Residential care home · Birmingham

Morning Stars

40 Somerset Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, B20 2JD

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 7 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 2 October 2019 Rated 7 years ago ?
  • 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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2019Requires improvementSECRW
  • November 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • June 2016Requires improvementSECRW
  • May 2015Requires improvementSECRW

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How it compares in Birmingham

Morning Stars 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%).

  • Outstanding 4 (1%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 5 (2%)
  • Good 140 (51%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 41 (15%)
  • Requires improvement 55 (20%)
  • Inadequate 3 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 24 (9%)

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Morning Stars in brief

Morning Stars is a 20-bed residential care home in Birmingham, run by Galaxy Management Solutions Limited. It is registered to care for people with mental health needs.

The nearest home with a higher rating is Robert Harvey House (Outstanding), 0.5 km away. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene 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.

CQC's latest rating, from October 2019, is Good overall. Safe, effective, caring and responsive were also Good. Well-led was rated Requires improvement. Its previous rating, in March 2019, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. 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).