Home care agency · Solihull

Dove Home Care Agency Limited

Rated Requires improvement by CQC Rating published 13 July 2026 Rated in the last 12 months

Typical fee here £30–£37 an hour Estimate

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Address
Unit 4, Olton Bridge, 245 Warwick Road, Solihull, B92 7AH
Run by
Dove Home Care Agency Limited
Type of provider
Independent (private company)
Service
Home care agency
Dementia
Registered with CQC to support people living with dementia
Registered with CQC
December 2010 (15 years)
Registered manager
John William Oughton
Company check
Active, trading since 2005 (21 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 05525732)
Last CQC check
13 Jul 2026
Typical fees Estimated
£30–£37 an hour for visiting care, weekdays; live-in £1,450–£1,770 a week. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate

CQC regulated activities: Personal care

Read the full CQC inspection report · CQC location ID 1-115981889

About this agency

Registered with CQC as a home care agency, Dove Home Care Agency Limited is based in Solihull. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in dementia, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.

Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (July 2026). Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. 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.

What the ratings tell you

For Dove Home Care Agency Limited, Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led are rated below Good; 1 other area is Good.

Across Solihull, 6 of 40 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Safe (15%), while 2 of 40 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Effective (5%), while 1 of 40 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Responsive (3%), while 9 of 40 rated agencies are Requires improvement for Well-led (23%).

If you are considering it, read the Safe, Effective, Responsive and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.

From the latest CQC inspection

  • The service is a homecare service providing support to older people living with dementia, physical disabilities, sensory impairments and learning disabilities.
  • Whilst homecare visits were provided locally to the service, the service also provided a national live-in care service.
  • Live-in care is when a carer lives in a person’s home to provide ongoing support with their day-to-day needs.
  • People’s experience of the service was generally positive, with feedback describing caring, responsive and well-organised support.

Inspected 4 December 2019; report published 3 January 2020. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.

Each area CQC checks

  • SafeRequires improvement6 of 40 in Solihull
  • EffectiveRequires improvement2 of 40 in Solihull
  • CaringGood39 of 40 in Solihull
  • ResponsiveRequires improvement1 of 40 in Solihull
  • Well-ledRequires improvement9 of 40 in Solihull

From CQC's latest report, published 13 July 2026. Under each rating: how many agencies in Solihull share it.

Who it can help

Taken from its CQC registration.

Ownership and company checks

Dove Home Care Agency Limited is run by Dove Home Care Agency Limited (company 05525732), incorporated in 2005, 5 years before this service registered with CQC.

At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.

Its registered business activity is other human health activities.

How long it has been running

CQC registration dates from December 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.

CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2014–2026), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Requires Improvement.

CQC lists 5 reports for this location, the latest dated 3 January 2020.

What it may cost

We estimate visits from Dove Home Care Agency Limited 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.

For live-in care, expect around £1,450–£1,770 a week in this region.

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

The local picture

Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other agencies are all within 3 miles, 13 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Meadow Home Care Services Ltd, under 0.5 miles away.

1 of the 16 nearest rated agencies has 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 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB.

Past CQC ratings

  1. Dec 2014 Good
  2. Jul 2017 Good
  3. Jan 2020 Good
  4. Jul 2026 Requires Improvement
  5. Today Rated in the last 12 months

Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is lower than the one before.

Reports on the CQC website

Area and map

Ward
Olton
Parliamentary constituency
Solihull West and Shirley
NHS integrated care board
NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
ONS area type
Urban · nearer to a major town or city
Neighbourhood deprivation
Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
Postcode district
Home care in B92 (9)

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Geography: ONS and NHS lookups (postcodes.io), Open Government Licence. Care happens at home, not here: this is where the agency is run from.

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How Dove Home Care Agency Limited compares

  • Rated Requires improvement. Across Solihull, 88% of the 40 rated home care agencies are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
  • Its rating (July 2026) is more recent than 93% 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 5 specialisms with CQC; the typical agency in Solihull lists 6.
  • Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (15% of home care agencies in Solihull are also rated below Good here); Effective (5% of home care agencies in Solihull are also rated below Good here); Responsive (3% of home care agencies in Solihull are also rated below Good here); Well-led (23% of home care agencies in Solihull are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.

Comparison set: every registered home care agency in Solihull, CQC data for Oct 2026.

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Questions about Dove Home Care Agency Limited

Is Dove Home Care Agency Limited registered with CQC?
Dove Home Care Agency Limited is on the CQC register as a home care agency (ID 1-115981889) and was rated Requires improvement overall in July 2026.
When was Dove Home Care Agency Limited last inspected?
The rating now shown was published on 13 July 2026. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
How did Dove Home Care Agency Limited score on each CQC key question?
The five CQC areas: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Requires improvement; Well-led: Requires improvement. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
Is Dove Home Care Agency Limited registered for dementia care?
Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
Where is Dove Home Care Agency Limited based?
Unit 4, Olton Bridge, 245 Warwick Road, Solihull, B92 7AH. That is the office; visits happen in your own home, so confirm your area is covered.
What kind of care can Dove Home Care Agency Limited offer?
Registration for Dove Home Care Agency Limited covers: homecare agencies. Check which of these it offers today.
How much does Dove Home Care Agency Limited charge?
Dove Home Care Agency Limited hasn't shared a price list with us. Visiting care typically costs around £32–£34 an hour (typical 2026 prices across England). A written quote should spell out weekend, bank holiday and short-notice rates.

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