Home care agency · Birmingham

DomCare

Rated Good by CQC Rating published 1 December 2022 Rating 3 years old

Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate

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Address
378 Gospel Lane, Solihull, Birmingham, B27 7AN
Run by
DomCare
Type of provider
Independent (partnership)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
December 2010 (15 years)
Registered manager
Pritpal Kaur Puaar
Last CQC check
1 Dec 2022
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. Estimated from prices published locally; not a quote. How we estimate

Registered activities: Personal care

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Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-138380533

An overview of DomCare

DomCare in Birmingham is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a home care agency. The service is registered to support older people and lists dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health conditions, sight or hearing loss and eating disorders among its specialisms.

CQC rated it Good overall (December 2022). It is one of 113 CQC-registered home care agencies that have an office within 7 miles of Solihull; 62 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.

DomCare over the years

Registered in December 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.

CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2015–2022), starting at Good and staying Good every time.

It has gone 3 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.

There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 1 December 2022.

Ratings over time

  1. Nov 2015 Good
  2. Nov 2017 Good
  3. Dec 2022 Good
  4. Today Rating 3 years old

The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.

Inspection reports to read

The neighbourhood

Ward
Olton
Parliamentary constituency
Solihull West and Shirley
NHS integrated care board
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
Type of area
Urban (nearer to a major town or city)
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 50% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in B27 (15)

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Ward and NHS boundaries from official postcode data, Open Government Licence. Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.

The company behind DomCare

DomCare is the only service its provider, DomCare, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.

Likely fees

We estimate visits from DomCare at £30–£37 an hour (visiting care, weekdays), based on published prices in the region. As an example, an hour each morning and a 30-minute evening call comes to about £350 a week.

A live-in carer typically costs £1,450–£1,770 a week locally.

Solihull Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.

Around Birmingham

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 14 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Kelso Care Consortium Limited Supported Living Services, under 0.5 miles away.

8 of the 17 nearest rated agencies have a more recent rating than this one.

It sits in Olton ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB.

What inspectors found

  • People and relatives spoke positively about the service they received.
  • Staff knew how to keep people safe and protect them from harm.
  • Risks associated with people's care and their home environments were identified and assessed.
  • People received their medicines safely, when needed, by staff trained in medicine management.

Inspected 9 November 2022; report published 1 December 2022. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

The ratings in context

CQC rated every one of the five key questions Good here, so there is no weak spot in the published ratings.

For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 29 of the 39 other agencies in Solihull that CQC has rated.

Who the service is registered for

From the CQC register; ask how each need is met in practice.

Ratings for safety, care and leadership

  • SafeGood34 of 40 in Solihull
  • EffectiveGood38 of 40 in Solihull
  • CaringGood39 of 40 in Solihull
  • ResponsiveGood38 of 40 in Solihull
  • Well-ledGood30 of 40 in Solihull

CQC key question ratings, published 1 December 2022. Under each rating: how many agencies in Solihull share it.

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DomCare in local context

  • Rated Good. Across Solihull, 88% of the 40 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
  • Its rating (December 2022) is more recent than 70% of agency ratings in Solihull.
  • Registered with CQC in 2010, it is one of the longest-registered home care agencies in the area.
  • It lists 7 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Solihull lists 6.

Based on the CQC register for Solihull as at Oct 2026.

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Frequently asked about DomCare

Is DomCare a registered provider?
DomCare is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-138380533) and was rated Good overall in December 2022.
When was DomCare last inspected?
The rating now shown was published on 1 December 2022, 3 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
Is DomCare rated well for safety?
CQC rates five key questions. For DomCare: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
Does DomCare support people with dementia?
Dementia appears among its CQC specialisms; ask about staff training and how care adapts as dementia progresses.
Where is DomCare?
The agency's base is 378 Gospel Lane, Solihull, Birmingham, B27 7AN. Confirm that its carers travel to your area.
What kind of care can DomCare offer?
DomCare is registered with CQC for: homecare agencies. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
How much does DomCare charge?
No fee list from DomCare has reached us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). Ask for a written quote that includes weekend and bank holiday rates.

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