Care Homes in Solihull
Anyone comparing care homes in Solihull has forty two registered residential homes to consider, each providing accommodation, meals and help with personal care rather than nursing on the premises. The published record is consistent and reassuring. Thirty eight of them are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and four sit at Requires Improvement, and every home on this list has an inspection behind it, so evidence is available in all cases. Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is the body responsible for the care needs assessment that establishes what level of support is needed, and for the financial assessment that determines how much of a fee it will meet, both free to request whatever a household's savings. Where so many homes share a single grade, the rating cannot build a shortlist on its own and the reports have to do that work. Open the profiles below, read the inspection findings properly and note when each visit took place, then arrange to see two or three in person.
Planning and paying for a care home place in Solihull
A residential placement is usually the largest recurring cost a household takes on, and the assessments that precede it settle more than money. They also establish whether a move is the right answer yet, which is worth knowing before anyone falls for a particular building.
Requesting a care needs assessment
Anyone who appears to need care and support can ask for a free assessment, whatever their capital. Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is responsible for carrying it out. A practitioner works through washing, dressing, medication, mobility, continence and night time needs and records how much support is required, including whether it could still be met at home with the right package. Families sometimes find at this point that a residential move is not yet necessary. Requesting the assessment obliges nobody to accept whatever is proposed.
Thresholds, property and contributions
A separate financial assessment sets income and capital against the national threshold. Above it a household generally meets the fee itself; below it the council contributes on a sliding scale. How a property is counted depends on who else is living in it, and that is a question to put directly during the assessment rather than assume. Funded nursing care and continuing healthcare are decided by the health service rather than the council, so ask separately whether either could apply.
What to establish about the fee
Ask in writing what the weekly figure covers and which items are charged on top, such as hairdressing, chiropody, escorted appointments and outings. Ask how often fees are reviewed and what recent increases have looked like. Where a third party top up above the council rate is suggested, get the arrangement and its likely rises documented before committing, and ask what would happen if savings ran down to the threshold during a stay.
Choosing a home in Solihull and what to check
Reading past a common grade
With thirty eight homes sharing a Good rating, the published evidence is encouraging but not discriminating. The reports are where the differences sit: what inspectors said about staffing levels, about whether residents were involved in decisions affecting them, and about how the home responded when a concern was raised. Check the inspection date in every case and ask what has changed since, particularly whether the registered manager is still in post. For the four homes at Requires Improvement, look at which of the regulator's key questions was marked down before ruling anything out.
What a visit tells you
Go at an ordinary hour rather than on a booked tour and stay through a mealtime. Watch whether staff speak with residents by name and in passing, not only while completing a task, and whether the people least able to attract attention are still being included. Ask what staff turnover has been over the past year and how many agency staff cover nights. Ask how the home would support someone whose needs increased, whether that would mean a move to a nursing setting, and how families hear about changes between visits.
42 care homes in Solihull
- 1a West Avenue · Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, Solihull, B36 0EB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by GreenSquareAccord Limited
We at 1a West Avenue offer warm, person centred residential care in Birmingham, within the Solihull area of the West Midlands. Our home is a welcoming place where adults with learning disabilities, autism, and younger adults can feel truly...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - 429 Warwick Road · Solihull, Birmingham, Solihull, B91 1BD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
We are a residential care home on Warwick Road in Solihull, supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic people, including younger adults and older people who need help with daily living. The house is run as a household rather...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Alcott Lane · 2 Alcott Lane, Birmingham, Solihull, B37 7AT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Midway Care Ltd
Alcott Lane is a residential care home in Solihull supporting adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing mental ill health and people with visual or hearing impairments, including many younger adults. We offer...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Arbor Way · 78a Arbor Way, Birmingham, Solihull, B37 7LD
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Royal Mencap Society
At Arbor Way, we provide residential care for adults in the heart of Birmingham, Solihull, and we take genuine pride in the home we have built together as a team and community. We specialise in supporting people with learning disabilities...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Aviary House · 60 Burton's Way, Birmingham, Solihull, B36 0UG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Home Group Limited
Aviary House is a residential care home in Birmingham, serving families across Solihull and the surrounding area. We support older people and younger adults, including adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults and people managing...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Caretech Community Services - Danzey Green · 41-45 Danzey Green, Birmingham, Solihull, B36 9EE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by CareTech Community Services Limited
We are a residential home at Danzey Green near Birmingham, supporting adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, people living with mental health conditions and people with physical disabilities. The house is run as a household...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Caretech Community Services - Yorkminster Drive · 1-5 Yorkminster Drive, Birmingham, Solihull, B37 7UG
Care home · CQC Good · Run by CareTech Community Services Limited
We are Yorkminster Drive, a residential care home in Solihull run as part of Caretech Community. We support adults with learning disabilities, autistic adults, people managing a mental health condition and people with a physical...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Coleshill Road · 74 Coleshill Road, Birmingham, Solihull, B37 7HW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Midway Care Ltd
Coleshill Road is a residential care home in Solihull, Birmingham, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism alongside older people who need residential care. It is a home rather than a placement, and the household is arranged...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Greenview · 109 Coleshill Road, Birmingham, Solihull, B37 7HT
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Accomplish Group Limited
We are a residential care home in this part of the West Midlands, supporting older people and younger adults who need help with daily life, including people living with mental health needs. We run the place as a household rather than a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Lonsdale Midlands - Windward Way · 170-174 Windward Way, Birmingham, Solihull, B36 0PS
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Lonsdale Midlands Limited
We are the Lonsdale home at Windward Way in the Solihull area, a residential care home supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, adults living with a mental health condition and people with a physical disability. We also...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Respite Care - Lynncare 2000 · 573 Chester Road, Birmingham, Solihull, B36 0JU
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Lynncare 2000 Limited
Lynncare 2000 is a residential care home in Solihull. We support older people who need help with daily life, adults with a learning disability, autistic adults and people with mental health needs, including younger adults. We also offer...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Merstone House · 180 Coleshill Road, Birmingham, Solihull, B37 7HP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Accomplish Group Limited
Merstone House is a residential care home in the Solihull part of Birmingham. We support adults who need help with daily living, including older people and adults whose mental health makes living alone difficult. Many of the people here...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Mental Health, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Rons Place · 4 Cardiff Grove, Birmingham, Solihull, B37 5EY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Maples Residential Care Home Limited
Rons Place is a residential care home in the Birmingham and Solihull area, supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults, most of them younger adults. Respite stays are available as well as permanent places. We are a...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Silver Birches · 23 Tyne Close, Birmingham, Solihull, B37 6QZ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Affinity Care Consortium Ltd
Silver Birches is a residential care home in the Solihull area of Birmingham, providing care for older people, including people living with dementia. We offer permanent places and shorter respite stays. We keep the home domestic in feel...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Stapleton Drive · 25, Birmingham, Solihull, B37 5LQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Stapleton Drive is a residential care home in the Solihull area supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. We offer permanent places and respite stays. The house is run so that the people living in it make the everyday...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - The Friendly Inn · Gloucester Way, Birmingham, Solihull, B37 5PE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Friendly Inn Residential Home Limited
We are The Friendly Inn, a care home in Birmingham serving families across the Solihull area. We provide residential care for older people, including people living with dementia, and for younger adults, and we offer respite stays for those...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - The Maples Residential Care Home · 10 Maple Leaf Drive, Birmingham, Solihull, B37 7JB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Maples Residential Care Home Limited
The Maples Residential Care Home is a care home in the Solihull area of Birmingham, supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. We also offer respite stays, which can give a family carer a genuine break while the person staying...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - 222 Bills Lane · 222 Bills Lane, Solihull, Solihull, B90 2PP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Bills Lane is a small residential care home in Solihull supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. We also offer respite stays for people who need support for a shorter period or whose usual carer needs a break. Being small is...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - 7-9 Downing Close · 7-9 Downing Close, Solihull, Solihull, B93 0QA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
7 to 9 Downing Close is a small residential home in Solihull. We support adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, and we offer respite stays. Being small is the point rather than a limitation. This is a house and it feels...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Autumn Leaf House · 38 Chester Road, Solihull, Solihull, B36 9BX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Parkcare Homes (No.2) Limited
Autumn Leaf House is a residential care home in Solihull supporting adults with a learning disability or autism, adults living with mental health conditions, people with physical disabilities and people with a visual or hearing impairment....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Birchmere Mews · 1270 Warwick Road, Solihull, Solihull, B93 9LQ
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Willowbrook Healthcare Limited
At Birchmere Mews, we provide residential and dementia care for older adults in the heart of Solihull, and we are proud to also support younger adults, people living with mental health conditions, physical disabilities, and visual or...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Mental Health, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Blossomfield Grange · 1 Worcester Way, Solihull, Solihull, B90 4JX
Care home · CQC Good · Run by WT UK Opco 4 Limited
Blossomfield Grange provides residential care in Solihull for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, people with physical disabilities and people who have sight or hearing loss. We also take planned respite...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Castle Lane · 126 Castle Lane, Solihull, Solihull, B92 8RW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Voyage 1 Limited
Castle Lane is a residential care home in Solihull supporting younger adults, including people who have a learning disability and people who are autistic. It is somebody's home before it is anything else, and we work to keep that order of...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Claridge Place · 111 Warwick Road, Solihull, Solihull, B92 7HP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sanders Senior Living Limited
Here at Claridge Place, we provide residential care for older adults in the heart of Solihull, and we take genuine pride in the community we have built together — residents, families, and our team alike. We support people with a wide range...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Creynolds Lane · 268 Creynolds Lane, Solihull, Solihull, B90 4ET
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Creynolds Lane is a residential care home in Solihull. We support older people and adults with learning disabilities, including autistic adults, and we offer both permanent places and respite stays. Because the people who live here have...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Eastcote Park Care Home · Knowle Road, Solihull, Solihull, B92 0JA
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Eastcote Care Limited
We at Eastcote Park Care Home are proud to offer dedicated residential and dementia care in the welcoming town of Solihull, West Midlands. Our home has been thoughtfully designed to be a place where older people, younger adults, and those...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Physical Disability, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Elizabeth House · 77 Elizabeth Grove, Solihull, Solihull, B90 3BX
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Shirley Old Peoples Welfare Committee
Elizabeth House is a residential care home in Solihull, providing a settled home for older people who can no longer manage easily on their own. We are not a large place, and that shapes how it feels. Staff know everybody who lives here and...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Elmdon House · 190 Elmdon Lane, Solihull, Solihull, B37 7EB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Midway Care Ltd
We at Elmdon House are proud to offer dedicated residential care in the heart of Solihull, providing a warm and welcoming home for adults living with learning disabilities and autism. Our setting has been thoughtfully designed to feel like...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Fountains Care Home · 1355 Stratford Road, Solihull, Solihull, B90 4EF
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited
Fountains Care Home is a residential care home in Solihull. We support older people and younger adults, including those living with dementia, and we offer respite stays alongside permanent places. We try to make this a home rather than a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Hurst Green Road · 9 Hurst Green Road, Solihull, Solihull, B93 8AE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Hurst Green Road is a residential care home in Solihull, supporting adults with a learning disability and autistic adults. We also offer respite stays, which families often use for a planned break or at short notice when circumstances...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - Job's Close Residential Home for the Elderly · Lodge Road, Solihull, Solihull, B93 0HF
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Job's Close Residential Home For The Elderly
We at Job's Close Residential Home for the Elderly offer a welcoming residential care setting in the heart of Solihull, providing dedicated older person care to those who call our home their own. Nestled within the wider West Midlands...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - Lyndon Croft · 144 Ulleries road, Solihull, Solihull, B92 8ED
