
The home is lovely, incredibly clean with excellent facilities for the residentsHarley S(Grandson of Resident/Service User)



The home is lovely, incredibly clean with excellent facilities for the residentsHarley S(Grandson of Resident/Service User)



At Dovedale Court care home, located just outside the lovely market town of Wednesbury in the West Midlands, we support older people to lead their best lives with personalised nursing and residential dementia care.
With plenty of places to relax and dine, this recently refurbished care home also features specially designed furnishings to enhance residents’ comfort. The courtyard garden is a tranquil spot in which to spend time and to...
Care Provided by Dovedale Court Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 76 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Television point in own room
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Dovedale Court Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Dovedale Court Care Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:
Funding Types Accepted
- Self-Funding (Private)
- Local Authority with Top-up
- Local Authority
- NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)
Support you may be entitled to
- If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.
Good to Know
Person in charge
- Dawn Allen (Home Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (76)
Visiting
- The home warmly welcome visitors to Dovedale Court Care Home, as spending time with loved ones is an important part of life in the home. To help them provide the best possible care, they do observe protected mealtimes, allowing residents to enjoy their meals in a calm and unhurried environment, and they kindly ask that all visitors respect these times when planning their visit. Pets are very welcome to join you, and on-site parking is available to make your visit as easy and convenient as possible. If you have any questions ahead of your visit, please get in touch with the kind and caring team – they’re always here to help.
Parking
- On-site parking
Dovedale Court Care Home Reviews (135)
Dovedale Court Care Home has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.771) out of 10, based on 20 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Dovedale Court Care Home has 135 reviews.
Mom is quite happy here. Staff seem very helpful. She enjoys her food and overall she is in good spirits.
Excellent HCA will do anything for me. Always helpful.
Staff are brilliant, very helpful and understanding.
My mother, on the whole, was treated excellently by the staff. During her final days, she was cared for in a way that you would wish for a mother to be cared for.
My only complaint was that during mum's final days, we didn't get a visit from the manager. She didn't appear after mum had passed away and I didn't receive any letter or card which would have been nice as mum was a well-loved, long-term resident. Maybe that is something you might like to look at as it would have been appreciated.
Thank you for your review, we appreciate all feedback received as this helps us to improve our service where required. We are so pleased that you are happy with the care provision to your Mother whilst she resided at Dovedale Court. We are pleased that the support given to your Mother during the...
The staff work hard trying to get the residents involved in daily activities, which is hard work with some of them. They have a lot of paperwork to do but most still manage a smile. Sometimes my uncle looks as if his clothes need changing but otherwise no problems.
The health, wellbeing, safety and happiness of residents are our top priorities, and we work hard every day to ensure we are delivering the high quality, kind care all residents deserve.
I haven't seen grandad for a few months as I live abroad. I came to visit him at Dovedale Court and he looked amazing. The staff were extremely welcoming and I could just see that they were all like an extended family, from the house keeps to the manager, I could not fault a thing.
I enjoy living at this home. The food is fine.
I would like to go out sometimes, not stopping in the home all day.
My father has been a resident for a few years now and I would recommend Dovedale Court to anyone. The staff, even through changes, are professional, friendly and most important of all, naturally caring. I have never once had any concerns. I can sleep at night knowing my father is in safe hands. The food is amazing too.
Dad is always smiling and I know this is down to the care he is receiving by the amazing staff.
Thank you Dovedale Court.
Dad moved into care at the end of June. The staff at Dovedale have been just fabulous, ensuring that Dad has settled in as well as possible. We family quickly had the comfort that Dad is now well cared for. His transition into care has gone as well as it could have done. Thanks to the staff at Dovedale.
I cannot be better anywhere.
Well looked after, all needs met. Room kept tidy, staff most of the time are very good.
Very good. The care staff are very good and very friendly too. Really helpful.
The staff here are very warm and caring towards him and often make him laugh with their humour which I feel is so very important. We as a family visit on a regular basis and it now feels like a home from home. A warm and friendly place to be.
When my Nan moved into Dovedale Court, we immediately felt assured that the care she would get would be second to none and we weren't wrong. Top quality, no airs or graces, just heart felt care, so glad she is there; Home from Home.
Mum is very well looked after at Dovedale Court, she often says how she likes all of the staff as they are friendly, polite and work hard to make her feel at home. I thank them all for how they look after Mum.
Very well looked after.
I was made to feel welcomed and would recommend it.
I find the home lovely, the staff are friendly.
I'm happy with the care I receive. The home is lovely to live in and the care is good.
My mum is very happy and settled here. There are lots of activities and singers coming to Dovedale Court Care Home which she loves. The carers are really friendly and considerate to mum.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 13 November 2019Requires improvement
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeRequires improvement
- Well-ledRequires improvement
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
Bed Vacancies
1 Bed Vacancy
Posted: 10 September 2026To discuss your requirements please do get in touch.
News (11) & Events (0)
- 25 Feb 2026
Dovedale Court Care Home in Wednesbury, West Midlands, is thrilled to announce the resounding success of its new Dementia Café, now officially named “Forget-Me-Not” following a popular community vote. The...
- 13 Jan 2026
HC-One’s Dovedale Court Care Home in Wednesbury is inviting local people to come together for conversation, companionship and support with the launch of its new Dementia Café. The café will...
- 04 Dec 2025
HC-One’s Dovedale Court Care Home in Wednesbury, West Midlands, is spreading festive cheer with its annual Christmas Fete on Saturday 6th December, from 10.30am to 2pm, and the whole community...
There are no upcoming events for Dovedale Court Care Home.
Awards / Recognitions (1)
- 30 Sep 2013Recipient: Dovedale Court Care Home
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Dovedale Court Care Home.
Meet the Team (1)

As a dedicated healthcare professional, Dawn has gained a wealth of experience in providing care and nursing support to elderly people to enrich their lives. She is a knowledgeable and dedicated leader who is passionate about delivering the highest standards in care and quality of life for residents.
She also works hard to arrange events and activities with nearby schools and clubs and is always keen to include the local community in life at Dovedale Court.
When asked what she enjoys most about her role, Dawn remarked:
“I really enjoy being part of such a fantastic team. It means so much to me to work together to ensure our residents are happy.”
If you would like to find out more information about Dovedale Court, Dawn has an ‘Open Door Policy’ and would be pleased to welcome you for an informal discussion.
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