Care home · Birmingham
Charles Davies House Residential Care
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- 388 Lodge Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5PW
- Run by
- Birmingham Association For Mental Health(The) (2 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 1003906)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 13 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- No, residential care only (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- November 2010 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- *
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1986 (40 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02024372)
- Last CQC check
- 20 Apr 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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CQC page for this service · CQC location ID 1-116663319
An overview of Charles Davies House Residential Care
Charles Davies House Residential Care in Birmingham is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Birmingham Association For Mental Health(The). The service is registered to support adults under 65 and lists mental health conditions among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (August 2018). It is one of 63 CQC-registered care homes in and around Birmingham; 51 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How its rating has changed
- Feb 2016
- Aug 2018
- Apr 2021
- Today Rating 8 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 20 April 2021
- CQC inspection report 22 August 2018
- CQC inspection report 2 February 2016
- Inspection report 9 January 2014
- Inspection report 19 July 2012
Area and map
- Ward
- Soho & Jewellery Quarter
- Council
- Birmingham City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
- NHS planning area
- NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in B18 (7)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 70 m (1 min walk) · 37 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Jewellery Quarter, 360 m (4 min walk)
- GP surgery Hockley Medical Practice, 590 m (7 min walk)
- Pharmacy Hockley Medical Practice Pharmacy, 590 m (7 min walk)
- Shop Hursts, 150 m (2 min walk)
- Park 90 m (1 min walk)
- Café Hylton Café, 350 m (4 min walk)
- Place of worship Life Community Church, 50 m (1 min walk)
- Library The Birmingham & Midland Institute Private Lending Library, 1.5 km (19 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Track record
CQC registration dates from November 2010, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
The rating is 8 years old. CQC decides when to return based on risk, so age alone is not a warning sign; still, ask who the manager is now.
There are 5 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 20 April 2021.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 15 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Hill House, under 0.5 miles away.
16 of the 17 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Soho & Jewellery Quarter ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Birmingham and Solihull ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (7 min), a pharmacy (7 min), a shop (2 min), a park (1 min), a café (4 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (4 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Key points from CQC's visit
- Charles Davies House is registered to provide accommodation and personal care to a maximum of 13 people living with a mental health condition.
- We found the following examples of good practice. ● Visitors had to follow rules to prevent infection entering the home.
- Prior to admission a negative COVID-19 test result would be required followed by a period of self- isolation. ● Staff were required to take a COVID-19 test three times a week and people were tested, as a minimum, every 28 days.
- Where people or staff tested positive, they were required to self-isolate in line with current guidance. ● There was a good supply of PPE and this was also made available to visitors. ● A dedicated domestic team were also supported by staff in the cleaning of the premises.
Inspected 24 March 2021; report published 20 April 2021. Source: CQC's published findings, reused under the Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
Costs to expect
We estimate Charles Davies House Residential Care at £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £61k–£74k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
If savings are under the upper limit (£23,250 in England), Birmingham Council may pay part of the cost after a free care needs assessment.
What the ratings tell you
Charles Davies House Residential Care has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 155 of the 251 other care homes in Birmingham that CQC has rated.
How CQC rated each area
- Safe189 of 253 in Birmingham
- Effective220 of 252 in Birmingham
- Caring232 of 252 in Birmingham
- Responsive225 of 252 in Birmingham
- Well-led156 of 252 in Birmingham
Source: CQC, published 22 August 2018. Under each rating: how many care homes in Birmingham share it.
Who they support
Taken from its CQC registration.
Ownership and company checks
Charles Davies House Residential Care is run by Birmingham Association For Mental Health(the) (company 02024372), incorporated in 1986, 24 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 10 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities and other residential care.
Birmingham Association For Mental Health(The) runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Birmingham, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
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Charles Davies House Residential Care in local context
- Rated Good. Across Birmingham, 77% of the 252 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (August 2018) is more recent than 4% of care home ratings in Birmingham.
- With 13 beds it is smaller than 52% of care homes in Birmingham, where the typical home has 16.
- Registered with CQC in 2010, it is one of the longest-registered care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Birmingham lists 3.
Benchmarked against all CQC-registered care homes in Birmingham (Oct 2026).
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Questions about Charles Davies House Residential Care
- What type of care does Charles Davies House Residential Care provide?
- Charles Davies House Residential Care is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Where is Charles Davies House Residential Care?
- It is at 388 Lodge Road, Hockley, Birmingham, B18 5PW.
- Is Charles Davies House Residential Care registered with CQC?
- Yes: CQC lists it as a care home under location ID 1-116663319 and was rated Good overall in August 2018.
- Is Charles Davies House Residential Care registered for dementia care?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
- When did CQC last rate Charles Davies House Residential Care?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 22 August 2018, 8 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- How many beds does Charles Davies House Residential Care have?
- CQC registers Charles Davies House Residential Care for 13 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- Who is the registered provider for Charles Davies House Residential Care?
- The registered provider is Birmingham Association For Mental Health(The), according to CQC.
- How much does Charles Davies House Residential Care charge?
- No fee list from Charles Davies House Residential Care has reached us. Residential care home typically costs £1,295 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- How did Charles Davies House Residential Care score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
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