DHC - Dudley & Sandwell
First Floor, Old School House,, Dudley, DY2 0LY · Dudley · West Midlands
Community based adult social care services · operated by DHC Midlands Ltd
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but the rating is 6 years old, and 1 of this operator's 4 rated homes are below Good.
- Age of rating
- 6 years old — published 28 Aug 2019. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 1 of 4 of DHC Midlands Ltd's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 28 Aug 2019 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 28 Aug 2019 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 28 Aug 2019 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 28 Aug 2019 |
| Well-led | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 28 Aug 2019 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 3 other locations
Other active services registered to DHC Midlands Ltd. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| DHC - Connaught House | Requires improvement9 Aug 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Leicestershire |
| DHC - Gretton Court | Good30 Sep 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Leicestershire |
| DHC - Waterside | Good29 Sep 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Leicestershire |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 21 Jun 2016
- Service type
- Community based adult social care services
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-2710861977
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.