Care home · Shirley
The Priory Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of The Priory Care Home- Address
- 1 Shelly Crescent, Monkspath, Shirley, B90 4XA
- Run by
- Bupa Care Homes (ANS) Limited (28 services)
- Type of provider
- Independent (private company)
- Service
- Nursing home
- Beds
- 52 (registered with CQC)
- Nursing care
- Yes, registered as a nursing home (CQC registration)
- Dementia
- Not listed as a specialism with CQC; ask the provider
- Registered with CQC
- October 2010 (16 years)
- Part of
- BUPA Group
- Registered manager
- Cheryl Claire Harbourne
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1985 (40 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 01960990)
- Last CQC check
- 10 Apr 2021
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,300–£1,590 a week for nursing care. Our figure, worked out from published prices in the region (Bupa homes publish prices a little below their area average); the real price may differ. How we estimate
Regulated activities on its registration: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care · Treatment of disease, disorder or injury
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See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-127818919
The Priory Care Home at a glance
Registered with CQC as a nursing home, The Priory Care Home is based in Shirley, run by Bupa Care Homes (ANS) Limited. It supports older people, with registered specialisms in physical disabilities.
Its latest CQC rating is Good overall (December 2019), with Responsive rated Outstanding. It is one of 3 CQC-registered care homes in and around Bentley Heath; 3 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Track record
The Priory Care Home has been registered with CQC since October 2010, about 16 years.
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.
CQC lists 6 reports for this location, the latest dated 10 April 2021.
Who the service is registered for
Taken from its CQC registration.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 19 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is Fountains Care Home, 0.7 miles away.
20 of the 24 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in St Alphege with Monkspath & Hillfield ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 10% least 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 (1 min), a shop (2 min), a park (5 min), a café (2 min), a bus stop (1 min) and a railway station (10 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
The company behind The Priory Care Home
The Priory Care Home is run by Bupa Care Homes (ans) Limited (company 01960990), incorporated in 1985, 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 4 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Bupa Care Homes (ANS) Limited runs 28 CQC-registered services across 24 council areas; 26 of the 28 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (93%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
It trades under the BUPA Group brand, which covers 130 services run by 15 registered providers.
Costs to expect
We estimate The Priory Care Home at £1,300–£1,590 a week for nursing care, based on published prices in the region (Bupa homes publish prices a little below their area average). Over a year that is roughly £68k–£83k.
Part of a nursing fee may be met by the NHS (NHS-funded nursing care), paid to the home rather than to you.
People with savings under £23,250 may get help from Solihull Council after a needs and financial assessment.
Rating history
- Jan 2015
- Jun 2017
- Dec 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 10 April 2021
- CQC inspection report 11 December 2019
- CQC inspection report 8 June 2017
- CQC inspection report 21 January 2015
- Inspection report 22 October 2014
- Inspection report 4 June 2014
Kitchen hygiene rating
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 22 April 2026 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 "The Priory Nursing & Residential Home"). Open Government Licence.
Finding it
- Ward
- St Alphege with Monkspath & Hillfield
- Parliamentary constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- NHS area (integrated care board)
- NHS Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board
- Urban or rural
- Urban; nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 10% least deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in B90 (14)
See the wider area · Plan a journey · Base map © OpenStreetMap
Nearby
- Bus stop 90 m (1 min walk) · 13 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Widney Manor, 770 m (10 min walk)
- GP surgery Monkspath Surgery, 100 m (1 min walk)
- Pharmacy Tesco Pharmacy, 890 m (11 min walk)
- Shop Co-op Food, 200 m (2 min walk)
- Park 370 m (5 min walk)
- Café Hallies, 160 m (2 min walk)
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). These are direct-line distances, so real walking routes, and times, will be longer.
Area details from ONS and NHS postcode data via postcodes.io (Open Government Licence).
Ratings for safety, care and leadership
- Safe48 of 58 in Solihull
- Effective54 of 58 in Solihull
- Caring55 of 58 in Solihull
- Responsive2 of 58 in Solihull
- Well-led48 of 58 in Solihull
Ratings from CQC's most recent report, published 11 December 2019. Under each rating: how many care homes in Solihull share it; for example, 2 of 58 care homes in Solihull rated Outstanding for Responsive.
Key points from CQC's visit
- The Priory Care Home provides personal and nursing care for up to 52 older people and people with physical disabilities.
- We found the following examples of good practice. ● The providers visiting procedure was shared with visitors prior to their arrival.
- It outlined the expectation of visitors including the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) they were required to wear to reduce the transmission of infection. ● When visitors arrived, they were screened for symptoms of COVID-19.
- This included having their temperature recorded and completing a lateral flow test to make sure their visit could take place safely.
Inspected 17 March 2021; report published 10 April 2021. In CQC's words, from its published findings (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
The ratings in context
For The Priory Care Home, Responsive is rated Outstanding; 4 other areas are Good.
Across Solihull, 2 of 58 rated care homes are Outstanding for Responsive (3%).
The report's Responsive section explains what earned the Outstanding rating, which is a useful benchmark when comparing services.
Family reviews
No family has reviewed The Priory Care Home on The Care Panel so far.
Reviews come from people who used the service or their families, verified by email. They sit alongside, not instead of, CQC ratings, and providers cannot take them down. How reviews work.
Questions about The Priory Care Home
- Who runs The Priory Care Home?
- On CQC's register the provider is Bupa Care Homes (ANS) Limited.
- How big is The Priory Care Home?
- CQC registers The Priory Care Home for 52 residents; ask about vacancies, room sizes and en-suite bathrooms.
- How did The Priory Care Home score on each CQC key question?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Outstanding; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led tend to say most about day-to-day reliability.
- What are The Priory Care Home's fees?
- The Priory Care Home has not published its fees with 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.
- What type of care does The Priory Care Home provide?
- Its CQC registration covers nursing homes. Ask The Priory Care Home how it would adapt if needs increase.
- Is The Priory Care Home registered with CQC?
- It is. The CQC register records The Priory Care Home as a care home, location ID 1-127818919 and was rated Good overall in December 2019.
- Where is The Priory Care Home?
- It is at 1 Shelly Crescent, Monkspath, Shirley, B90 4XA.
- When did CQC last rate The Priory Care Home?
- 11 December 2019 is when the current rating was published, 6 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Is The Priory Care Home registered for dementia care?
- No dementia specialism is recorded with CQC. Ask the provider directly if this is likely to matter.
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