Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council: 3 CQC-Rated Care Services Compared (Oct 2026)

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council: CQC ratings by key question

Question	Rated Inadequate	Rated Requires improvement	Rated Good	Rated Outstanding
Overall rating	0	0	2	0
Safe	0	0	2	0
Effective	0	0	2	0
Caring	0	0	2	0
Responsive	0	0	2	0
Well-led	0	0	2	0

Each service counted once, by its most recent CQC rating; earliest registration December 2010; 96 registered beds.

About Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's services

Compared with England, weighting for its mix of care homes and home care, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has 0% of rated services at Outstanding against 5%, and 0% (0 of 2) below Good against 15%.

The 2 care homes with published capacity have 96 beds between them, an average of 48. The largest is Harvest View with 80; the smallest is Fountain Court with 16.

CQC has yet to rate 1 of the group's 3 services.

Oldest registration: Fountain Court, Smethwick, December 2010. Newest: Harvest View, Rowley Regis, November 2022.

Region by region: West Midlands (2 care homes, 1 home care agency).

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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
Fountain Court	Good	Sandwell	73% of 79	5% locally
Harvest View	Not yet rated	Sandwell	73% of 79	–
Star Service	Good	Sandwell	75% of 52	12% locally

Care homes: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Name	Location	Rating	Beds
Fountain Court	Smethwick, Sandwell	Good Rated Jun 2018	16
Harvest View	Rowley Regis, Sandwell	Not yet rated	80

Home care agencies run by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Name	Location	Rating
Star Service	Smethwick, Sandwell	Good Rated Apr 2019

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council FAQs

What does Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council operate?

On the CQC register, Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council operates 2 care homes and 1 home care agency, with 96 care home beds.

Are Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's services well rated?

100% of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council's 2 rated services are Good or Outstanding: 0 Outstanding, 2 Good, 0 Requires improvement and 0 Inadequate. Each service is inspected and rated separately, so check the one you are considering.

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