Residential care home · Walsall

Drake Court Residential Home

Drake Close, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LW

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 24 December 2021 Rated 4 years ago ?
  • 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?Requires improvement
  • Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2021Inspected, no new rating
  • April 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • November 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • December 2016Requires improvementSECRW
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  • February 2016Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2015Requires improvementSECRW

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How it compares in Walsall

Drake Court Residential Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 17 other homes in Walsall. 67% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 2 (3%)
  • Good 27 (44%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 10 (16%)
  • Requires improvement 18 (29%)
  • Inadequate 1 (2%)
  • Not yet rated 4 (6%)

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Care homes nearby

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  • Woodcross Healthcare Services
    Walsall · WS3 2DQ · Nursing home · 44 beds0.6 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Ash Grange Nursing Home
    Walsall · WS3 3ER · Nursing home · 42 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 month ago
  • Ash Grange Nursing Home
    Walsall · WS3 3ER · Nursing home · 42 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Peridot View
    Walsall · WS3 2NY · Residential care home · 2 beds0.7 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • The Cottage Nursing Home
    Walsall · WS3 1HS · Nursing home · 33 beds0.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago

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What the data says about Drake Court Residential Home

Drake Court Residential Home is one of 62 care homes in Walsall: a 29-bed residential care home in Walsall, run by Drake Court Healthcare Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults.

The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in December 2021. It was Requires improvement for safe, responsive and well-led as well. CQC rated effective and caring as Good. That matches its previous rating, from April 2019.

Ash Grange Nursing Home, 0.7 km away, is the closest home rated Good. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from January 2026. 74% of homes in Walsall score the top mark of 5. 17 other homes in Walsall share its tier, “Requires improvement”.