SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
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?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. ?
The home changed owner in September 2025. Its rating dates from before the change. ?
This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?
St Catherines Residential 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%).
Kathline Ltd runs St Catherines Residential Care Home, a residential care home in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham with room for 22 residents. CQC registers it to look after older people.
Its kitchen was rated 4 for food hygiene in February 2026. In Birmingham, 86% of homes score 5. 54 other homes in Birmingham share its tier, “Requires improvement”. Kathline Ltd has run the home since September 2025, when it changed owner. About 0.2 km away, Boldmere Drive is rated Good.
The current CQC rating is Requires improvement, published in July 2019. Safe and well-led were also Requires improvement. Effective, caring and responsive were rated Good. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. It was also rated Requires improvement at the inspection before, in August 2018. The rating is more than 5 years old. In Birmingham, 60% of ratings are that old (see how rating age varies by council).
