Morning Stars

40 Somerset Road, Handsworth, Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 2JD

01215510202

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

10 September 2019

Provider

Galaxy Management Solutions Limited

Beds

20 beds

About Morning Stars

Morning Stars is a residential care home in Birmingham, providing support for people with mental health conditions. The findings below set out the CQC's most recent observations of the service.

Morning Stars is a residential care home providing personal and nursing care to 17 people with mental health conditions. The service accommodates up to 20 people in one adapted building.

People told us they felt safe at the home. Systems were in place to keep people safe and staff understood how to protect people from abuse. People's risks were assessed and reviewed when their needs changed.

However, audit systems were not always effective in checking the quality of the service and ensuring that all documentation was up to date. Audit checks on care plans did not identify that Personal Emergency Evacuation Procedures had not always been updated when people's needs changed.

Source: CQC inspection report, 2 October 2019

Specialist Care

Mental health

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 21 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 20 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · B20 2JD

Registered care categories

Mental health conditions.

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: Good.

Rating report published 2 October 2019. Latest inspection date recorded: 10 September 2019.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
Caring: Good
Responsive: Good
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Morning Stars's CQC record and reports.

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 Morning Stars, consider asking...

1.What happens if my relative's care needs increase significantly -- will they have to move?
2.How do you handle concerns or complaints from families?
3.What does the monthly fee cover and what will cost extra?
4.How do you keep families informed about their relative's day-to-day wellbeing?
5.What happens if my relative is unhappy here?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Morning Stars, look out for...

1.Do staff greet residents by name and stop to chat?
2.Are residents dressed, up and occupied, or sitting alone in front of a TV?
3.Does the home smell fresh and feel clean without being clinical?
4.Do residents look comfortable and at ease, or anxious and withdrawn?
5.Does the manager answer your questions openly or deflect?

Could the NHS fund Morning Stars'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.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees