Sandford Road

94 Sandford Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 9BT

01212475231

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

26 October 2021

Provider

Blueberry Transitional Care Ltd

Beds

6 beds

About Sandford Road

Sandford Road is a residential care home based in Birmingham, offering a familiar and supportive environment where people can feel genuinely at home. The team here takes real pride in building a warm, welcoming atmosphere, where residents are treated as individuals and their comfort genuinely matters. For families exploring care options in the area, Sandford Road represents a place where relationships are valued and people are cared for with kindness.

The service supports autistic people and those with learning disabilities, providing medicines management and personalised care plans. Staff implement proactive strategies to reduce restrictive practices, with systems in place to report and learn from incidents. However, improvements are needed in reviewing medicine incidents, ensuring all medication guidance is current, and analysing trends across incident data.

Governance systems require strengthening to consistently ensure people receive safe, high-quality care aligned with their individual needs.

The service empowers people to make choices about their care and support them according to their preferences. Staff and leadership demonstrate values centred on improving people's quality of life and wellbeing. People and their families work collaboratively with leaders to develop and enhance the service.

Source: CQC inspection report, 15 February 2022

Specialist Care

Learning disabilitiesYounger 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 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: 6 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · B13 9BT

Registered care categories

Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Learning disabilities.

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 15 February 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 26 October 2021.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Good
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?
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 Sandford Road'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 Sandford Road, 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 Sandford Road, 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 Sandford Road'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