SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Barnford House is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 18 other homes in Sandwell.
73% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Barnford House is one of 95 care homes in Sandwell: a 6-bed residential care home in Oldbury, run by Voyage 1 Limited. It is registered to care for younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism, people with mental health needs and people with an eating disorder. The typical home in Sandwell has 12 beds, so this one is on the small side.
In Sandwell, 73% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2025. 95% of homes in Sandwell also score 5. Voyage 1 Limited runs 241 care homes, and 217 of the 238 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in October 2018. It was Good for safe, caring, responsive and well-led as well. Effective was rated Requires improvement. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in January 2016. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Sandwell, 63% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
