Requires improvementSafe: Requires improvementEffective: Requires improvementCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvementRated 2 years ago↓ Down from Good
SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
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. ?
Oakview Care Home is in the Requires improvement tier ?, with 54 other homes in Birmingham.
77% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
An independent nursing home in Birmingham, Oakview Care Home is run by an organisation of the same name. It has 97 beds. CQC registers it to look after older people, people with dementia and younger adults. The typical home in Birmingham has 16 beds, so this one is bigger than average.
Sparrowfields, 0.3 km away, is the closest home rated Good. Across Birmingham, 77% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England. Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in January 2026. 86% of homes in Birmingham also score 5.
CQC last rated the home in May 2024, giving it Requires improvement overall. Safe, effective and well-led were also Requires improvement. For caring and responsive, the rating was Good. Its previous rating, in January 2018, was Good, so the home has slipped. Ratings in Birmingham are typically about 7 years old, which makes this one newer than most.
