Care home · Birmingham
Sandford Road
Illustrative photo, not of Sandford Road- Address
- 94 Sandford Road, Birmingham, B13 9BT
- Run by
- Blueberry Transitional Care Ltd (4 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- May 2018 (8 years)
- Registered manager
- Stephen Thomas Skeet
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2016 (10 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 09988643)
- Last CQC check
- 15 Feb 2022
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential care. Our estimate from published local prices, not a quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-5057130022
About Sandford Road
Registered with CQC as a residential care home, Sandford Road is based in Birmingham, run by Blueberry Transitional Care Ltd. It supports adults under 65, with registered specialisms in learning disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Requires improvement overall (February 2022). Safe and Well-led were rated Requires improvement. It is one of 63 CQC-registered care homes in and around Birmingham; 51 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Specialisms
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe58 of 253 in Birmingham
- Effective220 of 252 in Birmingham
- Caring232 of 252 in Birmingham
- Responsive225 of 252 in Birmingham
- Well-led88 of 252 in Birmingham
CQC key question ratings, published 15 February 2022. Under each rating: how many care homes in Birmingham share it.
The registered provider
Sandford Road is run by Blueberry Transitional Care Ltd (company 09988643), incorporated in 2016, 2 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 1 active director and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other residential care.
Blueberry Transitional Care Ltd runs 4 CQC-registered services; 1 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (50%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
All 4 are in Birmingham, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
Past CQC ratings
- Jun 2019
- Nov 2020
- Feb 2022
- Today Rating 4 years old
Every overall rating on record for this location, earliest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
Published inspection reports
- CQC inspection report 15 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 19 November 2020
- CQC inspection report 6 June 2019
The neighbourhood
- Ward
- Moseley
- Council
- Birmingham City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 20% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in B13 (23)
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Local amenities
- Bus stop 330 m (4 min walk) · 16 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Moseley Village, 540 m (7 min walk)
- GP surgery Wake Green Surgery, 450 m (6 min walk)
- Pharmacy Chemycare Pharmacy, 500 m (6 min walk)
- Shop O.A.K Superstore, 510 m (6 min walk)
- Park Balsall Heath Park, 560 m (7 min walk)
- Café De Maines of Moseley, 690 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship The Sanctuary, 310 m (4 min walk)
- Library Sparkhill Library, 920 m (12 min walk)
Nearest of each type, measured in a straight line using OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). If a resident uses a wheelchair or frame, check the route itself.
Ward, NHS area and deprivation from ONS and NHS postcode data (postcodes.io, Open Government Licence).
Around Birmingham
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 20 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Forest Grange Care Home, under 0.5 miles away.
5 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Moseley ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 20% 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 (6 min), a pharmacy (6 min), a shop (6 min), a park (7 min), a café (9 min), a bus stop (4 min) and a railway station (7 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Key points from CQC's visit
- People's medicines were given safely and reviewed and monitored.
- However, we found some improvement was needed in ensuring medicines incidents were learnt from and ensuring all medication guidance was up to date.
- People who had behaviours that could challenge themselves or others had proactive plans in place to reduce the need for restrictive practices.
- Systems were in place to report and learn from any incidents where restrictive practices were used.
Inspected 26 October 2021; report published 15 February 2022. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Likely fees
We estimate Sandford Road 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 what notice is given before a fee increase and what triggers one.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Birmingham Council for a free care needs assessment.
Sandford Road over the years
CQC registration dates from May 2018, so the service has been operating for around 8 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 3 overall ratings for it (2019–2022), starting at Good; it has gone up 1 and down 1 time, and is now Requires improvement.
No new overall rating has been published for 4 years. CQC re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating is not a bad sign in itself, but staff and management may have changed.
CQC lists 3 reports for this location, the latest dated 15 February 2022.
Reading Sandford Road's CQC ratings
For Sandford Road, Safe and Well-led are rated below Good; 3 other areas are Good.
Across Birmingham, 58 of 253 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Safe (23%), while 88 of 252 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Well-led (35%).
If you are considering it, read the Safe and Well-led section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed Sandford Road on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews are separate from CQC ratings. We verify the reviewer's email and never let providers remove reviews. How reviews work.
Compared with other care homes locally
- Rated Requires improvement. Across Birmingham, 77% of the 252 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (February 2022) is more recent than 62% of care home ratings in Birmingham.
- With 6 beds it is smaller than 70% of care homes in Birmingham, where the typical home has 16.
- Registered with CQC in 2018: it has been registered longer than 30% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 2 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Birmingham lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Safe (25% of care homes in Birmingham are also rated below Good here); Well-led (36% of care homes in Birmingham are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Birmingham; CQC register, Oct 2026.
Closest alternatives
Guides for families
Similar care homes near Birmingham, rated recently
- Arshad Mahmood - 112-114 Carlton RoadMay 2026
- Arshad Mahmood - 56-58 Carlton RoadApr 2026
- Selly ParkJul 2026
What families ask about Sandford Road
- Who runs Sandford Road?
- The registered provider is Blueberry Transitional Care Ltd, according to CQC.
- How big is Sandford Road?
- Sandford Road is registered for up to 6 residents. Ask about current vacancies and whether rooms have en-suite facilities.
- How is Sandford Road rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Requires improvement; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Requires improvement. Read Safe and Well-led first; they say most about reliability.
- How much does care from Sandford Road cost?
- Sandford Road has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,206 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Get the quote in writing, including any extra charges.
- What type of care does Sandford Road provide?
- Its CQC registration covers residential homes. Ask Sandford Road how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is Sandford Road registered with CQC?
- Registered, yes: location 1-5057130022 on the Care Quality Commission register, listed as a care home and was rated Requires improvement overall in February 2022.
- What is Sandford Road's address?
- It is at 94 Sandford Road, Birmingham, B13 9BT.
- When was Sandford Road last inspected?
- Its current CQC rating dates from 15 February 2022, 4 years ago. Ratings can be several years old; ask what has changed since, such as a new manager.
- Does Sandford Road support people with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
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Source: the CQC register as of Oct 2026 (Open Government Licence v3.0), with our own analysis. Anything marked "in the provider's own words" comes from the provider. The Care Panel does not provide care.