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SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road
Typical fee here £1,170–£1,420 a week Estimate
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- Kingstanding, Birmingham, B44 0AD
- Run by
- Sense (37 services)
- Type of provider
- Charity (registered charity 289868)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 6 (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)
- Part of
- Sense - The National Deafblind and Rubella Association
- Registered manager
- Warren James Torrie
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1984 (42 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 01825301)
- Last CQC check
- 22 Apr 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential care. An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
Licensed by CQC for: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-120445036
The service in brief
SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road is a CQC-registered residential care home in Birmingham, run by Sense. Its registered specialisms include physical disabilities, learning disabilities and sight or hearing loss.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (November 2019). It is one of 57 CQC-registered care homes in and around Royal Sutton Coldfield; 35 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road over the years
Registered in November 2010, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2016–2021), starting at Requires improvement and improving to Inspected but not rated.
The rating is 6 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 6 CQC reports on file for this address; the newest is from 22 April 2021.
Likely fees
We estimate SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm 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.
Get the extras in writing: items such as hairdressing and outings are usually charged on top.
Council help is possible below £23,250 in savings: ask Birmingham Council for a free care needs assessment.
Earlier inspections
- Jan 2016
- Apr 2017
- Nov 2019
- Apr 2021
- Today Rating 6 years old
CQC rating timeline for this address. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 22 April 2021
- CQC inspection report 7 November 2019
- CQC inspection report 7 April 2017
- CQC inspection report 27 January 2016
- Inspection report 9 April 2014
- Inspection report 21 January 2014
Finding it
- Ward
- Kingstanding
- Council
- Birmingham City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Birmingham Erdington
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
- Setting
- Urban · nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in B44 (9)
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Around the building
- Bus stop 100 m (1 min walk) · 32 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery College Road Podiatry / Chiropody, 210 m (3 min walk)
- Pharmacy MW Phillips Chemist, 260 m (3 min walk)
- Shop Costcutter, 110 m (1 min walk)
- Park 180 m (2 min walk)
- Café New Heights Community Cafe, 730 m (9 min walk)
- Place of worship Christ the King Catholic Church, 640 m (8 min walk)
- Library Perry Common Library, 1.0 km (13 min walk)
Straight-line distances to the nearest of each, from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Walking routes are longer; check for hills and crossings if you plan to take a relative out.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
The registered provider
SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road is run by Sense, The National Deafblind And Rubella Association (company 01825301), incorporated in 1984, 26 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 12 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities and other residential care.
Sense runs 37 CQC-registered services across 16 council areas; 33 of the 37 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (89%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
10 of its services are in Birmingham.
It trades under the Sense - The National Deafblind and Rubella Association brand, which covers 37 services run by 1 registered provider.
Around Birmingham
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 16 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Perry Tree Centre, under 0.5 miles away.
It is registered for needs that fewer services nearby cover: learning disabilities (8 of the nearest 25); sight or hearing loss (8 of the nearest 25).
10 of the 21 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Kingstanding 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 (3 min), a pharmacy (3 min), a shop (1 min), a park (2 min), a café (9 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Needs it is registered to meet
Specialisms as registered with CQC.
From the latest CQC inspection
- We found the following examples of good practice. ● Staff had supported a person with a learning disability to understand about COVID-19, why staff needed to wear PPE and why they needed to be tested.
- They used picture cards and pictorial symbols as well as British Sign Language (BSL) to help them to understand. ● On their arrival at the home, visitors were screened for symptoms of COVID-19, were required to complete a lateral flow test and wear appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
- This ensured visits could take place safely in line with current guidance. ● People were supported to go outside every day to local parks or for a local drive and a hot drink in order to keep people active and to support their well being.
- Increased art and craft activities were also offered to people. ● Staff had completed training in hand washing and how to don and doff PPE correctly.
Inspected 18 March 2021; report published 22 April 2021. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- 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
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 7 November 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Birmingham share it.
Reading SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road's CQC ratings
SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road 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.
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SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road against its area
- Rated Good. Across Birmingham, 77% of the 252 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 4 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2019) is more recent than 38% 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 2010: it has been registered longer than 88% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Birmingham lists 3.
Compared with every CQC-registered care home in Birmingham. Source: CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Questions about SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road
- Which provider runs SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road?
- SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road is run by Sense, the registered provider on the CQC register.
- How many beds does SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road have?
- SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road has 6 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- Is SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road rated well for safety?
- 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.
- What are SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road's fees?
- SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road has not published its fees with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,295 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
- What type of care does SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road provide?
- Registration for SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road covers: residential homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- Is SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road registered with CQC?
- SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road is on the CQC register as a care home (ID 1-120445036) and was rated Good overall in November 2019.
- What is SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road's address?
- It is at Kingstanding, Birmingham, B44 0AD.
- When did CQC last rate SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road?
- CQC published the current rating on 7 November 2019, 6 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Can SENSE - 296-298 Warren Farm Road care for someone 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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