Acorns Children's Hospice in the Black Country is a CQC-registered hospice in Walsall, run by Acorns Children's Hospice Trust and registered since February 2011.
Care and support offered: Caring for children, Learning disabilities, Physical disabilities, Sensory impairment.
Contact the provider directly to check availability, eligibility and costs – this information changes and is best confirmed with them.
CQC inspection rating
Good Overall rating, published 7 October 2016
- SafeRequires improvement
- EffectiveGood
- CaringOutstanding
- ResponsiveOutstanding
- Well-ledGood
View the full CQC profile and inspection reports. Contains CQC data © Care Quality Commission. CQC location ID 1-113884248. Always check the CQC website for the latest rating. This listing is built from the CQC’s public register and has not been checked or claimed by the provider.
Good to know: hospice care
- It is freeHospice care is free, paid for through a combination of NHS funding and public donation.
- Not only for the last daysA hospice palliative care team might help control symptoms such as pain or breathlessness early on in an illness.
- Where it happensHospice care can be provided at home, in a care home, or to a day patient visiting the hospice.
- How to get itYou can contact a hospice directly yourself, but the team will usually also ask for a referral from your doctor or nurse.
This is general guidance for England, not information about this provider. Source: NHS – Hospice care. Checked 4 October 2026.
