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Beeton Grange

Overall: Good read more about inspection ratings

50-55 Beeton Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B18 4QD (0121) 554 5559

Provided and run by:
Lifeways Community Care Limited

All Inspections

During an assessment under our new approach

Beeton Grange is a care home for up to 24 people, providing support to older people, younger people and those living with a mental health diagnosis.

People in care homes receive accommodation and nursing or personal care as a single package under one contractual agreement. CQC regulates both the premises, and the care provided, and both were looked at during this inspection. At the time of our inspection 19 people were living at the service, 3 of whom were in receipt of a regulated activity.

The inspection included an unannounced visit to the service which took place on 8 October 2025 and an announced visit on 10 October 2025.

The inspection was prompted in part by a notification of an incident at the service. Concerns had been raised regarding the provider’s response to this incident. We noted actions had been taken in response to the incident, but the processes in place were not effective.

People were supported by a group of staff who knew them well. Staff were aware of the risks to people, what was important to them and how to support them safely. However, support plans and risks assessments in place were not consistently robust, and the provider’s own audits had failed to identify a number of areas of concern that were identified during the assessment.

The registered manager was responsive to all feedback during the inspection and took immediate action to address the concerns raised.

People, relatives, visitors and staff all spoke of the positive impact the improvements to the care environment had made to people’s lives. They told us people were more inclined to invite loved ones and other visitors to their home since the improvements had been completed.

People’s care needs were regularly reviewed and good communication systems were in place across the home.

24 October 2017

During a routine inspection

The inspection visits took place on 24 and 30 October 2017. The first day was an unannounced visit and the second day was announced to enable us to speak with support workers and the registered manager. A registered manager is a person who has registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the service is run.

The service was transferred in its entirety to the current registered provider in December 2016. The last inspection of the service prior to the transfer was in June 2016 and we rated it as good. The current registered manager and support workers were in place at the time of that inspection.

Beeton Grange is a service that provides accommodation and personal support for up to 24 adults with complex mental health needs. The service exclusively supports people from an Asian or African-Caribbean heritage. At the time of our inspection 20 people were using the service. The service’s main aim is to assist people to develop or relearn the life skills to enable them to live independently in the community.

We found

People felt secure and safe with their support workers and received information to help them remain safe from the risk of abuse.

People were also protected because risk assessments had been completed to identify and reduce the risk of harm for all the people who lived at the service.

People were able to have their needs met on most occasions because sufficient support workers were available throughout the week.

People were assisted by experienced support workers who had developed in depth and personal knowledge of their needs likes and dislikes.

The provider had recruitment processes for the safe employment of support workers and processes which ensured they received the necessary induction and training to meet the support needs of people living at the service.

People were supported and received their medicines as prescribed by their healthcare professionals.

Peoples' consent was obtained before providing support and the provider understood and applied the legal requirements of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.

People were supported to make choices, take responsibility for their own daily activities and encouraged to try new activities and learning opportunities.

People were provided with, or assisted to prepare, culturally appropriate food and drink at times to suit them.

People's mental health and physical health needs were assessed and people were supported to access their local health care professionals when required.

People told us they were supported by caring and respectful staff who maintained their privacy and dignity.

People’s support needs were clearly recorded in support plans which were regularly reviewed.

People knew how to complain about the service they received and were supported to make complaints and discuss issues of concern.

The provider had systems to assess and monitor the quality of the service and was introducing new policies and documentation to improve consistency at the service and meet people’s needs.