Oakwood Care Home

78-82 Kingsbury Road, Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands, B24 8QJ

01213738476

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

18 January 2023

Provider

Unityone Ltd

Beds

37 beds

About Oakwood Care Home

Oakwood Care Home is a residential care home in Birmingham, offering personal care for older people, including those living with dementia. Details of the most recent CQC findings are set out below.

Oakwood Rest Home provides personal care and accommodation for up to 30 older people and those with dementia, currently supporting 18 residents. The home maintains safeguarding systems and processes to keep people safe, with staff demonstrating knowledge of individual risks and following assessments to meet residents' needs. People receive their medicines safely and as prescribed, supported by sufficient staffing levels.

However, the provider's audits were not effective at monitoring service quality. Some care records contained missing information, and several care plans had not been consistently reviewed, indicating gaps in documentation and care planning oversight.

Source: CQC inspection report, 28 March 2023

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder people

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: 37 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · B24 8QJ

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: Good.

Rating report published 28 March 2023. Latest inspection date recorded: 18 January 2023.

Safe: Good
Effective: Good
CaringPublished 31 January 2020: Good
ResponsivePublished 31 January 2020: 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 Oakwood 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 Oakwood 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 Oakwood 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 Oakwood 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