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?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 Birches Nursing Home is in the Good, with an area to improve tier ?, with 51 other homes in Hampshire.
85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).
The Birches Nursing Home is a 24-bed nursing home in Southampton, Hampshire, run by Harcare Limited. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and people with a physical disability.
Of the 6 closest rated homes, none is rated above it. In Hampshire, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). Food hygiene inspectors scored the kitchen 5 out of 5 in April 2026. 84% of homes in Hampshire also score 5.
The current CQC rating is Good, published in February 2020. Effective, caring, responsive and well-led were also Good. CQC rated safe as Requires improvement. That matches its previous rating, from July 2017. At over 5 years old, this rating is older than most. 46% of ratings in Hampshire are as old (how rating age varies by council).
