Residential care home · Walsall

Oak Lodge Residential Home

1A Adams Road, Shire Oak, Walsall, WS8 7AL

Requires improvement Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago ↑ Up from Inadequate

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 18 May 2023 Rated 3 years ago ?
  • 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?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

Earlier ratings ?

  • February 2023InadequateSECRW
  • August 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • July 2019InadequateSECRW
  • January 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • October 2015Requires improvementSECRW

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 Walsall

Oak Lodge 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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  • Shire Oak House
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 4 years ago
  • The Hamptons Retirement Home Ltd
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  • Castlehill Specialist Care Centre
    Walsall · WS9 9DE · Nursing home · 84 beds1.2 km
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  • Shelbourne Specialist Care Centre
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What the data says about Oak Lodge Residential Home

Oak Lodge Residential Home is a 17-bed residential care home in Walsall, run by Mrs R Ghai. It is registered to care for older people and people with dementia. The typical home in Walsall has 30 beds, so this one is on the small side.

CQC last rated the home in May 2023, giving it Requires improvement overall. Caring, responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. For safe and effective, the rating was Good. Before that, in February 2023, it was rated Inadequate.

Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 3 out of 5 in September 2026. 74% of homes in Walsall score the top mark of 5. In Walsall, 67% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). About 0.7 km away, Shire Oaks Court is rated Good.