Residential care home · Birmingham

Sparrowfields

17-19 Alwold Road, Weoley Castle, Birmingham, B29 5RR

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 8 years ago ↑ Up from Req. improvement

CQC rating

Good
Published 17 August 2018 Rated 8 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?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. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • May 2017Requires improvementSECRW
  • March 2016Requires improvementSECRW

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How it compares in Birmingham

Sparrowfields is in the Good tier ?, with 139 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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Care homes nearby

  • Oakview Care Home
    Birmingham · B32 3BA · Nursing home · 97 beds0.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
  • Castlecroft Residential Care Home
    Birmingham · B29 5HF · Residential care home · 64 beds1.1 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 8 years ago
  • Tulip Gardens
    Birmingham · B29 5BW · Residential care home · 8 beds1.3 km
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Requires improvement Rated 3 years ago
  • Lonsdale Midlands Ltd - Bushwood Road
    Birmingham · B29 5AR · Residential care home · 6 beds1.5 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Bryony House
    Birmingham · B29 4BX · Residential care home · 35 beds1.7 km
    Inadequate S: InadequateE: Requires improvementC: InadequateR: Requires improvementW: Inadequate Rated 2 months ago
  • Kenrick Centre
    Birmingham · B17 0QX · Residential care home · 64 beds1.8 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago

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Other homes run by Shaw Healthcare (Specialist Services) Limited

4 care homes in total: 4 Good.

  • Springbank
    Bristol, Bristol, City of · BS10 6SG · Residential care home · 11 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: OutstandingW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Urmston House
    Bristol, Bristol, City of · BS13 0LU · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: OutstandingC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 8 years ago
  • Woodhouse
    Bristol, Bristol, City of · BS10 6DA · Residential care home · 16 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Outstanding Rated 3 years ago

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What the data says about Sparrowfields

Sparrowfields is a 6-bed residential care home in Birmingham, run by Shaw Healthcare (Specialist Services) Limited. It is registered to care for people with a learning disability or autism. That is smaller than most homes in Birmingham, where the typical home has 16 beds.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in August 2018. Its previous rating, in May 2017, was Requires improvement, so the home has improved. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Birmingham, 60% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).

4 of Shaw Healthcare (Specialist Services) Limited’s 4 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. In Birmingham, 77% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%).