medicines were given on time, infection prevention procedures were followed, and incidents were reviewed with lessons shared with staff. Staffing was not always enough to consistently support people, and people, staff and relatives spoke positively about recent improvements and how the home is run.
- Staff could explain how people were kept safe, and people and relatives said they felt safe living at the home.
- Staff understood how to recognise and report possible abuse.
- People received their medicines on time.
- Infection prevention procedures were followed, and accidents and incidents were reviewed with lessons shared with staff.
- Some risk assessments and care plans lacked detail about how people should be supported.
- People were not consistently supported by enough staff, and the report makes a recommendation about staffing levels.
- Governance arrangements were not consistently effective, and audits that were driving changes were not yet fully embedded.
Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.
Food hygiene rating
Very good
Food Standards Agency · inspected April 2026
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseSparse
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtPlentiful
- Bowling GreenPlentiful
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsPlentiful
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingSparse
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysAmple
Local crime statistics
595 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £667 |
| 2025 | £710 |
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Local health safety net
Charnwood is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is New Cross Hospital, 3 miles away. The local GP practice is COALWAY ROAD SURGERY, 0.8 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Wolverhampton
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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