Woodland House

22 Woodland Road, Northfield, Birmingham, West Midlands, B31 2HS

01212439349

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

7 January 2020

Provider

Mr Brendan Freeman

Beds

6 beds

About Woodland House

Woodland House is a small residential care home in Birmingham, offering a genuinely homely place where people can feel settled and looked after. The team here takes pride in creating an environment that feels less like a facility and more like a real home, which can make a real difference for residents and their families alike. If you are exploring care options in the Birmingham area, Woodland House is worth getting to know.

Woodland House provides personal care for up to six people with learning disabilities and autism spectrum disorders. The home maintains a discreet presence in the community, with no identifying signage, cameras, or industrial bins outside, and staff are encouraged to wear regular clothes rather than uniforms. Inspectors found people were safe, with adequate staffing numbers and staff who understood residents' needs well, though not all had received training on specific health conditions.

Staff supported people with medicines and coordinated with external health and social care professionals to maintain residents' wellbeing. While the home offered food choices and health support, inspectors noted that infection prevention and control systems required some improvement.

Source: CQC inspection report, 6 February 2020

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 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: 6 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · B31 2HS

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 6 February 2020. Latest inspection date recorded: 7 January 2020.

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 Woodland House'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 Woodland House, 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 Woodland House, 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 Woodland House'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