Home care agency

Ash Grove

Home care agency in Birmingham

Ash Grove

Home care agency in Birmingham

Operated by The Riverside Group

CQC GoodDementia
NeighbourhoodCultural HubWell Served
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  • Cultural Hub — An excellent range of libraries, museums, galleries, theatres and community venues within easy reach (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
Address793 Bristol Road South, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 2NQ

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About

Ash Grove is a home care agency based in Birmingham, West Midlands, providing care and support delivered in people's own homes. The agency supports older people, younger adults and those with physical disabilities, with a particular focus on dementia care.

Ash Grove was rated Good by the Care Quality Commission in 2019, achieving Good grades across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led.

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 18 June 2019 · Last inspected 15 May 2019

Inspectors found that people were kept safe, received their medicines as prescribed, and had their nutritional and health needs met. Staff were described as kind, compassionate and familiar with the people they support, and the home was reported as clean, well kept and recently decorated. Support plans were reviewed regularly, social activities were available, and the service was judged to be well led.

Strengths noted
  • The building was very well maintained, recently decorated and clean-smelling
  • Staff were kind, compassionate and had built good relationships with people
  • Support needs were assessed regularly and care was tailored to each person
  • The registered manager was known to people and accessible, and quality checks and feedback questionnaires were in use

Written by AI from the report text and checked against it. Not an official CQC statement. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the full report on CQC.

Care provided

Dementia

Specialist care

Dementia
Older people (65+)
Physical disabilities
Younger adults (under 65)

What's nearby

GP surgery300 m
Hospital2.7 miles

Straight-line distances.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsPlentiful
  • Play SpaceAmple
  • Golf CourseLimited
  • Public ParkAmple
  • Tennis CourtSparse
  • Bowling GreenPlentiful
  • Playing FieldAdequate

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsSparse
  • Restaurants & CafesSparse
  • Retail ShoppingAmple
  • SupermarketsAmple
  • TakeawaysAmple

What home care costs

Hourly (visiting) care — typically £22–£30 per hour
Overnight (waking) care — typically £150–£220 per night
Live-in care — typically £1,100–£1,600 per week

Estimated typical UK ranges — Ash Grove will give you a written quote after a free needs assessment. Check who pays with the funding calculator.

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Local health safety net

Ash Grove is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, 2.7 miles away. The local GP practice is ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE, 0.2 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham · 2.7 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
ST HELIERS MEDICAL PRACTICE · 0.2 mi

Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.

Part of The Riverside Group

Ash Grove is one of 11 services run by The Riverside Group on AskBart. See how the group's services are rated and where it operates.

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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