The Gables
The Gables is a care home with nursing in Oldbury, run by Absolute Healthcare (Central) Limited. CQC rated it Good overall in September 2019 (last checked 3 September 2019). It has 47 beds. It is registered to support people living with dementia, older people, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs.
- Care home with nursing
1595 Wolverhampton Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 2BJ
What CQC says
Overall rating
The service is performing well and meeting expectations.
Last checked by CQC: 3 September 2019.
The five key questions
CQC rates each service on five questions. Each has its own rating.
Is it safe?
Goodrated 7 years ago (3 September 2019)Is it effective?
Goodrated 7 years ago (3 September 2019)Is it caring?
Requires improvementrated 7 years ago (3 September 2019)Is it responsive to people’s needs?
Goodrated 7 years ago (3 September 2019)Is it well-led?
Goodrated 7 years ago (3 September 2019)
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Understanding this rating
Plain facts about how CQC rates and inspects services, as CQC describes them. This is not advice and not a rating of ours.
This rating is from September 2019. That is more than 2 years ago. A service can change a lot in that time, for better or worse. CQC decides when to inspect again.
CQC rated it Good overall. It rated “Caring” as Requires improvement.
What CQC looks at
Caring: Requires improvement
CQC checks whether staff treat people with kindness, dignity and respect. It looks at privacy, whether people are treated as individuals, and whether they can make choices and stay as independent as possible.
Questions you could ask
- How do staff get to know each person’s life story, likes and wishes?
- How do you protect people’s privacy and dignity?
- How do you help people stay as independent as they want to be?
Questions you could ask
- What has changed since the last inspection?
How often CQC looks again
There is no fixed timetable. CQC decides when to look at a service again. It uses the information it holds about the service and how much risk it sees. It may look sooner if it hears of concerns.
About this service
- Type of care
- Care home with nursing
- Who it supports
- Dementia, Older people, Physical disability, Mental health needs, Younger adults
- Number of beds
- 47
- Nursing care
- Yes, nurses are on hand
- Registered since
- 4 July 2017
- Local council area
- Sandwell
Who runs it
- Provider
- Absolute Healthcare (Central) Limited
- Brand
- BRAND Absolute Care Central
- Kind of provider
- Company or organisation