GCH (Midlands) Ltd: 4 CQC-Rated Care Homes Compared (Oct 2026)

GCH (Midlands) Ltd: CQC ratings by key question

Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement
Overall rating	1	2	1
Safe	0	3	1
Effective	0	4	0
Caring	1	2	1
Responsive	1	2	1
Well-led	1	2	1

Number of services at each rating, using the latest CQC report; earliest registration May 2017; 183 registered beds.

Part of: Gold Care Homes.

About GCH (Midlands) Ltd's services

Rating changes over 12 months: 1 up, 0 down, 0 first ratings, from 1 new rating in all. Newest: Bletchley House Residential Care and Nursing Home (Requires improvement to Good, 29 December 2025).

The 4 care homes with published capacity have 183 beds between them, an average of 46. The largest is Lucton House with 51; the smallest is Manor House with 37.

Region by region: West Midlands (3 care homes) and South East (1 care home).

GCH (Midlands) Ltd has services in 3 council areas, led by Birmingham (2), Milton Keynes (1) and Worcestershire (1).

Against England as a whole, GCH (Midlands) Ltd has 25% Outstanding (England 5%) and 25% below Good (England 17%). That is 1 of 4 rated services in the two lower ratings.

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Service by service, against the area

For every location, the share of similar local services rated Good or Outstanding, and how recent its own rating is.

Location	Current rating	Council	Good/Outstanding in the area	Recency vs area
Bletchley House Residential Care and Nursing Home	Good	Milton Keynes	84% of 44	91% locally
Lucton House	Good	Birmingham	77% of 252	7% locally
Manor House	Outstanding	Birmingham	77% of 252	0% locally
St Stephen's Care Home	Requires improvement	Worcestershire	87% of 158	73% locally

GCH (Midlands) Ltd's care homes

South East (1)

Name	Location	Rating	Beds
Bletchley House Residential Care and Nursing Home	Milton Keynes	Good Rated Dec 2025Inspected recently	44

West Midlands (3)

Name	Location	Rating	Beds
Lucton House	Birmingham	Good Rated Nov 2018	51
Manor House	Birmingham	Outstanding Rated Dec 2017	37
St Stephen's Care Home	Worcester, Worcestershire	Requires improvement Rated Dec 2024Inspected recently	51

GCH (Midlands) Ltd: common questions

How many care services does GCH (Midlands) Ltd run?

CQC lists GCH (Midlands) Ltd as running 4 care homes across 2 regions of England, with 183 care home beds.

What ratings do GCH (Midlands) Ltd's services have?

Good or Outstanding: 75% of GCH (Midlands) Ltd's 4 rated services. Breakdown: 1 Outstanding, 2 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 0 Inadequate. Always check the individual service.

Are GCH (Midlands) Ltd's ratings up to date?

2 were rated within two years; 2 have ratings over four years old, which may predate changes in management. How old care ratings are across England.