HOME care services provided by Dudley Council have been rated as 'good' by the Care Quality Commission.

The care watchdog carried out an unannounced inspection of the authority in April to assess short-term social care provided to adults living in their own homes.

The report, which looked at how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led the services provided by the local authority are, were all rated as good.

The service was described in the report as 'caring and compassionate' and staff were praised for being 'respectful of people’s privacy, dignity and independence'.

Councillor Nicolas Barlow, cabinet member for health and adult social care, said: "We’re delighted with the findings of this report, which acknowledges people in Dudley are receiving a good quality of care in their homes. This is testament to our staff and I thank each and every one of them for their continued efforts to support some of our most vulnerable residents.

"Making sure people receive good quality care is a top priority for us as we know it will help people maintain their health and wellbeing and importantly their independence long term.

"We all know that the pressures on adult social care and health services up and down the country are unprecedented but here in Dudley we are investing in services to help tackle the demands we face and services are improving across the board."