Residential care home · Worcestershire

Merecroft

Seafield Lane, Alvechurch, Birmingham, B48 7HN

Requires improvement Safe: Requires improvementEffective: GoodCaring: GoodResponsive: GoodWell-led: Requires improvement Rated 2 years ago
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Merecroft is a residential care home in Birmingham in Worcestershire, run by Midway Care Ltd (part of City and County Healthcare Group). CQC registers it for 9 places and supports younger adults, people with a learning disability or autism and people with mental health needs.

Its latest CQC rating, published December 2023, is Requires improvement overall. It was rated Good for effective, caring and responsive. For comparison, 84% of care homes in Worcestershire are rated Good or Outstanding.

CQC rating

Requires improvement
Published 5 December 2023 Rated 2 years ago
  • SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?Requires improvement
  • EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?Good
  • CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?Good
  • ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?Good
  • 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 Worcestershire

Merecroft is in the Requires improvement tier, alongside 24 other homes in Worcestershire. Of the 162 rated care homes here, 84% are Good or Outstanding (England: 83%).

  • Outstanding 7 (4%)
  • Good, with Outstanding areas 3 (2%)
  • Good 108 (63%)
  • Good, with an area to improve 18 (11%)
  • Requires improvement 25 (15%)
  • Inadequate 1 (1%)
  • Not yet rated 9 (5%)

Half of Worcestershire's ratings are more than 4.1 years old. How tiers work

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The provider's other homes

Midway Care Ltd runs 7 care homes registered with CQC: 5 Good, 2 Requires improvement.

  • Alcott Lane
    Birmingham, Solihull · B37 7AT · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 3 years ago
  • Bell Lane
    Birmingham · B33 0HT · Residential care home · 3 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • Cole Bank Road
    Birmingham · B28 8EX · Residential care home · 7 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Coleshill Road
    Birmingham, Solihull · B37 7HW · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 years ago
  • Elmdon House
    Solihull · B37 7EB · Residential care home · 6 beds
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 6 years ago
  • Victoria Road
    Birmingham · B27 7YA · Residential care home · 4 beds
    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 5 years ago

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Care homes nearby

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    Birmingham, Worcestershire · B47 6ET · Residential care home · 22 beds3.9 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 4 months ago
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    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
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    Requires improvement S: Requires improvementE: Requires improvementC: Requires improvementR: Requires improvementW: Requires improvement Rated 5 months ago
  • Millcroft
    Redditch, Worcestershire · B97 6RU · Residential care home · 66 beds4.6 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 1 year ago
  • The Lawns Residential Care
    Birmingham, Worcestershire · B48 7SB · Residential care home · 40 beds4.7 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago
  • The Leys Residential Home
    Birmingham, Worcestershire · B48 7TQ · Residential care home · 20 beds5.0 km
    Good S: GoodE: GoodC: GoodR: GoodW: Good Rated 7 years ago

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