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What the CQC found at South Street

Requires improvementpublished 10 February 2026, 7 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 South Street.

The story over the years

Every inspection of South Street

3 rated inspections over 8 years: the service has slipped, from Good to Requires improvement.

  1. March 2024Requires improvementcurrent ratingdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement
  2. November 2018Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodWell-led: Good
  3. June 2016Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good
  4. July 2024

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 24 July 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 Walsall

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Most charge £950 to £1,200 a week. 85 can care for a couple. 9 years' experience on average.

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