Care home · Burntwood
The Birches
Illustrative photo, not of The Birches- Address
- 22 Birch Terrace, Burntwood, WS7 2HH
- Run by
- Prokare Limited (3 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 8 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- December 2015 (10 years)
- Registered manager
- Lauren Elizabeth June Barrett
- Company check
- Active, trading since 2002 (24 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 04421000)
- Last CQC check
- 24 Sep 2019
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
Open CQC's full report · CQC location ID 1-2327510942
An overview of The Birches
The Birches in Burntwood is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a residential care home, run by Prokare Limited. The service is registered to support adults of all ages and lists physical disabilities among its specialisms.
CQC rated it Good overall (September 2019). It is one of 10 CQC-registered care homes in and around Burntwood; 6 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Track record
Registered in December 2015, it has 10 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 2 overall ratings for it (2017–2019), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
It has gone 7 years without a new overall rating. CQC schedules inspections by risk, so this is not a bad sign in itself, though leadership may have moved on.
The CQC website holds 2 reports for it, the latest from 24 September 2019.
The registered provider
The Birches is run by Prokare Limited (company 04421000), incorporated in 2002, 13 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is other human health activities.
Prokare Limited runs 3 CQC-registered services across 2 council areas; 3 of the 3 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (100%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
Choice nearby
There are 17 other care homes within 3 miles, 10 of them rated Good or Outstanding; the nearest is 235 Rugeley Road, under 0.5 miles away.
18 of the 22 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Boney Hay & Central ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (4 min), a shop (4 min), a park (6 min) and a bus stop (1 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
Costs to expect
We estimate The Birches 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.
Check what the weekly fee leaves out; hairdressing, chiropody, trips and newspapers are common extras.
With savings below £23,250, Staffordshire Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
Needs it is registered to meet
As listed with the regulator.
Reading The Birches's CQC ratings
The Birches 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 158 of the 238 other care homes in Staffordshire that CQC has rated.
The five key questions
- Safe185 of 239 in Staffordshire
- Effective210 of 239 in Staffordshire
- Caring228 of 239 in Staffordshire
- Responsive213 of 239 in Staffordshire
- Well-led159 of 239 in Staffordshire
Source: CQC, published 24 September 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Staffordshire share it.
Rating history
- Mar 2017
- Sep 2019
- Today Rating 7 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first.
Reports on the CQC website
- CQC inspection report 24 September 2019
- CQC inspection report 31 March 2017
Location and local area
- Ward
- Boney Hay & Central
- Parliamentary constituency
- Lichfield
- Local NHS (ICB)
- NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board
- ONS area type
- Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in WS7 (9)
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Within walking distance
- Bus stop 60 m (1 min walk) · 34 stops within 600 m
- GP surgery Boney Hay Surgery, 290 m (4 min walk)
- Pharmacy N & J's Chemist, 900 m (11 min walk)
- Shop Lifestyle Express, 360 m (4 min walk)
- Park Redwood Park, 450 m (6 min walk)
- Place of worship Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 480 m (6 min walk)
- Library Burntwood Library, 1.1 km (14 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.
Inspection findings in brief
- Staffing levels were based on individual support needs of the people who were living at the home.
- We received mixed feedback about the numbers of staff who were employed at the home.
- People received safe and effective care from staff who had been appropriately recruited and had undergone the correct recruitment checks.
- Staff received regular supervisions and appraisals.
Inspected 29 August 2019; report published 24 September 2019. Quoted from the CQC report summary, Open Government Licence. Read the full report.
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How The Birches compares
- Rated Good. Across Staffordshire, 78% of the 239 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 8 are Outstanding.
- Its rating (September 2019) is more recent than 29% of care home ratings in Staffordshire.
- With 8 beds it is smaller than 70% of care homes in Staffordshire, where the typical home has 29.
- Registered with CQC in 2015: it has been registered longer than 50% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Staffordshire lists 4.
Based on the CQC register for Staffordshire as at Oct 2026.
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Guides for families
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What families ask about The Birches
- How did The Birches 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 are the sections most worth your time.
- How much does The Birches charge?
- The Birches 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.
- Who runs The Birches?
- CQC lists Prokare Limited as the provider responsible for The Birches.
- How many beds does The Birches have?
- The Birches can take up to 8 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- When did CQC last rate The Birches?
- The rating now shown was published on 24 September 2019, 7 years ago. Ask what has changed since then, for example in management or staffing.
- Does The Birches support people with dementia?
- It is not registered with dementia as a specialism, so confirm with the provider whether it can meet that need.
- What services is The Birches registered for?
- The Birches is registered for residential homes. Ask which of these it provides at the moment.
- Is The Birches a registered provider?
- Yes. The Birches is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-2327510942) and was rated Good overall in September 2019.
- Where is The Birches?
- It is at 22 Birch Terrace, Burntwood, WS7 2HH.
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