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Wonderful place. I couldn't wish for my Mom to be in a nicer home.J S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Words can’t describe how amazing Ash Lodge have beenDerek T(Husband of Resident/Service User)

The level of care is very high, and I enjoy visiting the home.Ruth B(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Wonderful place. I couldn't wish for my Mom to be in a nicer home.J S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Words can’t describe how amazing Ash Lodge have beenDerek T(Husband of Resident/Service User)

The level of care is very high, and I enjoy visiting the home.Ruth B(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

Ash Lodge Care Home is a 70-bed facility offering a range of care options, including Nursing, General Nursing and Respite Care.
A dedicated team, including Palliative Care Specialists, ensures compassionate support for residents with complex needs.
Comfort and Convenience:
Residents at Ash Lodge enjoy contemporary, well-presented rooms designed for comfort and homeliness.
Each room is equipped with USB ports and Wi-Fi, and many ensuites feature private showers.
Comprehensive Care Services:
The home caters to...
Care Provided by Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
- Younger Adults
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 70 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
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- COPD/Pulmonary Disease
- Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
- Day Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- 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 Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing 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
Owner
- Care First (Smethwick) Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Helen Wilcox(Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Ages 18+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: 1997
- Last Refurbishment: 2024
- Number of floors: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (70)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (62)
Parking
- On site and road parking
Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing Reviews (66)
Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.825) out of 10, based on 25 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing has 66 reviews.
Every time we visit we are moved by the kindness and friendliness of the staff and the thoroughly competent way issues are dealt with.
Usually, all the doors of the rooms are open and we can see and smile at the other residents as walk down the corridor. Our friend told us that one of his carers wanted him to write her a poem. This is what he wrote -
'Oh carer, our caring angel,
Here in Ash Lodge, our home,
Your grateful charges thank you for all the love you've shown'.
Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review, I will pass on your kind words to the team at Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing.
They are always cleaning and making the whole place homely.
Mom's room is lovely and full of her memories.
I'm so grateful to them all for caring for Mom, it is such a relief to know she's being looked after.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review, I will pass your kind words on to the team at Ash Lodge.
I am happy with the standard of care my daughter receives. The staff are friendly and have provided a high standard of care. Any concerns I have raised have been dealt with promptly.
Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review. Nice to hear you remain happy with the services provided. see you soon.
I visit my friend on a regular basis and I always find staff extremely helpful, professional and competent. My friend only has good things to say about her care and well-being.
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My mom was admitted to Ash Lodge Care Home in April 2023 following a fall at home, suffering a head injury. After months in the hospital no improvement in her mobility and showing no signs in her capacity to self-care (whereas she was always independent) the decision was made for her to be referred to Ash Lodge Care Home. To mine and my brother's surprise, our mom was in the best care environment for her needs. The staff and management are the best team, caring, friendly, compassionate, helpful and kind bunch of people I have ever met. Knowing I can sleep at night, knowing my mom is in safe hands and being cared for by this amazing team is beyond compassion for human life and their caring dedicated nature. I will be forever grateful to Ash Lodge team for making my mom's stay with them feeling loved and cared for in her final years.
Thank you Sue for taking the time to write a review, I will pass your very kind words on to the team.
Dad was transferred to Ash Lodge from hospital. The care and understanding of Dad’s needs are amazing. All the staff do their best to make him comfortable and his needs catered for. We weren’t prepared for this step for Dad, however more than happy so far with Dad's care, he has now been with them for four weeks.
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Although my mom was only in Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing for a very short time before she passed away, the staff treated her with the care and respect she deserved. The staff went above and beyond looking after my mom. I just wish they got to know Mom as they would have loved her and I know she would have loved them. After my mom passed away they treated her with the upmost dignity also advising me of exactly what to do and how to go about it. I would recommend Ash Lodge in a heartbeat if anyone was looking for a safe, caring and loving home for their loved one.
Ash Lodge care team would like to thank you for your kind words, the care you shown towards your Mom was outstanding and we would like to thank you for giving Ash Lodge the opportunity to love and care for your mom.
After viewing quite a few care homes as soon as I walked into Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing it felt like the right place for my dad. My dad spent the last 6 weeks of his life in Ash Lodge and couldn’t have received better care.
Ash Lodge would like to thank you for taking time to write a review, your kind words will be passed on to the team.
From the warm welcome to the medical care, we find it hard to fault. We are kept informed by phone if necessary to her needs. Able to visit at any time, instils confidence in us to the daily runnings of the home. More important is that she is happy and settled. We have been visiting for two years and have seen little changes in staff who always speak, smile and are courteous and caring
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I, like most people never wanted to reach a situation where a relation I loved and cared for had to be moved into a care home facility but unfortunately in 2022 that time came. I’ll never forget the reassurances those at Ash Lodge provided me whilst an end-of-life care package was set up, alongside the care and attention they showed my relation whilst in their physical care. Although the time there was brief, my relation was content and well cared for in facilities that were clean and well-maintained. Carers greeted me by name and acknowledged me as their main contact I had a clear knowledge of their conditions and took any comments made on board and were contactable 24/7. I will be forever grateful to those who helped make my aunt's last weeks, days and hours as comfortable and as dignified as possible and I truly believe they cared for them as if they were one of their own.
