Nevin House, 21 Nevin Grove, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 1PE
Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: Requires improvementResponsive: Requires improvementWell-led: Requires improvementRated 1 year ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?50%Requires improvement
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Safe environmentsSignificant shortfalls
Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Learning cultureSome shortfalls
Medicines optimisationSome shortfalls
Safe and effective staffingSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?54%Requires improvement
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Consent to care and treatmentSignificant shortfalls
Assessing needsSome shortfalls
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentSome shortfalls
Monitoring and improving outcomesSome shortfalls
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?50%Requires improvement
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Independence, choice and controlSignificant shortfalls
Kindness, compassion and dignitySome shortfalls
Treating people as individualsSome shortfalls
Workforce wellbeing and enablementSome shortfalls
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?50%Requires improvement
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Planning for the futureSignificant shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuitySome shortfalls
Equity in experiences and outcomesSome shortfalls
Listening to and involving peopleSome shortfalls
Person-centred careSome shortfalls
Providing InformationSome shortfalls
Equity in accessGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?50%Requires improvement
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Governance, management and sustainabilitySignificant shortfalls
Learning, improvement and innovationSignificant shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersSome shortfalls
Partnerships and communitiesSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Freedom to speak upGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 7 good, 26 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. ?
Nevin House is a 3-bed residential care home in Birmingham, run by Mrs Wendy Prince-Brown. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism. The typical home in Birmingham has 16 beds, so this one is on the small side.
About 1.1 km away, Willowbrook is rated Good. The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from October 2010. 86% of homes in Birmingham also score 5. Across Birmingham, 77% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
CQC rated it Requires improvement overall and in all five key questions in June 2025. Before that, in October 2019, it was rated Good. That is more recent than most ratings in Birmingham, where the typical rating is about 7 years old. Of the 33 standards CQC scored, 26 fell below good. The lowest was “independence, choice and control” (significant shortfalls).
