Oakwood Care Home
Care home in Birmingham
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About
Oakwood Care Home is a 37-bed care facility in Birmingham, West Midlands. The home is rated Good by the Care Quality Commission, with Good grades across Safe, Effective, Caring and Responsive care; Well-led was rated Requires Improvement in the 2023 inspection.
The home provides personal care within a setting designed to be welcoming and inclusive. Staff are described as attentive and patient with residents in their care.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 29 March 2023 · Last inspected 18 January 2023
Inspectors found that this home for older people and people with dementia provides safe personal care, with staff who understand individual risks and follow care assessments. Staff described feeling supported by managers and valued in their roles, and people's choices and communication needs were taken into account. Inspectors did raise concerns about the provider's checks on quality and about some care records and plans.
- Safeguarding arrangements are in place, and people reported feeling secure with staff who know how to prevent harm.
- Medicines are handled safely and given as prescribed, with enough staff on duty to reduce risk.
- Staff are recruited carefully and trained so they can meet people's individual needs.
- Staff ask for consent before care, and people are supported to make their own decisions, with restrictions kept to a minimum.
- The provider's own audits of service quality were not effective at identifying problems.
- Some people's care records were missing information.
- Not all care plans were reviewed consistently.
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 January 2025
What's nearby
- Set back from main road noise
Straight-line distances. Road and rail noise from government strategic noise mapping (modelled, not measured). A&E departments from the NHS website.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsPlentiful
- Play SpaceAdequate
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkAmple
- Tennis CourtSparse
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldPlentiful
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsSparse
- Restaurants & CafesAdequate
- Retail ShoppingAmple
- SupermarketsAmple
- TakeawaysPlentiful
Local crime statistics
1,449 recorded crimes in the local area (April 2026)
Top categories:
Source: data.police.uk · within 1 mile
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Fees and funding
| Care type | Weekly fee | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care | Fees on request | — |
- Funding accepted
- Not stated
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Care fee trajectory
| Year | Council rate (per week) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | £814 |
| 2025 | £874 |
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Local health safety net
Oakwood Care Home is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Heartlands Hospital, 2.5 miles away. The local GP practice is KINGSBURY ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE, 0.4 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
Community & connection in Birmingham
Local clubs, charities and support groups that help older residents stay active and connected.
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Information last reviewed October 2026.
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