Chance Drive
1 Chance Drive, Smethwick, B66 1TT · Sandwell · West Midlands
8 beds · operated by Dignus Healthcare Limited
Diligence verdict
Rated Requires improvement overall, and the rating is 4 years old, and 2 of this operator's 13 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- SafeRequires improvement17 Dec 2021rating 3+ yrs oldWell-ledRequires improvement17 Dec 2021rating 3+ yrs old
- Age of rating
- 4 years old — published 17 Dec 2021. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 2 of 13 of Dignus Healthcare Limited'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 | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 17 Dec 2021 |
| Effective | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 14 Aug 2019 |
| Caring | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 14 Aug 2019 |
| Responsive | Goodrating 3+ yrs old | 14 Aug 2019 |
| Well-led | Requires improvementrating 3+ yrs old | 17 Dec 2021 |
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 — 14 other locations
Other active services registered to Dignus Healthcare Limited. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| 39 School Lane | Good14 Feb 2024 | Warwickshire |
| Arden Croft | Good11 Dec 2018rating 3+ yrs old | Coventry |
| Brookfield | Good5 Feb 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Coventry |
| Byron Court | Good16 Aug 2023 | Nottinghamshire |
| Carisbrooke House | Requires improvement27 Mar 2026 | Nottingham |
| Colliers House | Good9 Nov 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Coventry |
| Dignus Support | Good17 Oct 2025 | Walsall |
| Ebenezer House | Good19 May 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Walsall |
| Elm Road | Good9 Jun 2021rating 3+ yrs old | Walsall |
| Gilburn | Good19 Nov 2024 | Leicestershire |
| Highcroft House | Good9 May 2019rating 3+ yrs old | Birmingham |
| Lea Hall | Not yet rated | Birmingham |
…and 2 more.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- On CQC’s site
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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.