
I would absolutely recommend Appletrees to anyone who is looking for a genuinely wonderful homeHelen P(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Staff are very friendly, helpful and kind to the patients. There is a real sense of 'familyZoe S(Sister of Resident/Service User)

room is always nice, clean and freshly made bed.N M(Next of Kin)

I would absolutely recommend Appletrees to anyone who is looking for a genuinely wonderful homeHelen P(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Staff are very friendly, helpful and kind to the patients. There is a real sense of 'familyZoe S(Sister of Resident/Service User)

room is always nice, clean and freshly made bed.N M(Next of Kin)

Appletrees Care Home Residential and Nursing Care Home promises exceptional care at a fair price.
It provides specialist 'home-from-home' residential, nursing, dementia and challenging behaviour care where the dedicated team treats your loved one as their own family.
At Appletrees Care Home, everyone is treated as an individual and they excel in delivering 'person-centred' care.
Appletrees Care Home residential and nursing care home is situated in a tranquil location in Catshill, which has...
Care Provided by Appletrees Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Learning Disability / Autism
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 46 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Appletrees Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Appletrees Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Whitelodge Alveley Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Sue Anslow(Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 40+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: No
- Last Refurbishment: 2021
Room Information
- Single Rooms (34)
- Couples/Companion Rooms (4)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (16)
- Couples/Companion Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (1)
Visiting
- Open visiting hours 7 days a week, 24 hours per day.
Parking
- Parking on site
Appletrees Care Home Reviews (29)
Appletrees Care Home has a Review Score of 8.7 (8.672) out of 10, based on 13 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Appletrees Care Home has 29 reviews.
After successfully removing our grandad from the awful institution, we want to highlight the dangers of this uncaring home. Management-miserable, unco-operative and unprofessional. When concerns were highlighted, the response was a shoulder shrug. They do not care and they do not take accountability. The carers-there are a handful of carers that actually care. The rest sit in silence on their phones. Cleanliness-appalling and often we would find our grandads bedroom covered in days worth of urine. Activities-what activities? There is no stimulation whatsoever for residents with dementia. We often witnessed residents stood crying looking out of a window. They don't acknowledge the residents or make conversation, they are left to wander aimlessly and become agitated. Safeguarding-this should be highlighted soon by CQC in their many recent reviews. It is dangerous. The place needs shutting down and the manager needs to be removed. I am thankful my grandad no longer has to live here.
This review is extremely upsetting. Our residents are all treated with the utmost respect and dignity. They are allowed to cry, walk with reason if they so wish, we do not restrain any resident. All residents are given an individual care package which is confidential. I believe your visits were...
I always find staff approachable. On the various times I have been they always seem to treat the residents with care and respect. I am kept well informed about any changes or needs for my mother. Overall an excellent establishment that I would not hesitate to recommend.
Mom has been at appletrees since August 2025 and as a family we are overall happy with their ongoing care and I get regular calls if any issues or medication changes. Always a happy reception when visiting.
Many thanks for your kind review, it is much appreciated by us all as a team, we do aim to support families as well as our residents, thanks again.
Appletrees is a fantastic care home that takes great care of my grandmother who is suffering from dementia. I am very pleased with the level of service and duty that the staff there provide, they have my full trust.
Thank you for your review, your support and your trust, our aim is to ensure all of our residents are well cared for, and that they are happy and content when they are living with Dementia. Thank you again for your kind words of encouragement and praise.
First thing noticed - no smells. The building is well lit. The staff are very efficient and caring, this includes the cleaners. The staff are also very friendly. The room is very spacious and includes a television and hand basin. Food is very good and varied. Regular tea breaks with biscuits quite often during the day. Overall a pleasant atmosphere.
Thank you your lovely words of encouragement for everyone, we aim to make it a home from home experience for everyone who lives here.
The care home has been really good for our aunt. They have treated her with respect and looked after all her needs and we would like to say a big thank you for what you do and to all the staff at the care home.
Thank you, we are really happy to hear that we are appreciated for everything we do for our residents as a team, your kind words mean so much to us all.
Happy with what we have seen when visiting the resident. They seem happy and the carers are very supportive and interact with the residents. They seem happy rooms are always very clean when ever we visit as are the lounges and television rooms.
Many thanks for your positive review, and words of encouragement, we aim to ensure all our residents are happy, healthy and in a safe environment.
The staff are amazing with seemingly unlimited kindness and go above and beyond to make sure mom is settled and happy.
Communications are excellent and I feel very welcome when I make my regular visits.
The food is superb, mom's room is delightful and the whole place is kept to a very high standard of cleanliness.
Staff have quickly got to know mom and assist her in every way they can to support her failing memory.
I would absolutely recommend Appletrees to anyone who is looking for a genuinely wonderful home for their loved one.
Thank you so much for your lovely kind words of encouragement and praise, all the staff deserve it! Your mom is a joy to look after with her wicked sense of humour and her kindness that she shows to other residents. It's heart-warming to see your mom so happy and content. Thank you again for your words of encouragement.
Good friendly staff and management. Any questions answered as required.
Thank you for your kind review and words of encouragement, many thanks again.
