Care home · Solihull
Swallows Meadow Court
Illustrative photo, not of Swallows Meadow Court- Address
- 33 Swallows Meadow, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4PH
- Run by
- Solihull Care Limited (2 services)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 70 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- April 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Carol May McKay-Stewart
- Company check
- Active, accounts up to date (Companies House IP28801R)
- Last CQC check
- 29 Apr 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,380–£1,690 a week for nursing care (dementia). An estimate based on local published fees. Ask for a written quote. How we estimate
CQC regulated activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-118963297
About this home
Swallows Meadow Court is a CQC-registered nursing home in Solihull, run by Solihull Care Limited. Its CQC registration covers older people, including people living with dementia and physical disabilities.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (April 2020). Effective was rated Requires improvement. It is one of 39 CQC-registered care homes in and around Solihull; 27 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
How its rating has changed
- Aug 2015
- Aug 2017
- Apr 2020
- Apr 2021
- Today Rating 6 years old
Published CQC ratings in date order. The latest rating is lower than the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 29 April 2021
- CQC inspection report 8 April 2020
- CQC inspection report 22 August 2017
- CQC inspection report 6 August 2015
- Inspection report 8 March 2014
- Inspection report 16 August 2012
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 21 November 2025 by Solihull. On a visit, ask to see this week's menu and how residents choose what they eat.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Swallows Meadow Court"). Open Government Licence.
Location and local area
- Ward
- Shirley South
- Parliamentary constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- NHS planning area
- NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 50% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in B90 (15)
See the wider area · Route planner · OpenStreetMap (ODbL)
Nearby
- Bus stop 100 m (1 min walk) · 19 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Medilink, 730 m (9 min walk)
- Pharmacy Boots, 400 m (5 min walk)
- Shop Costcutter, 300 m (4 min walk)
- Park 320 m (4 min walk)
- Café Starbucks, 250 m (3 min walk)
- Place of worship Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church, 300 m (4 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.
History with CQC
CQC registration dates from April 2011, so the service has been operating for around 15 years under its current registration.
CQC has published 4 overall ratings for it (2015–2021), starting at Good; it has gone up 0 and down 0 times, and is now Inspected but not rated.
6 years have passed since the last overall rating. Services judged lower-risk wait longer for a visit, but teams change, so check what is different today.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 29 April 2021.
Budgeting for this home
We estimate Swallows Meadow Court at £1,380–£1,690 a week for nursing care (dementia), based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £72k–£88k.
Where a resident needs nursing, the NHS pays part of the fee straight to the home as NHS-funded nursing care, regardless of who pays the rest.
Solihull Council can help with costs for people with savings under £23,250, starting with a free assessment.
How it fits locally
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 18 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Connaught House, under 0.5 miles away.
14 of the 20 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Shirley South ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 50% 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 (9 min), a pharmacy (5 min), a shop (4 min), a park (4 min), a café (3 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Reading Swallows Meadow Court's CQC ratings
Looking at the five areas: Effective is rated below Good; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Solihull, 2 of 60 rated care homes are Requires improvement for Effective (3%).
If you are considering it, read the Effective section of the report first and ask what has changed since the inspection.
Key points from CQC's visit
- Swallows Meadow Court provides nursing and personal care for up to 70 people over the age of 65.
- At the time of our visit 41 people lived at the home.
- We found the following examples of good practice. ● A visitor protocol was in place.
- On arrival visitors were screened for symptoms of COVID-19 and completed a lateral flow test to ensure their visit could take place safely. ● Indoor visits took place in line with government guidance.
Inspected 16 April 2021; report published 29 April 2021; supporting 70 people at the time. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe49 of 60 in Solihull
- Effective2 of 60 in Solihull
- Caring57 of 60 in Solihull
- Responsive58 of 60 in Solihull
- Well-led50 of 60 in Solihull
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 8 April 2020. Under each rating: how many care homes in Solihull share it.
Who the service is registered for
Taken from its CQC registration.
The registered provider
Swallows Meadow Court is run by Solihull Care (company IP28801R).
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time and there is no insolvency history.
Solihull Care Limited runs 2 CQC-registered services; 2 of the 2 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 86% for the same mix of services across England.
All 2 are in Solihull, so it is a local operator rather than a national chain.
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Swallows Meadow Court against its area
- Rated Good. Across Solihull, 88% of the 60 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (April 2020) is more recent than 43% of care home ratings in Solihull.
- With 70 beds it is larger than 76% of care homes in Solihull, where the typical home has 34.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 54% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Solihull lists 3.
- Areas CQC rated below Good: Effective (3% of care homes in Solihull are also rated below Good here). Ask the provider what has changed since.
All figures compare it with other care homes in Solihull; CQC register, Oct 2026.
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Swallows Meadow Court questions answered
- Who is the registered provider for Swallows Meadow Court?
- Solihull Care Limited is the registered provider for Swallows Meadow Court.
- How many residents can Swallows Meadow Court take?
- Swallows Meadow Court has 70 registered places. Ask how many are free now and which rooms have en-suites.
- How is Swallows Meadow Court rated for safety and leadership?
- CQC rates five key questions. For Swallows Meadow Court: Safe: Good; Effective: Requires improvement; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Start with Safe and Well-led when reading the report.
- How much does care from Swallows Meadow Court cost?
- Swallows Meadow Court hasn't shared a price list with us. Residential care home typically costs £1,206 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.
- Is Swallows Meadow Court a registered provider?
- It is. The CQC register records Swallows Meadow Court as a care home, location ID 1-118963297 and was rated Good overall in April 2020.
- Where is Swallows Meadow Court based?
- It is at 33 Swallows Meadow, Shirley, Solihull, B90 4PH.
- What kind of care can Swallows Meadow Court offer?
- Registration for Swallows Meadow Court covers: nursing homes. Check which of these it offers today.
- When was Swallows Meadow Court last inspected?
- CQC published the current rating on 8 April 2020, 6 years ago. Older ratings are common, so ask about changes since.
- Does Swallows Meadow Court support people with dementia?
- Its registration includes dementia. Useful questions: how many staff hold dementia training, and how is a bad day handled?
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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.