Elm Lodge
- Care home
- 3 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2020
- Stourbridge, Dudley, West Midlands
Good
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
2 ratings
Rated Good at every inspection since 2021.
5 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
59 of 82
rated care homes in Dudley are rated Good, like this one.
Elm Lodge: inspection record
Rated Good in April 2022.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
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About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 30 April 2022. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Elm Lodge is a care home for people with learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, providing personal care for three people at the time of the inspection. The service can support up to three people. Everyone had their own bedroom, bathroom and lounge area. Two people shared a large kitchen and one person had their own kitchen area. Everyone could share the use of a dining room and garden.
What inspectors found
Right Support; Staff supported people to have the maximum possible choice, control and independence over their lives. People were supported by staff to pursue their interests in the local community. The service provided people with care and support in a safe, clean, well equipped, and well-furnished environment which met their physical and sensory needs. Staff enabled people to access specialist health and social care and support in the community. Staff supported people with their medicines safely to achieve the best possible health outcomes.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Right Care: People received kind and compassionate care. Staff protected and respected people's privacy and dignity. They understood and responded to their individual needs. Staff understood people's cultural needs and provided culturally appropriate care. Relatives spoke positively about the staff team. One relative said; "[The staff] are very responsive and available…. I could not praise them enough." People could communicate with staff and understand information given to them because staff supported them consistently and understood their individual communication needs. People could pursue interests that were tailored to them. The service gave people opportunities to try new activities that enhanced and enriched their lives.
Right culture; People were supported by staff who understood best practice in relation to the wide range of strengths, impairments and sensitivities people with a learning disability or autism may have. Staff knew and understood people well. They were responsive and supported peoples wishes to live a quality life of their choosing. People and their relatives were involved with planning their care.
People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives and staff supported them in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests; the policies and systems in the service supported this practice.
Questions to ask when you visit
- The last rating is 5 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
- Ask to see the most recent Care Quality Commission (CQC) report and what the home did about any points in it.
- Visit at different times of day, including a mealtime.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Christelle Le Bray
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)2 inspection reports, latest 30 April 2022. 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
- Fairmont Residential Limited
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 05934840 (opens Companies House)
Fairmont Residential Limited runs 6 services, all in the West Midlands. 6 are rated Good or Outstanding.
Other services run by Fairmont Residential Limited
- O Fairmont Residential Limited Outstanding. Care home, Staffordshire
- G Eveson Road Good. Care home, Dudley
- G Fairmont Residential Limited Good. Care home, Worcestershire
- G Fairmont Residential Ltd Good. Care home, Dudley
Getting help from Dudley 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 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0300 555 0055, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Elm Lodge provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Elm Lodge as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Elm Lodge have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 3 beds at Elm Lodge.
- When was Elm Lodge last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Elm Lodge was published on 30 April 2022.
- Who runs Elm Lodge?
- Elm Lodge is run by Fairmont Residential Limited. It runs 6 services, all in the West Midlands.
- What is Elm Lodge's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Good, published on 30 April 2022.
Contact
- Phone
- 01384 394500
- Address
- 2 Yarnborough Hill, Oldswinford, Stourbridge, DY8 2EB Map (opens Google Maps)
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- G Holly Lodge Good, 0.4 miles away
- G Avondale Residential Care Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- G The Cedars Christian Residential Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- – Iverley View Not yet rated, 0.5 miles away
- G Norton Lodge Care Home Ltd Good, 0.5 miles away