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Homecroft Residential Home
Residential Care
17 December 2021
Homecroft (Four Oaks) Limited
33 beds
How this home compares nearby
Of 44 care homes for older people within 5 miles, 1 is rated higher by CQC, 29 are the same and 14 are lower.
23 of these nearby homes have been inspected more recently than this one.
Based on CQC ratings, updated 22 October 2026. How we compare homes | See the nearby homes
Rating history
- Mar 2015
- Feb 2018
- Feb 2019
- Jan 2022
Improved from Requires Improvement to Good in 2019. CQC has rated this home 4 times since 2015.
Source: CQC inspection reports. Contains CQC data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Costs and who runs this home
Run by Homecroft (Four Oaks) Limited, which runs 2 care homes in England: 2 rated Good.
Average care home fees in the West Midlands: £912 a week for residential care and £1,308 for nursing care (2024-25 averages). Self-funders usually pay more. See our care home costs guide.
- This home lists dementia care, which usually costs more than standard residential care. See dementia care home costs. NHS Continuing Healthcare may apply where someone's needs are primarily health needs.
- How to pay for a care home explains the council means test, what counts as capital and the funding you can ask to be assessed for.
About Homecroft Residential Home
Homecroft Residential Home is a residential care home in Birmingham, offering personal care primarily to older people. Details of the most recent CQC inspection are set out below.
Homecroft provides personal care to up to 23 residents, most of whom are older people living with dementia. At the time of inspection, 19 people lived there.
Residents felt safe at the home. Staff and managers took action to protect people from harm, with risk assessment processes in place to prevent accidents and incidents. Recruitment policies were followed to ensure suitable staff appointments, and staffing levels were adequate to meet residents' needs.
Medicines were appropriately managed to keep people safe.
Source: CQC inspection report, 21 January 2022
Specialist Care
Fees and availability
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Care and inspection details
Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.
- Registered service
- Care home service without nursing
- Registered capacity
- 33 places — this is not a vacancy count
- Registration checked
- Registered · B74 4BL
Registered care categories
Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Dementia.
These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.
CQC ratings in more detail
Overall rating shown by CQC: .
Rating report published 21 January 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 17 December 2021.
- Safe
- Effective
- Caring
- Responsive
- Well-led
Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.
5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit
When visiting Homecroft Residential Home, consider asking...
- 1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
- 2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
- 3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
- 4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
- 5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?
5 Things to Look For on Your Visit
When you visit Homecroft Residential Home, look out for...
- 1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
- 2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
- 3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
- 4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
- 5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?
Could the NHS fund Homecroft Residential Home's fees?
The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.
Location
446 LIchfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B74 4BL
Homecroft Residential Home
CQC overall rating
Inspection date: 17 December 2021
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