I chose Ash Lodge Care Home because it was near to my father's home. May I say how good the staff were in helping my father what turned out to be his last few years. Professional and caring on a personal level. Unfortunately, when he passed away at ninety-one and we had the funeral the hearse stopped outside Ash Lodge and as a mark of respect, the staff were all outside in a line which moved both me and my husband to tears. I wish them the best for the future.
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Ash Lodge would like to wish the family all the very best for the future.
Our lovely mom has been in Ash Lodge Care Home for the last 12 weeks for rehab for her fractured shoulder. We have never had to worry about mom, as the staff are so caring and nothing is too much trouble. Even when passing mom's room they always stop and make conversation. Such a wonderful little place. Our mom's coming home soon, so we as a family would like to say a very big thank you to the manager and all her staff for looking after our mom. Keep up the excellent work.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review, your Mom is a wonderful lady and a pleasure to love and look after. We miss your Mom daily, miss her little wave, her smile and I'm sure she is now loving life back home with her cat and her wonderful family. I will pass on your kind words to the team here at Ash Lodge.
I know my wife is in the best possible place for her care needs, being looked after by the most caring of staff. My wife hasn't got a clue what is going on about her due to dementia but I am confident that all of her care needs are met and staff still treat her with dignity and respect. Thank you.
Thank you for taking the time to write a review, I will pass on your kind words to the team at Ash Lodge Nursing Home. You and your wife are part of our family.
I would like to thank all the staff at Ash Lodge for the wonderful care they have taken of my mother. She was with them for 7 months on end-of-life care. They could not have looked after her any better if she had been their own mother. The family cannot express our gratitude enough for your care and support through this sad time. You are all angels.
My mum has received care and attention throughout her time there.
She hasn't experienced any activities etc. as she has been bedbound. However, the staff have been in her room to spend time with her in other ways which I appreciate.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review. I will pass on your kind words to the team.
Made welcome at all times. Staff will make time to talk. It always looks clean and tidy and smells fresh on every visit.
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Since being in Ash Lodge, my mother has thrived. The staff have good interaction with the residents and encourages them in areas where needed. (Example, earing, taking medication). I have always found the staff to be polite and willing to help with any queries I may have. The level of care is very high, and I enjoy visiting the home. I would certainly recommend Ash Lodge to anyone who needed to go into care.
Thank you, Ruth, for taking the time to write a review. Mom has always been a pleasure to care for. I will pass on your kind words to the team.
My mother was transferred to this care home in late August and sadly passed away on 02/09/21. Her stay was short but during that time she and myself and my daughter were treated with respect and care for the three of us. Nothing was too much trouble. We were kept informed all through Mom's stay. I know she would have been happy if her stay wasn't cut short. The staff gave my mother the dignity she deserved when she passed and we cannot thank them enough for the kindness and care they gave us.
As a family, the last thing we wanted was to have to have mom put into care, however being lucky enough to have found mom a place at Ash Lodge has removed all the pressure and guilt of not being able to care for her in her own home with dad. The quality of care and service coupled with amazing staff at all levels means that we know mom is safe, well cared for, and wants for nothing, most importantly giving my dad peace of mind. Thank you.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review, it means so much to the team to receive feedback. Your Mom is a pleasure and we thank you for giving the team at Ash Lodge the opportunity to love and care for your Mom.
Words can’t describe how amazing Ash Lodge have been. My mum had only a few months there but she was looked after in the most special way. They are all fantastic and so caring. I can’t recommend them highly enough. I love them all.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review, your loved one was a pleasure to look after. We are missing her photographs of how she was and the fun she had. Very lucky to have a loving and supporting family like you. I will pass on your wonderful words to the team.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 11 July 2023Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveRequires improvement
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- 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.
Bed Vacancies
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News (4) & Events (0)
- 08 Jan 2026
When it comes to supporting our residents' families and carers, we have a deep understanding of what they have gone through to arrive at the moment of needing help. Our...
- 27 Aug 2025
Ash Lodge Nursing Home was filled with smiles, giggles and plenty of cuddles as we hosted our Teddy Bear Picnic for the children. Pass the Parcel brought plenty of excitement,...
- 20 May 2025
We've marked VE Day today with a beautiful daytime celebration filled with music, memories, and plenty of smiles. Residents enjoyed a glass of wine while classic wartime songs played in...
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Awards / Recognitions (1)
- 01 Sep 2023Recipient: Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing
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Meet the Team (9)

Helen started her career in care over 40 years ago when she joined her mom in delivering home help to the local community before moving on to caring for the elderly in residential care homes.
Helen worked night shifts for many years whilst raising her own family. During this time, Helen gained her qualifications, which enabled her to obtain a position of deputy Care manager. Helen always wanted to make a difference in care and remained determined to gain the qualification to become a care home manager. Helen has managed residential and nursing homes for the last 23 years. Helen has worked in care all of her working life and remains as passionate about care now as she was when she started her career.

David began his care journey in 2007, working as a care assistant in Solihull. Wanting to make more of a difference to his residents' lives, he blossomed into a senior care assistant and then went on to qualify as a registered nurse in 2014. Having a passion for palliative care, he then joined the Birmingham Hospice in Selly Oak. He achieved a Bachelor's degree in Adult Cancer Care, earning him the title of Palliative Nurse Specialist. Whilst he loved the hospice setting, he missed the homely ambience of a nursing home.
In August 2017, he joined Ash Lodge as palliative care lead; it was then that he was able to put his knowledge into practice. David is now Deputy nurse manager at Ash Lodge and enjoys the challenges and rewards that come with it.

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