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. ?
SENSE - 20-32 Horton Street is an independent 6-bed residential care home in West Bromwich, Sandwell, registered with CQC under its own name. CQC registers it to look after people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with a sensory impairment. That is smaller than most homes in Sandwell, where the typical home has 12 beds.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in January 2019. That is up from Requires improvement in November 2018. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Sandwell, 63% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
Across Sandwell, 73% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from August 2019. That is true of 95% of homes in Sandwell. Sense runs 36 care homes, and 33 of the 36 rated are Good or Outstanding. None of the 5 nearest rated homes has a higher rating.
