Drake Court Residential Home
- Care home
- 29 beds
- No nursing
- Dementia care
- Registered since 2010
- Bloxwich, Walsall, West Midlands
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
7 ratings
Rated Requires improvement at every inspection since 2015.
5 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
18 of 57
rated care homes in Walsall are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Drake Court Residential Home: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in December 2021.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Ash Grange Nursing Home (Good, 0.4 miles away) and The Cottage Nursing Home (Good, 0.5 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- RI Parklands Court Care Home Requires improvement, 0.1 miles away
- RI Woodcross Healthcare Services Requires improvement, 0.4 miles away
- G Ash Grange Nursing Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- – Peridot View Not yet rated, 0.4 miles away
- G The Cottage Nursing Home Good, 0.5 miles away
About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 24 December 2021. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Drake Court is a residential care home providing personal care and accommodation for up to 29 people some of whom may live with dementia. The service was supporting 29 people at the time of the inspection in one adapted building.
What inspectors found
Although some improvements had been made since our last inspection, risks to people were still not consistently well managed and left people at potential risk of harm. Improvements were being made to the management of people's medicines. Mixed feedback was received about the staffing levels in place. Staff met peoples core needs, but support was task-focused and staff did not appear to have quality time with people. Systems were in place to protect people from risk of abuse. We were somewhat assured with the measures in place to prevent the spread of infection.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
People did not always have the equipment available to meet their needs. Improvements were still required to ensure records contained detailed information about people including their end of life wishes. People knew how to raise concerns and told us staff knew them well and were responsive to their needs. There were some opportunities for people to engage in activities although this could be improved for people that lived with dementia. Systems were in place to support people to maintain contact with their loved ones.
Although we saw improvements had been made in the areas we identified during our last inspection, we found further improvements were required. The systems in place to monitor the service were still not detailed enough to enable the management team to identify shortfalls.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 24 December 2021. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Responsive was rated Requires improvement on 24 December 2021. Ask to see how care plans are kept up to date, how complaints are handled and what activities are on offer.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 24 December 2021. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 5 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Sarah Jones
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)11 inspection reports, latest 24 December 2021. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Drake Court Healthcare Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 04002739 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Walsall Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Walsall Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 555 2922
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Walsall Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Drake Court Residential Home provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Drake Court Residential Home as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Drake Court Residential Home have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 29 beds at Drake Court Residential Home.
- When was Drake Court Residential Home last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Drake Court Residential Home was published on 24 December 2021.
- Who runs Drake Court Residential Home?
- Drake Court Residential Home is run by Drake Court Healthcare Limited.
- What is Drake Court Residential Home's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 24 December 2021.
Contact
- Phone
- 01922 476060
- Address
- Drake Close, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LW Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Ash Grange Nursing Home (Good, 0.4 miles away) and The Cottage Nursing Home (Good, 0.5 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- RI Parklands Court Care Home Requires improvement, 0.1 miles away
- RI Woodcross Healthcare Services Requires improvement, 0.4 miles away
- G Ash Grange Nursing Home Good, 0.4 miles away
- – Peridot View Not yet rated, 0.4 miles away
- G The Cottage Nursing Home Good, 0.5 miles away