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?★Outstanding
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. ?
Orchard Blythe is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 6 other homes in Warwickshire.
80% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Runwood Homes Limited, Orchard Blythe is a residential care home in Birmingham, Warwickshire with 50 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults, people with a physical disability and people with a sensory impairment. That is larger than most homes in Warwickshire, where the typical home has 33 beds.
CQC last rated the home in July 2019, giving it Good overall. It was Good for safe, effective, caring and responsive as well. For well-led, the rating was Outstanding. Its rating before that, in April 2016, was the same. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 18% of homes in Warwickshire. Here is how rating age varies by council.
It is one of 55 homes run by Runwood Homes Limited. 46 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. Its kitchen was rated 5 for food hygiene in January 2026. That is true of 95% of homes in Warwickshire. Across Warwickshire, 80% of rated homes are Good or Outstanding, against 82% for England.
