Millwater
- Care home
- 19 beds
- No nursing
- Registered since 2016
- Acocks Green, Birmingham, West Midlands
Requires improvement
Rated on
Rating from the Care Quality Commission.
At a glance
3 ratings
First rated Good in 2017, most recently Requires improvement in September 2023.
3 years
since the latest rating was published. A rating this old may not show how the service is today.
54 of 245
rated care homes in Birmingham are rated Requires improvement, like this one.
Millwater: inspection record
Rated Requires improvement in September 2023.
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Ratings published by the Care Quality Commission.
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Newday Nursing Home (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Lindale Residential Care Home (Good, 0.7 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Newday Nursing Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Lindale Residential Care Home Good, 0.7 miles away
- G Arden Lodge Residential Care Home for Elder Adults Good, 0.8 miles away
- G Flint Green House Good, 0.8 miles away
- G Sherbourne Grange Good, 0.8 miles away
About the service
From the Care Quality Commission's inspection report published 20 September 2023. Quoted under the Open Government Licence.
Millwater is a residential care home that provides accommodation and personal care for up to 19 people with learning disabilities and/or autism. The home is split into three separate units which share a court yard garden area. At the time of the inspection 13 people lived at the home.
What inspectors found
We expect health and social care providers to guarantee people with a learning disability and autistic people respect, equality, dignity, choices and independence and good access to local communities that most people take for granted. 'Right support, right care, right culture' is the guidance CQC follows to make assessments and judgements about services supporting people with a learning disability and autistic people and providers must have regard to it.
Read the rest of CQC's summary
Right support People's care and support was personalised. The accommodation met people's needs and plans were in place to refurbish some areas of the building. People were supported to have maximum choice and control of their lives. Staff supported people in the least restrictive way possible and in their best interests, the policies and systems in the service supported this practice. People's independence was promoted and their right to privacy was respected.
Right Care Some aspects of medicines management needed to be improved. People felt safe living at Millwater. Staff had been recruited safely and they completed training to help them carry out their roles effectively. Staff knew people well and people and staff had developed positive meaningful relationships. Risks had been assessed and care records contained information which helped staff to provide safe care. People had access to a range of healthcare professionals which supported them to remain healthy and well.
Right culture The registered manager demonstrated a good understanding of their role and regulatory requirements. However, some of the provider's governance systems were not always effective. The culture at the service had improved since our last inspection. People were empowered and their feedback was welcomed and listened to. Staff felt valued and the registered manager had a good overview of the care and support provided to people. People were supported to maintain relationships that were important to them which had a positive impact on their lives. People followed their chosen religions and were supported to embrace their cultural traditions.
Questions to ask when you visit
- Safe was rated Requires improvement on 20 September 2023. Ask how medicines are managed, how staffing levels are decided and how incidents are reviewed.
- Well-led was rated Requires improvement on 20 September 2023. Ask about changes in management and what has changed since the report.
- The last rating is 3 years old. Ask what has changed since then.
Registration details
- Registered manager
- Sirmaira Khan
- Registered with the CQC since
- What it provides
- Care home service without nursing
- Who it supports
- Learning disabilities or autistic spectrum disorder, Older People, Younger Adults
Inspection report
Read the full inspection report (opens the Care Quality Commission website)3 inspection reports, latest 20 September 2023. The reports are on the Care Quality Commission website.
The rating is the Care Quality Commission's. We show it as published and do not change it.
Who runs it
- Provider
- Lifeways Community Care LimitedBrand: Lifeways Community Care
- Ownership type
- Organisation
- Companies House number
- 04126127 (opens Companies House)
Lifeways Community Care Limited runs 33 services in England, 11 of them in the West Midlands. 20 are rated Good or Outstanding, 4 are rated Requires improvement or Inadequate and 9 have no rating yet.
Other services run by Lifeways Community Care Limited
- G Abbeymoor Neurodisability Centre Good. Care home with nursing, Gateshead, North East
- G Barleycombe Good. Care home, Suffolk, East of England
- G Beeton Grange Good. Care home, Birmingham
- G Bulwell Good. Care home, Nottingham, East Midlands
Getting help from Birmingham City Council
The council can assess what care someone needs and tell them what help with the cost they may get.
- Adult social care at Birmingham City Council
- Ask for a care needs assessment
- Phone: 0121 303 1234
- Contact adult social care online
- Support for carers
- Paying for care: Birmingham City Council
Checked on the council's website, November 2026.
Common questions
- Does Millwater provide nursing care?
- No. The Care Quality Commission lists Millwater as a care home without nursing.
- How many beds does Millwater have?
- The Care Quality Commission's register lists 19 beds at Millwater.
- When was Millwater last inspected?
- The Care Quality Commission's latest rating for Millwater was published on 20 September 2023.
- Who runs Millwater?
- Millwater is run by Lifeways Community Care Limited. It runs 33 services in England, 11 of them in the West Midlands.
- What is Millwater's CQC rating?
- Its overall rating from the Care Quality Commission is Requires improvement, published on 20 September 2023.
Contact
- Phone
- 0121 706 3707
- Address
- 164-168 Waterloo Road, Yardley, Birmingham, B25 8LD Map (opens Google Maps)
Compare nearby
Nearest rated Good or Outstanding: Newday Nursing Home (Good, 0.5 miles away) and Lindale Residential Care Home (Good, 0.7 miles away).
Nearest care homes:
- G Newday Nursing Home Good, 0.5 miles away
- G Lindale Residential Care Home Good, 0.7 miles away
- G Arden Lodge Residential Care Home for Elder Adults Good, 0.8 miles away
- G Flint Green House Good, 0.8 miles away
- G Sherbourne Grange Good, 0.8 miles away