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Breach House

Holy Cross Lane, Belbroughton, Stourbridge, DY9 9SP

Inadequatepublished 6 January 2026, 7 months ago

Rated Inadequate: inspectors found the service performing badly and the CQC has taken enforcement action.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on Breach House on 11 August 2023. We are still reading it. Check back soon, or read the report itself on cqc.org.uk.

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The story over the years

Every inspection of Breach House

6 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has held its Requires improvement rating throughout.

  1. August 2023Requires improvementcurrent ratingup from Inadequate
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  2. July 2023Inadequatedown from Requires improvement
    Safe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: InadequateResponsive: InadequateWell-led: Inadequate

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  3. May 2022Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. January 2020Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  5. April 2017Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  6. May 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Good

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  7. December 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  8. July 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. April 2012

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 20 April 2012.

Ratings and report dates from the Care Quality Commission. A service can also be visited without a new rating being published, so the timeline shows published inspections, not every contact the CQC has had with the service.

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