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What the CQC found at Ridgeway Court Care Home

Requires improvementpublished 2 June 2026, 4 months ago

Rated Requires improvement: inspectors found the home was not performing as well as it should and told it what to change.

The report

We have not explained this report yet

The CQC has not yet published an inspection report for Ridgeway Court Care Home.

The story over the years

Every inspection of Ridgeway Court Care Home

3 rated inspections over 4 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. March 2022Inspected but not ratedcurrent rating
    Safe: Inspected but not rated
  2. September 2019Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  3. February 2017Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. January 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  5. August 2024

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 12 August 2024.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission, Open Government Licence v3.0. A home can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections.

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At least 100 live-in carers within about an hour of Dudley

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Most charge £980 to £1,210 a week. 87 can care for a couple. 10 years' experience on average.

Ikesinachi O.
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From £945 a week, 6 years caring
Based about 8 minutes from Dudley. Can care for a couple
Simangele K.
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From £1,120 a week, 25 years caring
Based about 12 minutes from Dudley. Can care for a couple
Amandeep B.
1 review
From £1,166 a week, 7 years caring
Based about 15 minutes from Dudley. Can care for a couple
Sybel N.
2 reviews
From £1,050 a week, 20 years caring
Based about 19 minutes from Dudley. Can care for a couple
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