SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?38%Inadequate
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Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?46%Requires improvement
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Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?30%Inadequate
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Independence, choice and controlSignificant shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSignificant shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSignificant shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSignificant shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?46%Requires improvement
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Equity in experiences and outcomesSignificant shortfalls
Person-centred careSignificant shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?36%Inadequate
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 2 good, 31 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
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. ?
An independent residential care home in Birmingham, Bryony House is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 35 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people. The typical home in Birmingham has 16 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
CQC's latest rating, from August 2026, is Inadequate overall. It was Inadequate for safe, caring and well-led as well. Effective and responsive were rated Requires improvement. Before that, in March 2020, it was rated Requires improvement. That is more recent than most ratings in Birmingham, where the typical rating is about 7 years old. 31 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “independence, choice and control”.
The nearest home with a higher rating is Bourn View (Good), 0.4 km away. Across Birmingham, 77% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in December 2025. That is true of 86% of homes in Birmingham.
