SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
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?Good
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. ?
Dingle Meadow is a 46-bed residential care home in Oldbury, Sandwell, run by HC-One Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people and people with dementia. The typical home in Sandwell has 12 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in October 2019. Its rating before that, in August 2016, was the same. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Sandwell, 63% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
HC-One Limited runs 66 care homes, and 54 of the 66 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. CQC's register shows no registered manager at the moment. In Sandwell, 73% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).
