Chance Drive
Residential care home · Smethwick
1 Chance Drive, Smethwick, B66 1TT
Run by Dignus Healthcare Limited
- Requires improvementCQC · Dec 2021
- 6.8Our score
- Beds8
- Type of careResidential
- Phone0121 565 2920
Inspectors asked it to improve: Safe and Well-led
Latest inspection
- Inspected on 17 December 2021
Inspected more than 4 years ago
What the inspectors rate
- SafeRequires improvement
- EffectiveGood
- CaringGood
- ResponsiveGood
- Well-ledRequires improvement
- Regulator
- Care Quality Commission
- Registered as
- Chance Drive
- Status
- Registered in England
- Latest rating
- Requires improvement
- Register number
- 1-6336118780
From the public register of the Care Quality Commission, checked on 2 November 2026.
About Chance Drive
Chance Drive is a residential care home in Smethwick (Sandwell), registered with the Care Quality Commission for 8 residents. It is run by Dignus Healthcare Limited. The CQC register lists care for learning disabilities, mental health, physical disabilities, sensory impairment and younger adults.
Care on offer
- Care homes
Compared with Smethwick
Nearest
| Name | Distance | Official rating | Our score | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karam Court Care HomeSmethwick | 0.2 miles | Good | 8.0 | |
| Forster HouseSmethwick | 0.3 miles | Good | 8.0 | |
| CareTech Community Services Limited - 68 West Park RoadBirmingham | 0.5 miles | Requires improvement | 6.8 | |
| Birmingham RoadWest Bromwich | 0.7 miles | Good | 8.0 | |
| SENSE - 20-32 Horton StreetWest Bromwich | 0.7 miles | Good | 8.0 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Ebenezer HouseWillenhall | Good | 7.4 | |
| School HouseWalsall | Good | 8.0 | |
| Elm RoadWalsall | Good | 8.0 | |
| Highcroft HouseFour Oaks | Good | 8.0 | |
| Lea HallBirmingham | |||
| Arden CroftCoventry | Good | 8.0 | |
| BrookfieldCoventry | Good | 8.0 | |
| 39 School LaneCoventry | Good | 8.0 | |
| The Old Post OfficeCoventry | |||
| Colliers HouseCoventry | Good | 8.0 | |
| GilburnLoughborough | Good | 8.0 | |
| Carisbrooke HouseNottingham | Requires improvement | 6.2 |
What stands out
Ask about
- The CQC rated it Requires improvement in the safe and well-led key questions (inspection of 17 December 2021).
Types of care
Also works on: residential
Location
1 Chance Drive, Smethwick, B66 1TT
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Questions families ask
How much does Chance Drive cost?
The CQC register does not list fees, so ask Chance Drive for its weekly fee. As a guide, Sandwell council paid on average £1,546 a week for a residential care place for adults aged 18 to 64 in 2024-2025, against £1,883 across England (GOV.UK adult social care finance report). People who pay for their own care are usually charged more than councils pay.
Who pays for a place in this home?
Ask Chance Drive whether it takes residents funded by Sandwell council and what it charges people who pay for themselves. In England the council may help after a needs assessment and a financial assessment if savings and assets are below £23,250 (2026 to 2027 rules). People whose needs are mainly health needs may qualify for NHS Continuing Healthcare, which pays the full fee.