Chance Drive

1 Chance Drive, Smethwick, B66 1TT

01215652920

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

14 October 2021

Provider

Dignus Healthcare Limited

Beds

8 beds

About Chance Drive

Chance Drive is a residential care home based in Sandwell, offering a welcoming environment where residents can feel genuinely at home. The team here takes pride in building meaningful relationships with the people they support, as well as with their families, making sure no one feels alone in navigating the journey of care. If you are exploring options in the Sandwell area, Chance Drive may be a place worth getting to know.

Chance Drive supports younger adults with learning disabilities, autism, and mental health conditions across two independent flats and a communal six-bedroom home with adapted facilities. Seven people were receiving support at the time of inspection, with capacity for eight. Residents reported feeling safe and having greater involvement in their care decisions.

The service has made significant improvements to risk assessment and mitigation processes, with staff adopting more person-centred practices. Care plans and risk assessments are now updated through a new digital system still in development. Record keeping around incident management has improved though requires further enhancement.

While medicine administration is safe, open dates on medicines are not consistently recorded. Infection control practices align with current government guidance, and the service continues to develop new systems and processes.

Source: CQC inspection report, 17 December 2021

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesMental healthYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 8 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · B66 1TT

Registered care categories

Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning disabilities; Mental health conditions; Physical disabilities; Sensory impairment.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 17 December 2021. Latest inspection date recorded: 14 October 2021.

Safe: Requires improvement
EffectivePublished 14 August 2019: Good
CaringPublished 14 August 2019: Good
ResponsivePublished 14 August 2019: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Chance Drive's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Chance Drive, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Chance Drive, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund Chance Drive's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees