Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 6 years ago↓ Down from GoodNew owner since September 2026
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?Requires improvement
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. ?
The home changed owner in September 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
Dovedale Court is a 76-bed nursing home in Wednesbury, Sandwell, run by HC-One No.5 Limited. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. Most homes in Sandwell are smaller: the median there is 12 beds.
Across Sandwell, 73% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in October 2026. 95% of homes in Sandwell also score 5. HC-One No.5 Limited runs 62 care homes, and 49 of the 60 rated are Good or Outstanding. The nearest home with a higher rating is Bartholamew Lodge Nursing Home Limited (Good), 0.4 km away. HC-One No.5 Limited has run the home since September 2026, when it changed owner.
CQC last rated the home in November 2019, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. For effective, caring and responsive, the rating was Good. Before that, in November 2018, it was rated Good. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 63% of homes in Sandwell. Here is how rating age varies by council.
