Nursing home · Sandwell

Veronica House

1 Leabrook Road, Tipton, DY4 0DX

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago New owner since March 2026

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 5 January 2024 Rated 2 years ago ?
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
  • 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

The home changed owner in March 2026. Its rating dates from before the change. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • December 2022Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • February 2022Inspected, no new rating
  • February 2020GoodSECRW previous owner
  • July 2019Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • January 2018GoodSECRW previous owner
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  • May 2017Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • September 2016Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • May 2016Requires improvementSECRW previous owner
  • November 2015Requires improvementSECRW previous owner

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 Sandwell

Veronica House is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 21 other homes in Sandwell. 73% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Good 42 (44%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 19 (20%)
  • Requires improvement 22 (23%)
  • Not yet rated 12 (13%)

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Care homes nearby

  • Leabrook House Nursing Home
    Tipton, Sandwell · DY4 0DY · Nursing home · 40 beds0.1 km
    Requires improvement S: GoodE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Meadow Court
    Tipton, Sandwell · DY4 0HB · Nursing home · 18 beds0.6 km
    Not yet rated S: not ratedE: not ratedC: not ratedR: not ratedW: not rated
  • Abberley House
    Dudley, Sandwell · DY4 0PS · Residential care home · 9 beds0.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Bridgewood Mews
    Tipton, Sandwell · DY4 0JW · Nursing home · 20 beds0.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 months ago
  • Dovedale Court
    Wednesbury, Sandwell · WS10 7PZ · Nursing home · 76 beds1.2 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago
  • Dovedale Court
    Wednesbury, Sandwell · WS10 7PZ · Nursing home · 76 beds1.2 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 6 years ago

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Other homes run by Dale Topco Limited

5 care homes in total: 3 Good, 2 Requires improvement.

  • Burton, Bridge and Trent Court Care Centre
    Burton On Trent, Staffordshire · DE15 0LB · Nursing home · 85 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Loxley Court
    Sheffield · S4 8NB · Nursing home · 48 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Smithy Bridge Court
    Littleborough, Rochdale · OL15 8QN · Nursing home · 51 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Haythorne Place
    Sheffield · S5 6AB · Nursing home · 120 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago

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Veronica House in brief

Run by Dale Topco Limited, Veronica House is a nursing home in Tipton, Sandwell with 52 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Sandwell has 12 beds, so this one is bigger than average.

Across Sandwell, 73% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. 95% of homes in Sandwell also score 5. Dale Topco Limited has run the home since March 2026, when it changed owner. About 0.7 km away, Abberley House is rated Good. 3 of Dale Topco Limited’s 5 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups).

In January 2024, CQC gave it Requires improvement overall, and Requires improvement for each of the five key questions too. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. That matches its previous rating, from December 2022. Ratings in Sandwell are typically about 7 years old, which makes this one newer than most.