SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?28%Inadequate
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?38%Inadequate
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Assessing needsSignificant shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?55%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSome shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?50%Requires improvement
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Person-centred careSignificant shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?36%Inadequate
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 2 good, 31 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
CQC's register shows no registered manager for this home. Every care home must have one. The home may be recruiting, or a new manager may be applying to CQC. ?
Amberley Care Home is an independent 25-bed residential care home in Brierley Hill, Dudley, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia and younger adults.
Its kitchen was rated 3 for food hygiene in April 2026. In Dudley, 61% of homes score 5. Across Dudley, 70% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. There is no registered manager on CQC's register right now. About 0.8 km away, Victoria Lodge is rated Good.
CQC's latest rating, from March 2026, is Inadequate overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Inadequate. Caring and responsive were rated Requires improvement. Before that, in May 2023, it was rated Requires improvement. Ratings in Dudley are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 31 fell below good. The lowest was “assessing needs” (significant shortfalls).
