Watra Care Birmingham
Home care agency in Birmingham
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About
Watra Care Birmingham is a home care agency based in Birmingham, West Midlands, providing care and support in people's own homes. The agency says it has experience of working with families and people with a range of needs, and it describes its approach as personalised. Essential home care support is available at the times and places the person chooses. Its main focus is dementia, and it supports older people aged 65 and over, as well as people with physical disabilities, mental health needs, sensory impairments or learning disabilities. It also offers tailored specialist support for people who need it.
The Care Quality Commission rates the agency Good overall, in a report published in 2021. It is also rated Good for being safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.
What inspectors found
CQC: GoodReport published 27 September 2021 · Last inspected 12 August 2021
Inspectors rated this domiciliary service, which supports adults with personal care in their own homes, as good at its first inspection. The report describes a regular, consistent staff team, trained staff who understand protective equipment and safe medicines handling, and a caring, positive culture in which people's independence and choices are respected. It also notes that quality checks had not caught an out-of-date COVID-19 policy, and that the record of staff COVID-19 testing needed further work.
- Staff are trained in infection control and wear suitable protective equipment, which relatives confirmed
- People are supported by a regular team and usually see the same staff
- Medicines are handled safely, with competency checks to confirm staff practice
- Staff are caring, know the people they support well, and promote independence and choice
- The COVID-19 policy did not reflect current government guidance, and quality checks had not identified this
- The system for recording staff COVID-19 testing needed further development
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
Specialist care
What's nearby
Straight-line distances.
What’s in the area
Outdoor Spaces
- AllotmentsSparse
- Play SpacePlentiful
- Golf CourseLimited
- Public ParkPlentiful
- Tennis CourtLimited
- Bowling GreenAmple
- Playing FieldAdequate
Local Amenities
- Pubs & BarsAmple
- Restaurants & CafesAmple
- Retail ShoppingPlentiful
- SupermarketsPlentiful
- TakeawaysPlentiful
What home care costs
Estimated typical UK ranges — Watra Care Birmingham 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
Watra Care Birmingham is backed by a local NHS health network. The nearest A&E is Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, 0.4 miles away. The local GP practice is DRUID GROUP - EMC SURGERY, 0.1 miles away.
Nearest services from NHS ODS + postcodes.io + CQC, by straight-line distance.
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