SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?75%Good
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Infection prevention and controlGood
Involving people to manage risksGood
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe environmentsGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
SafeguardingGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?70%Good
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Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?75%Good
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Freedom to speak upGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Shared direction and cultureGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 31 good, 2 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. ?
Blueberry Transitional Care Ltd runs Cherry Blossom, a residential care home in Birmingham with room for 6 residents. It is registered to care for younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Birmingham has 16 beds, so this one is on the small side.
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in March 2022. 86% of homes in Birmingham also score 5. Across Birmingham, 77% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. Blueberry Transitional Care Ltd runs 4 care homes, and 1 of the 2 rated are Good or Outstanding.
Its CQC rating, from August 2024, is Good across the board: overall and for every key question. It was also rated Good at the inspection before, in June 2021. That is more recent than most ratings in Birmingham, where the typical rating is about 7 years old. 2 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “workforce wellbeing and enablement”.
