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?71%Good
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Assessing needsSome shortfalls
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?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Planning for the futureSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in accessGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
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. ?
Run by Midway Care Ltd, Merecroft is a residential care home in Birmingham, Worcestershire with 9 registered beds. Its CQC registration covers younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs. That is smaller than most homes in Worcestershire, where the typical home has 35 beds.
CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in October 2026. Its previous rating, in December 2023, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The typical rating in Worcestershire is about 4 years old, so this one is fairly recent. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 2 fell below good. The lowest was “assessing needs” (some shortfalls).
Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in April 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Worcestershire. 109 other homes in Worcestershire share its tier, “Good”. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. It is one of 7 homes run by Midway Care Ltd. 6 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding.