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by Prime Life Limited
Lyndon Croft is a residential care home in Solihull. We provide accommodation and personal care for older people and younger adults, including people living with dementia, and we also offer respite stays for people who need care for a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Mereside Care Home · 42 St Bernards Road, Solihull, Solihull, B92 7BB
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Mereside Care Home Ltd
Mereside Care Home is a residential home in Solihull supporting adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults, including younger adults moving into a home of their own for the first time. We also offer respite stays, planned in...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Rayner House · 3-5 Damson Parkway, Solihull, Solihull, B91 2PP
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Rayner House and Yew Trees Limited
Rayner House provides residential care in Solihull for older people, including people living with dementia, and we also take planned respite stays. Most of what makes a care home a decent place to live is ordinary and daily. Getting up at...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Select Lifestyles - 512-514 Stratford Road · Shirley, Solihull, Solihull, B90 4AY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Select Lifestyles Limited
We are Select Lifestyles on Stratford Road in Solihull, a residential care setting supporting adults with a learning disability, autistic adults, people living with a physical disability and people with sight or hearing loss, including...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Learning Disability / Autism, Physical Disability, Visual / Hearing Impairment, Younger Adults, Respite Care - St Bernards Care Home · 76 St Bernards Road, Solihull, Solihull, B92 7BP
Care home · CQC Requires improvement · Run by St Bernards Residential Care Home Limited
We at St Bernards Care Home offer a warm and welcoming residential care setting in the heart of Solihull, providing dedicated older person care for those seeking a comfortable place to call home. Nestled within the familiar surroundings of...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care - Sunny Mount (Knowle) - 127 Longdon Road · 127 Longdon Road, Solihull, Solihull, B93 9HY
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Sunny Mount (Knowle)
127 Longdon Road is a small residential care home in Solihull supporting adults with a learning disability or autism. Being small is the point: the household can be shaped around the people who live in it rather than around a routine that...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Respite Care - The Foundation of Lady Katherine Leveson · Masters House, Solihull, Solihull, B93 0AL
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Foundation of Lady Katherine Leveson
The Foundation of Lady Katherine Leveson is a residential care home in Solihull. We provide care for older people who need help with daily life but do not need nursing, and we take respite bookings as well as permanent places. We are a...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - The Grove Residential Home · 48 Lode Lane, Solihull, Solihull, B91 2AE
Care home · CQC Good · Run by The Grove Residential Home (Solihull)
We at The Grove Residential Home offer a warm and welcoming residential care home in Solihull, where older people receive the compassionate support they deserve in a setting that truly feels like home. Nestled within the Solihull community...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Respite Care - The Pines · 29 Bishopton Close, Solihull, Solihull, B90 4AH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Extel Limited
The Pines is a residential care home in Solihull, and we support adults with learning disabilities, autistic people, and adults living with mental ill health. Respite stays are available as well. We run a household rather than a unit....
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Mental Health, Respite Care - Wagstaff Way · 3 Wagstaff Way, Solihull, Solihull, B37 7GW
Care home · CQC Good · Run by Autism.West Midlands
Wagstaff Way is a residential care home in Solihull for adults with a learning disability and for autistic adults. Most of the people who live here are younger adults, and we also offer respite stays for people who usually live at home...
Specialisms: Learning Disability / Autism, Younger Adults, Respite Care - Willow Grange Care Home · 119 St Bernards Road, Solihull, Solihull, B92 7DH
Care home · CQC Good · Run by 3A Care (Solihull) Limited
Willow Grange is a residential care home in Solihull. We are home to older people, including many living with dementia, and we offer respite stays for families needing a planned break. Our priorities are plain: food worth eating, warm...
Specialisms: Older Person Care, Dementia Care, Respite Care
What care costs in West Midlands, per week
| Type of care | What the council pays | What self-funders are typically asked |
|---|---|---|
| Residential care Middle half of prices from 30 West Midlands homes. Median £1,398. | Varies by council | £1,219 to £1,579 |
| Nursing care Middle half of prices from 16 West Midlands homes. Median £1,646. | Varies by council | £1,460 to £1,936 |
| Residential dementia care Middle half of prices from 23 West Midlands homes. Median £1,484. | Not published separately | £1,375 to £1,681 |
| Nursing dementia care England figure, because too few West Midlands homes publish this price. 75 homes. Median £2,050. | Not published separately | £1,890 to £2,221 |
Published prices are often starting prices, and come from homes that publish fees, so treat them as a guide. What a council pays differs from council to council. Ask the home for its own price. Powered by Orrery Intelligence.