From day one I have felt very welcome. They are very caring with everyone they look after even if you are not a resident. It has a very warm feeling.
Thank you for your lovely review of the home, we aim to treat everyone with respect and kindness, even if you are just visiting! We will continue to make everyone very welcome to ensure that you are well looked after, whether you live here or not. Many thanks again.
Very caring, friendly, always helpful, very organised, clean, rooms very clean and tidy. Everyone is polite and friendly. No smells. It is a very happy care/nursing home. Cannot find fault in anything.
Thank you for your lovely, kind words of encouragement for us all, we strive to ensure all of our residents are loved and cared for appropriately, to ensure family members peace of mind. Your husband has come on in leaps and bounds since being with us, and we hope this continues. Many thanks again.
No referrals were made to physio, OT, etc. unless we actually met the doctors ourselves.
They would wedge him in tiny wheelchairs that would rise with him when hoisted. They also cut skin from his finger when cutting his nails causing bleeding and did not inform us.
They sent 1 day's worth of diabetic medication on transfer and had none on order, so would have run out.
There are a few nice carers, but they have no chance!
We referred to the Safeguarding Team, due to our many concerns.
Firstly I would like to say that all of our residents are given choices, including your grandad as to whether they would like to get up and come to the lounge area, we always encourage our residents to get up in their best interest, not demand, as your family did, which was going against his wishes...
I recently removed my Mom from Appletrees due to lack of 'care'. The residents are bored, there is no stimulation for them at all. As my Mom's care needs increased they were unable to meet them and rather than tell us they just muddled on, which really wasn't helpful.
We were very sad to see your mom go as she had been with us for many years, she had settled in really well and knew all the staff, when your mom's needs increased we didn't just muddle along we sought advice and help, and in the interim, we managed her needs really well until a 1:1 was put in...
My aunt is very well cared for. Always clean and dressed, the staff are on hand for any questions we may have.
Thank you for your review, and your kind words of encouragement towards the staff and for making them feel valued and appreciated, we endeavour to do our best, many thanks.
Appletrees, previously another name, which changed overnight without notice, is an appalling place that is not fit to be called a care home. Management are shocking and really do not care at all. Don't trust a word, they lie. I was told they put up with my mom’s incontinence! My mom would walk round in circles like a dog alongside other residents equally bored, told constantly to sit down. Residents had no stimulation, sat opposite each other wailing for attention. I need to alert anyone who considers this home to run. I saw first-hand how they are all treated. Residents spend their time staring into space. The outdoor space is a small, claustrophobic space, the only accessible place is littered with used cigarettes and broken dirty chairs. They claim to be specialists in care but they have no understanding of dementia, behaviour is reprimanded as if they choose to forget! It’s not enough to feed and water our elderly, they deserve so much more. I really hope the care quality team are keeping their eyes open!
Anyone considering nursing care for their loved one is welcome to visit us (without notice) to see for themselves the...
The staff always go above and beyond to help me when I visit, my auntie thinks they’re all wonderful, never has a bad word to say about any of them, always smiles, fresh and clean. My auntie‘s room is always nice, clean and freshly made bed. The food always looks really nice and smells amazing.
Thank you for your positivity towards the staff and their extremely hard work and you are right, the home smells amazing during mealtimes. Thank you for taking the time to write a review.
This positive treatment, consideration of personal needs and friendship gives a lot of comfort to patients and their families.
Thank you for your lovely words and the time that you spent writing this review, it's really nice to hear that the staff are appreciated and valued. It is our aim to make our residents feel like family, so they feel like it's home from home and a safe place to be. It is so good to receive some really friendly and positive comments.
Always have found everyone who works here to be most responsive and helpful. If we need to speak to staff, for whatever we might need to question/ask, we have always had a quick meet-up. Everyone is charming and polite. Our family member is treated with the utmost respect and care for her immediate needs. Our family member is very happy here. All her needs are met.
Thank you for your kind words and appreciation for the staff, many thanks again.
Rooms are clean and tidy. Staff are friendly. Nursing staff are helpful. Mum is warm and comfortable.
There has been much improvement at the home, all of the staff are friendly ,kind and approachable. The new manager really has already made a difference, the place feels cleaner and more homely. My auntie is feeling much more settled and staff have been kind and patient with her.
Thank you so much for your lovely words, which gives us the the motivation to do even better. We are happy and honoured to look after your auntie and we love that she is well and happy with us. Thank you again.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 26 September 2025Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveRequires improvement
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledRequires improvement
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Appletrees Care Home
What types of Care is Appletrees Care Home registered for?
Older Person Care, Dementia, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults are the registered (by the Care Quality Commission) categories of Care.
How many Rooms does Appletrees Care Home have?
There are 34 Single Rooms and 4 Couples/Companion Rooms.
What are the Facilities & Services at Appletrees Care Home?
Own Furniture if required, Pet Friendly (or by arrangement), Close to Local shops, Near Public Transport, Lift, Stairlift, Wheelchair Access, Gardens, Bar/Café, Residents Kitchenette, Television point in own room, Residents Internet Access are some of the Facilities & Services.
How far is Appletrees Care Home to the centre of Bromsgrove?
1.7 mile(s) as the crow flies, distance by road may be significantly further.
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