Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing
- Care home
- 70 beds
- Nursing care
- Registered since 2011
- Smethwick, Sandwell, West Midlands
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
Its last inspection moved it down from Good to Requires improvement.
3 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
21 of 79
rated care homes in Sandwell are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in July 2023, down from Good.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Barnford House (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Alphonsus House (Good, 0.7 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Barnford House Good, 0.5 miles away
- – Coopers Lodge Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away
- RI The Poplars Nursing Home Requires improvement, 0.5 miles away
- RI Trinity View Care Home Requires improvement, 0.5 miles away
- RI Selborne Mews Requires improvement, 0.6 miles away
About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 11 July 2023. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing is a care home providing personal care and accommodation to up to seventy people. The service provides support to older people and people with dementia. At the time of our inspection there were sixty four people using the service.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Effective was rated Requires improvement on 11 July 2023. Ask about staff training and how health appointments are arranged.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 11 July 2023. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 3 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask how nursing cover works at night and at weekends.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Helen Wilcox
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service with nursing, Rehabilitation services
- Who it supports
- Mental Health, Older People, Physical Disability, Sensory Impairment, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)6 inspection reports, latest 11 July 2023. 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
- Care First (Smethwick) Ltd
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 06427706 (opens Companies House)
Getting help from Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0121 569 7474 (option 4), Monday to Thursday 9am to 5.30pm, Friday 9am to 5pm
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing provide nursing care?
- Yes. The Care Quality Commission lists Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing as a care home with nursing.
- How many beds does Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 70 beds at Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing.
- When was Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing was published on 11 July 2023.
- Who runs Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing?
- Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing is run by Care First (Smethwick) Ltd.
- What is Ash Lodge Care Home with Nursing's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 11 July 2023.
Contact
- Phone
- 0121 558 9808
- Address
- Londonderry Lane, Smethwick, B67 7EL Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Barnford House (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Alphonsus House (Good, 0.7 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Barnford House Good, 0.5 miles away
- – Coopers Lodge Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away
- RI The Poplars Nursing Home Requires improvement, 0.5 miles away
- RI Trinity View Care Home Requires improvement, 0.5 miles away
- RI Selborne Mews Requires improvement, 0.6 miles away