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?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. ?
The Gables is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 18 other homes in Sandwell.
73% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Gables is one of 95 care homes in Sandwell: a 47-bed nursing home in Oldbury, run by Absolute Healthcare (Central) Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Sandwell has 12 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in September 2019. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. Caring was rated Requires improvement. 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.
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%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from March 2026. That is true of 95% of homes in Sandwell.
