Homecroft Residential Home

Homecroft Residential Home

Care home in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham

Operated by Homecroft (Four Oaks)

CQC Good33 beds
NeighbourhoodGreen SurroundingsWell Served
What do these badges mean?
  • Green Surroundings — Excellent access to parks, playing fields and other green space nearby (OpenStreetMap).
  • Well Served — Excellent everyday amenities nearby — shops, supermarkets, pharmacies, banks, post offices, cafés and places to eat (OpenStreetMap).
Address446 LIchfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4BL
Beds33

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About

Homecroft Residential Home is a 33-bed residential care home in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, operated by Homecroft Care Group. It provides personal care and support for older people who need day-to-day assistance, a safe living environment and social connection. The home also offers respite care for those recovering from illness or surgery, or whose family carers need temporary support.

Homecroft Residential Home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission across all five key questions: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led (report published 2022).

What inspectors found

CQC: Good

Report published 21 January 2022 · Last inspected 17 December 2021

Inspectors rated Homecroft Residential Home, which cares for up to 23 older people including some living with dementia, as good overall. They found that people felt safe, that staffing and medicines were managed well, and that the home was clean with effective infection control. Staff were described as kind and as treating people with dignity, and people had access to healthcare, food they enjoyed, and social activities.

Strengths noted
  • Safeguarding, risk assessment and recruitment processes were in place to protect people
  • The home was visibly clean and a dementia-friendly environment, with communal spaces including a garden
  • Staff were kind, respected privacy and dignity, and had completed induction and ongoing training
  • Management and governance arrangements were well regarded by people and relatives

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.

Food hygiene rating

Very good

Food Standards Agency · inspected December 2025

What's nearby

GP surgery1.6 miles
A&E: Good Hope Hospital2.0 miles
Pub or bar50 m
  • Near a main road

Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website. Locations © OpenStreetMap contributors.

What’s in the area

Outdoor Spaces

  • AllotmentsAdequate
  • Play SpaceSparse
  • Golf CourseAdequate
  • Public ParkSparse
  • Tennis CourtAmple
  • Bowling GreenAdequate
  • Playing FieldSparse

Local Amenities

  • Pubs & BarsAdequate
  • Restaurants & CafesAdequate
  • Retail ShoppingAdequate
  • SupermarketsAmple
  • TakeawaysSparse

Local crime statistics

230 recorded crimes in the local area (July 2026)

Top categories:

Violent crime43%
Shoplifting18%
Vehicle crime10%
Burglary5%

Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile

Fees and funding

Care typeWeekly feeSource
Residential careFees on request—
Funding accepted
Not stated

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Care fee trajectory

Indicative weekly fee by year, against what Birmingham pays care homes.
YearCouncil rate (per week)
2024£814
2025£874

What Birmingham council pays care homes, and whether it will help with fees

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Local health safety net

Homecroft Residential Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Good Hope Hospital, 2 miles away. The local GP practice is SUTTON COLDFIELD GROUP PRACTICE, 1.6 miles away, rated ‘Good’ by the CQC.

Nearest hospital · A&E
Good Hope Hospital · 2 mi
Nearest GP · CQC Good
SUTTON COLDFIELD GROUP PRACTICE · 1.6 mi

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

Community & connection in Sutton Coldfield

Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.

Charity

Age Connects West Midlands

Age Concern Birmingham is the foremost voluntary agency supporting older people, their families and carers. The services provided include, but are not exclusive to, day centres, luncheon clubs,…

1.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (518610)
Charity

Asian Elderly & Community Welfare Association (Aecwa)

We are a drop in day centre for the elderly in the community. We also help with form filling, giving advice and English classes. We give information on disability and health on a regular basis to…

5.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1090918)
Charity

Better Understanding of Dementia for Sandwell

Befriending service for people with dementiaWeekly clubs for people with dementiaSupport service for family carers of people with dementiaDementia-awareness training for Social Services/Healthcare…

5.2 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1133484)
Charity

Cape Community Care Day Centre

Our Day Care Service for the Vulnerable Elderly within our community, offering healthy &freshly cooked meals, Mental /Physical stimulation, Social interactions & Outings, Digital introduction &…

6.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1122721)
Charity

Yemeni Day Centre

The charity provides a drop in service and day opportunities which aims to deliver welfare and support services to all older people especially those who are frail or disabled and adult carers,…

6.4 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1095640)
Charity

Jay Jalaram Day Centre

Provide meals on wheels service to the elderly and operate a day center activities for all members of the ethnic community.

7.0 miles away · Source: Charity Commission (1165666)

Part of Homecroft (Four Oaks)

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Information last reviewed October 2026.

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