Care home · West Bromwich
Whitehall Lodge Care Home
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- 109 Whitehall Road, West Bromwich, B70 0HG
- Run by
- Mr & Mrs P Gunputh
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 3 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Pradeep Gunputh
- Last CQC check
- 6 Sep 2018
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-106699147
Whitehall Lodge Care Home at a glance
Whitehall Lodge Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in West Bromwich, run by Mr & Mrs P Gunputh. Its CQC registration covers adults under 65, including people living with mental health conditions.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (September 2018). It is one of 14 CQC-registered care homes in and around Tipton; 9 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
The local picture
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 13 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Meadows Mews, 0.6 miles away.
17 of the 18 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Great Bridge ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Black Country ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (9 min), a shop (1 min), a park (3 min), a café (1 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
What it may cost
We estimate Whitehall Lodge Care Home at £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £61k–£74k.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
With savings below £23,250, Sandwell Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Who they support
Registration details from CQC.
From the latest CQC inspection
- Whitehall Lodge is a small residential care home for three people with a range of mental health conditions.
- At our last inspection in December 2015, we rated the service good.
- People told us they continued to receive care which protected them from avoidable harm and abuse.
- We found that incidents had been reported to the local authority safeguarding.
Inspected 16 August 2018; report published 6 September 2018. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
How long it has been running
Whitehall Lodge Care Home has been registered with CQC since December 2010, about 15 years.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2016–2018), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
No new overall rating has been published for 8 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
There are 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 6 September 2018.
Who runs it
Whitehall Lodge Care Home is the only service its provider, Mr & Mrs P Gunputh, runs, so it is an independent, single-site operator rather than part of a chain.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe59 of 79 in Sandwell
- Effective69 of 79 in Sandwell
- Caring72 of 79 in Sandwell
- Responsive76 of 79 in Sandwell
- Well-led46 of 79 in Sandwell
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 6 September 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Sandwell share it.
Ratings over time
- Jan 2016
- Sep 2018
- Today Rating 8 years old
The location's rating record from CQC, from first to latest.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 6 September 2018
- CQC inspection report 26 January 2016
- Inspection report 29 April 2014
- Inspection report 9 January 2014
- Inspection report 8 March 2013
- Inspection report 5 March 2012
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 3 February 2020 by Sandwell. Ask how special diets are handled and whether residents can eat when they like.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Whitehall Lodge Residential Home"). Open Government Licence.
Map and area details
- Ward
- Great Bridge
- Parliamentary constituency
- Tipton and Wednesbury
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in B70 (15)
Larger map · Directions · Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors
Local amenities
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 12 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Dudley Port, 1.5 km (19 min walk)
- GP surgery Sandwell OOH Service, 710 m (9 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 860 m (11 min walk)
- Shop Lifestyle Express, 10 m (1 min walk)
- Park Farley Park, 260 m (3 min walk)
- Café Pardo's Cafe, 10 m (1 min walk)
- Place of worship United Pentecostal Church of God, 30 m (1 min walk)
- Library Great Bridge Library, 690 m (9 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
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 45 of the 78 other care homes in Sandwell that CQC has rated.
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How Whitehall Lodge Care Home compares
- Rated Good. Across Sandwell, 73% of the 79 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 0 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (September 2018) is more recent than 10% of care home ratings in Sandwell.
- With 3 beds it is smaller than 79% of care homes in Sandwell, where the typical home has 10.
- Registered with CQC in 2010: it has been registered longer than 82% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Sandwell lists 3.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Sandwell; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Other care homes close by
Guides for families
Tipton: care homes inspected recently
- Bloomfield CourtMar 2026
- Bridgewood MewsApr 2026
- Ryland View Care HomeJan 2026
What families ask about Whitehall Lodge Care Home
- How many residents can Whitehall Lodge Care Home take?
- Whitehall Lodge Care Home can take up to 3 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- Which provider runs Whitehall Lodge Care Home?
- The registered provider is Mr & Mrs P Gunputh, according to CQC.
- How much does Whitehall Lodge Care Home charge?
- Whitehall Lodge Care Home has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,206 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- Is Whitehall Lodge Care Home rated well for safety?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the two to read first in the report.
- What type of care does Whitehall Lodge Care Home provide?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Whitehall Lodge Care Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Where is Whitehall Lodge Care Home based?
- It is at 109 Whitehall Road, West Bromwich, B70 0HG.
- Is Whitehall Lodge Care Home a registered provider?
- Whitehall Lodge Care Home is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-106699147) and was rated Good overall in September 2018.
- Can Whitehall Lodge Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
- When did CQC last rate Whitehall Lodge Care Home?
- 6 September 2018 is when the current rating was published, 8 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
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Details from the Care Quality Commission register, updated Oct 2026. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Text marked "in the provider's own words" is supplied by the provider. The Care Panel is not a care provider.