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?★Outstanding
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Good
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. ?
The home changed owner in January 2024. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
River Brook Care Home is in the Good, with Outstanding areas tier ?, with 4 other homes in Birmingham.
77% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
Run by Amicura Limited, River Brook Care Home is a nursing home in Birmingham with 59 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia, younger adults and people with a physical disability. That is larger than most homes in Birmingham, where the typical home has 16 beds.
In Birmingham, 77% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Amicura Limited has run the home since January 2024, when it changed owner. It is one of 4 homes run by Amicura Limited. 4 of those with a rating are Good or Outstanding. Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in May 2020. It was Good for safe, effective, responsive and well-led as well. For caring, the rating was Outstanding. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Birmingham, 60% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
