Southside
1653 Stratford Road, Birmingham, B28 9JB · Birmingham · West Midlands
12 beds · operated by Southside Specialist Dementia Care Ltd
Diligence verdict
Rated Good overall, but Well-led is Requires improvement (21 Oct 2023), the rating is 2 years old, and 1 of this operator's 4 rated homes are below Good.
- Below Good on
- Well-ledRequires improvement21 Oct 2023
- Age of rating
- 2 years old — published 21 Oct 2023. CQC has not re-inspected since; a re-inspection could move it in either direction.
- Operator's wider portfolio
- 1 of 4 of Southside Specialist Dementia Care Ltd's rated homes are Requires improvement or Inadequate.
Verbatim CQC ratings, each dated · data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
The five key questions
| Key question | Rating | Published |
|---|---|---|
| Safe | Good | 21 Oct 2023 |
| Effective | Good | 21 Oct 2023 |
| Caring | Good | 21 Oct 2023 |
| Responsive | Good | 21 Oct 2023 |
| Well-led | Requires improvement | 21 Oct 2023 |
Ratings verbatim as published by CQC. Key questions can carry different dates when CQC re-inspects only part of a service.
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
Same operator — 3 other locations
Other active services registered to Southside Specialist Dementia Care Ltd. The verdict above reads across this operator's whole rated portfolio.
| Name | Overall rating (published) | Local authority |
|---|---|---|
| Holly House Care Home | Good11 Oct 2023 | Birmingham |
| Karenza Care Home | Good8 Feb 2020rating 3+ yrs old | Sandwell |
| The Beeches Care Home | Requires improvement31 Aug 2022rating 3+ yrs old | Sandwell |
Data as at 11 Jul 2026 · source: CQC
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- 21 Oct 2011
- Beds
- 12
- Sector
- Social Care Org
- On CQC’s site
- cqc.org.uk/location/1-325143594
Every rating on this page is shown verbatim as CQC published it, each with its own publication date. Data as at 11 Jul 2026 — as published by CQC, bulk files of 01–08 Jul 2026 · source: CQC · data & methods.