Requires improvementSafe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvementRated 3 years ago↑ Up from Inadequate
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?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement
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. ?
WhiteHorse Care - Brownhills is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 17 other homes in Walsall.
67% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
WhiteHorse Care - Brownhills is an independent 8-bed residential care home in Walsall, registered with CQC under its own name. It is registered to care for younger adults, people with a physical disability, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Walsall has 30 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Across Walsall, 67% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2024. 74% of homes in Walsall also score 5. The nearest home with a higher rating is Brownhills Nursing Home (Good), 0.8 km away.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in April 2023. Responsive and well-led were also Requires improvement. For safe, effective and caring, the rating was Good. Before that, in August 2022, it was rated Inadequate.
