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The Gables

29-31 Ashurst Road, Walmley, Sutton Coldfield, B76 1JE

Requires improvementpublished 10 March 2026, 5 months ago

Rated Requires improvement: inspectors found the service was not performing as well as it should and told it what to change.

The report

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The CQC published its most recent report on The Gables on 6 January 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 The Gables

7 rated inspections over 7 years: the service has improved, from Requires improvement to Good.

  1. January 2023Goodcurrent ratingstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good

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  2. March 2021Goodup from Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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  3. March 2020Requires improvementdown from Good
    Safe: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  4. November 2019Goodstayed Good
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement

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

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  6. March 2016Requires improvementstayed Requires improvement
    Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  7. March 2016Requires improvement
    Safe: InadequateEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvement

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  8. March 2016

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  9. November 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  10. September 2014

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  11. December 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  12. July 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  13. February 2013

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  14. November 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  15. February 2012

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  16. July 2011

    Report published without a new overall rating.

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  17. January 2011

    Registered with the Care Quality Commission on 14 January 2011.

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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