Care home
The Firs Care Home
Care home in Kidderminster, Worcestershire
The Firs Care Home
Care home in Kidderminster, Worcestershire
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
The Firs Care Home is a 26-bed home in Kidderminster, in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire. The Care Quality Commission rates the home Requires Improvement overall, in a report published in 2023. Its key question ratings are Caring, Good, and Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led, each Requires Improvement.
According to the home, staff receive regular appraisal, supervision and training, and each new member of staff is given a named mentor and completes a twelve-week induction. Mandatory training, updated through each staff member's development plan, covers manual handling, food hygiene, infection control, health and safety, fire, medication and first aid.
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
- AllotmentsAmple
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseAdequate
- Public ParkSparse
- Tennis CourtAdequate
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAmple
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAdequate
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAdequate
- TakeawaysAdequate
Local crime statistics
295 recorded crimes in the local area (April 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
Fees depend on the room and the care needed, so ask the home for a written quote. Check who pays with the funding calculator, or see what Worcestershire council pays.
Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £887 |
| 2025 | £911 |
What Worcestershire council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees
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Local health safety net
The Firs Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 10.1 miles away. The local GP practice is NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY, 0.9 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Kidderminster
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
Wyre Forest Dial-a-ride
Provides a door to door community transport service for the residents of Wyre Forest District, Worcestershire and surrounding Counties who are in need of such a service because of age, sickness or…
Community Transport Helpline Limited
The principal objective of the charity is to provide a community transport service for such of the inhabitants of Bewdley and within the county of Worcestershire, who are in need of such a service…
Stourport on Severn Social Day Centre Association
Elizabeth Mills Centre is a safe, stable, friendly environment serving local community aged fifty-five or above, preventing social exclusion by old age &/or ill health, assisting integration into…
Age Concern Stourbridge and Halesowen
To promote the relief of elderly people in any manner which now or hereinafter may be deemed by law to be charitable in and around those parts of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley which are known…
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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