Oakview Care Home

14-20 Overfield Road, Bartley Green, Birmingham, West Midlands, B32 3BA

01214286800

Care Type

Nursing Care

Inspection date

30 January 2024

Provider

Oakview Care Home Limited

Beds

97 beds

About Oakview Care Home

Oakview Care Home brings together professional nursing care and a genuinely homely atmosphere in Birmingham, making it a place where residents and their families can feel at ease. The team here understands that choosing a care home is one of the most important decisions a family can make, and they aim to make that transition as comfortable and reassuring as possible. With its roots firmly in the local Birmingham community, Oakview works to ensure residents remain connected to the life and people they know and love.

Oakview Care Home accommodates 97 people across four separate units in a single building, with each unit having adapted facilities. Two of the units specialise in providing personal and nursing care to people living with dementia. At inspection, 90 people were using the service.

The home provides personal and nursing care to residents, including those with learning disabilities and autism, with a commitment to ensuring people have choices, dignity, independence and good access to their local communities.

Source: CQC inspection report, 9 May 2024

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

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 with nursing
Registered capacity: 97 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · B32 3BA

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 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: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 9 May 2024. Latest inspection date recorded: 30 January 2024.

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

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
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 Oakview Care Home'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 Oakview Care 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 Oakview Care 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 Oakview Care 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.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees