SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Good
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Cole Valley is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 40 other homes in Birmingham.
77% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Cole Valley is an independent 45-bed nursing home in Birmingham, registered with CQC under its own name. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Birmingham, where the typical home has 16 beds.
Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in September 2025. 86% of homes in Birmingham also score 5. Across Birmingham, 77% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Of the 4 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
CQC's latest rating, from February 2023, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. CQC rated well-led as Requires improvement. Before that, in June 2022, it was rated Requires improvement. Ratings in Birmingham are typically about 7 years old, which makes this one newer than most.
