InadequateSafe: InadequateEffective: InadequateCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: InadequateRated 1 year ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?25%Inadequate
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Infection prevention and controlSignificant shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSignificant shortfalls
Learning cultureSignificant shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSignificant shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSignificant shortfalls
Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsSignificant shortfalls
SafeguardingSignificant shortfalls
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?33%Inadequate
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Assessing needsSignificant shortfalls
Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSignificant shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherSome shortfalls
Supporting people to live healthier livesSome shortfalls
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?45%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSignificant shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsSome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?46%Requires improvement
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Person-centred careSignificant shortfalls
Providing InformationSignificant shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?32%Inadequate
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Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSignificant shortfalls
Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSignificant shortfalls
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionSignificant shortfalls
Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 1 good, 32 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. ?
Fountain Nursing and Care Home Limited is in the Inadequate tier ?, with 2 other homes in Birmingham.
77% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Fountain Nursing and Care Home Limited is a 27-bed nursing home in Birmingham. The home is its own registered provider. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia, younger adults, 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. In Birmingham, 77% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). About 0.1 km away, Ashleigh Court Rest Home is rated Requires improvement.
CQC's latest rating, from August 2025, is Inadequate overall. It was Inadequate for safe, effective and well-led as well. Caring and responsive were rated Requires improvement. That is down from Good in February 2020. Ratings in Birmingham are typically about 7 years old, which makes this one newer than most. 32 of its 33 scored standards were below good, including “independence, choice and control”.
