Residential care home · Dudley

Ashbourne Care Home

Lightwood Road, Dudley, DY1 2RS

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago New owner since March 2024

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 8 March 2024 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Requires improvement
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

The home changed owner in March 2024. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2021Inspected, no new rating

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Dudley

Ashbourne Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 22 other homes in Dudley. 70% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good, with Outstanding areas 1 (1%)
  • Good 49 (55%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 9 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 23 (26%)
  • Inadequate 2 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 5 (6%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Himley Manor Care Home
    Dudley · DY1 2QF · Residential care home · 51 beds0.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 5 months ago
  • Cedar Road
    Dudley · DY1 4HW · Residential care home · 9 beds0.8 km
    Good S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Nelson House
    Dudley · DY1 2AG · Residential care home · 21 beds0.9 km
    Inadequate S: InadequateE: InadequateC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Inadequate Rated 3 months ago
  • Broadway Halls Care Home
    Dudley · DY1 3EA · Nursing home · 83 beds1.0 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Richmond Residential Lodge Ltd
    Dudley · DY1 3JD · Residential care home · 21 beds1.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Castleview Residential Care Home
    Dudley · DY1 4AD · Residential care home · 13 beds1.2 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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Other homes run by Care Plus London Limited

3 care homes in total: 1 Good, 2 Requires improvement.

  • Whittington Care Home
    Chesterfield, Derbyshire · S41 9HF · Nursing home · 48 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • The Lodge Care Home
    Sheffield, Derbyshire · S21 1AL · Nursing home · 40 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago

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Ashbourne Care Home at a glance

Ashbourne Care Home is a 38-bed residential care home in Dudley, run by Care Plus London Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people and people with dementia. The typical home in Dudley has 22 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

In March 2024, CQC gave it Requires improvement overall, and Requires improvement for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Ratings in Dudley are typically about 5 years old, which makes this one newer than most.

22 other homes in Dudley share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in June 2025. That is true of 61% of homes in Dudley. The home changed owner in March 2024. Care Plus London Limited runs 3 care homes, and 1 of the 3 rated are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Himley Manor Care Home (Good), 0.6 km away.