Residential care home · Worcestershire

The Leys Residential Home

Old Birmingham Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7TQ

Good Safe: GoodEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Good Rated 7 years ago

CQC rating

Good
Published 24 April 2019 Rated 7 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. ?

This rating was carried over from the home's previous registration, usually after a change of owner. ?

Earlier ratings ?

  • March 2016GoodSECRW previous owner

The home changed owner or registration. Earlier ratings are on the CQC website: previous registration ↗.

Read the full report on the CQC website ↗

How it compares in Worcestershire

The Leys Residential Home is in the Good tier ?, with 109 other homes in Worcestershire. 85% of rated homes here are Good or Outstanding (England: 82%).

  • Outstanding 7 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 4 (2%)
  • Good 110 (64%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 17 (10%)
  • Requires improvement 24 (14%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 8 (5%)

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  • Hopwood Court
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  • Havencroft Nursing Home
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  • Redwood House Residential Home
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  • Fordrough Cottage
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The Leys Residential Home at a glance

Dau Care Ltd runs The Leys Residential Home, a residential care home in Birmingham, Worcestershire with room for 20 residents. Its CQC registration covers older people, people with dementia, people with a physical disability and people with mental health needs. The typical home in Worcestershire has 35 beds, so this one is on the small side.

CQC rated it Good overall and in all five key questions in April 2019. The rating was carried over from a previous registration, which usually happens when a home changes owner. Its rating before that, in March 2016, was the same. CQC hasn't re-rated the home for over 5 years, like 39% of homes in Worcestershire. Here is how rating age varies by council.

None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. In Worcestershire, 85% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from February 2026. That is true of 92% of homes in Worcestershire.