Nursing home · Birmingham

Highbury Nursing Home

199-203 Alcester Road, Moseley, Birmingham, B13 8PX

Requires improvement SafeEffectiveCaringResponsiveWell-led Rated 6 months ago

Highbury Nursing Home is a nursing home in Birmingham in Birmingham, run by Highbury Nursing Home Ltd. It has 38 registered beds and supports older people, people living with dementia and younger adults.

Its latest CQC rating, published March 2026, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for caring. For comparison, 77% of care homes in Birmingham are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement

Published 9 March 2026 Rated 6 months ago

SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Requires improvement
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Requires improvement
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?Requires improvement

Read the full inspection report on cqc.org.uk ↗

How it compares in Birmingham

Highbury Nursing Home is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 53 other homes in Birmingham. Of the 246 rated care homes here, 77% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

Outstanding 3 (1%)
Good, with Outstanding areas 6 (2%)
Good 139 (51%)
Good, with an area to improve 41 (15%)
Requires improvement 54 (20%)
Inadequate 3 (1%)
Not yet rated 25 (9%)

Half of Birmingham's ratings are more than 6.6 years old. How tiers work

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Key facts

Type: Nursing home
Beds: 38
Provider: Highbury Nursing Home Ltd
Registered manager: Rowina Rego
Registered with CQC since: 9 December 2021
Local authority: Birmingham
CQC location ID: 1-11600679815

Who it cares for

Older people
Dementia
Younger adults (18–65)

Service user groups registered with CQC.

Questions to ask on a visit

CQC raised concerns about leadership. Is the registered manager the same person now?
CQC found Safe needed improvement. What has the home changed, and can I see the action plan?
Is there a waiting list, and what are the weekly fees? (Fees are not published by CQC.)
How many staff are on shift day and night, and how often do you use agency staff?
Can I see the latest CQC report, and what has changed since it was written?
How do you support residents living with dementia: activities, environment, staff training?