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?Requires improvement
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. ?
Lucton House 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%).
Lucton House is a 51-bed residential care home in Birmingham, run by GCH (Midlands) Ltd. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Birmingham has 16 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
In Birmingham, 77% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2024. 86% of homes in Birmingham also score 5. GCH (Midlands) Ltd runs 4 care homes, and 3 of the 4 rated are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in November 2018. Safe, effective, caring and well-led were also Good. For responsive, the rating was Requires improvement. Before that, in December 2017, it was rated Requires improvement. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 60% of ratings in Birmingham are as old (how rating age varies by council).
