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Residential care home · Sandwell

Chance Drive

1 Chance Drive, Smethwick, B66 1TT

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 7 years ago
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Chance Drive is a residential care home in Smethwick, run by Dignus Healthcare Limited. It has 8 registered beds and supports younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with a sensory impairment.

CQC rated it Requires improvement overall in August 2019. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. Across Sandwell, 71% of the 79 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding. The rating is 7 years old. CQC decides when to re-inspect based on risk, so this isn't a mark against the home, but it's worth asking what has changed since.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 14 August 2019 Rated 7 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Older rating. Published 14 August 2019, 7 years ago. CQC prioritises inspections by risk, so many well-run homes go years without a visit. We never rank a home lower for an old rating. Check the CQC website for anything newer.

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Sandwell

Chance Drive is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 22 other homes in Sandwell. Of the 79 rated care homes here, 71% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Good 38 (42%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 18 (20%)
  • Requires improvement 23 (25%)
  • Not yet rated 12 (13%)

Half of Sandwell's ratings are more than 6.6 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Dignus Healthcare Limited runs 14 care homes registered with CQC: 10 Good, 2 Requires improvement, 2 Not yet rated.

  • 39 School Lane
    Coventry, Warwickshire · CV7 9GE · Residential care home · 8 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 2 years ago
  • Arden Croft
    Coventry · CV7 8JU · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Brookfield
    Coventry · CV6 6AR · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 7 years ago
  • Byron Court
    Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · NG5 6FF · Residential care home · 2 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 3 years ago
  • Colliers House
    Coventry · CV2 2AF · Residential care home · 12 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 6 years ago
  • Elm Road
    Walsall · WS3 1BH · Residential care home · 2 beds
    Good SECRW Rated 5 years ago

All 14 homes run by Dignus Healthcare Limited →

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