Selly Wood House Nursing Home

Sellywood Road, Birmingham B30 1TJ
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  • Selly Wood House Nursing Home, Birmingham
Selly Wood House Nursing Home is set within the picturesque Bournville estate. The garden comprises of a lawn with established shrub filled borders and some mature trees.

The home is within 10 minutes' walk of various bus routes and approximately 25 minutes' walk to the train station (5 minutes by taxi).

The home is registered with CQC to provide accommodation with personal and nursing care; treatment of disease, disorder or injury and limited diagnostic and screening procedures.

It provides these services for residents aged over 65, with the majority of people moving into the home typically in their late eighties, nineties or even hundreds. Selly Wood House can offer support to individuals with mild to moderate dementia as well as people with a wide range of physical and age related health problems. The home has 48 single rooms, some of which are en-suite.
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Care Provided by Selly Wood House Nursing Home

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Learning Disability / Autism
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment
  • Eating Disorders
  • Alcohol / Drug Misuse

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • Dementia Nursing Care
  • For a maximum of 48 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke
  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Bariatric Care/Obesity
  • Convalescent Care
  • Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)
  • Day Care

Facilities

  • Own Furniture if required
  • Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
  • Smoking not permitted
  • Close to Local shops
  • Near Public Transport
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair Access
  • Gardens
  • Residents Kitchenette
  • Phone Point in own room
  • Television point in own room
  • Residents Internet Access

Funding & Fees What's included?

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1195
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1195
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1195
  • Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1193
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1193
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1193
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1193
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Dementia Care: from £1193

Fees to be discussed on enquiry

The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Selly Wood House Nursing Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.

Contact Selly Wood House Nursing Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:

Funding Types Accepted

  • Self Funding (Private)
  • Local Authority with Top Up
  • Local Authority
  • NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC)

Support you may be entitled to

If you chose a care home based in England, you may be eligible for NHS Funded Nursing Care (FNC), which helps cover the cost of nursing. This is worth £267.68 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.

Contact Selly Wood House Nursing Home to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:

Good to Know

Owner

  • Avatar SWH Ltd
  • Privately Owned

Person in Charge

  • Mitchell Shortland (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Mixed (no single-gender units)
  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes
  • Last Refurbishment: 2023
  • Number of floors: 3

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (48)
  • Couples/Companion Rooms (0)
  • Single Rooms with Ensuite Wet Room (48)

Parking

  • Free onsite parking

Selly Wood House Nursing Home Reviews (26)

9.3

Selly Wood House Nursing Home has a Review Score of 9.3 (9.348) out of 10, based on 8 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Selly Wood House Nursing Home has 26 reviews.

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Review from Dorothy G (Friend of Resident) published on 16 June 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I am happy for my best friend to be at Selly Wood House. The care is excellent, and all the staff are very kind and helpful.
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Review from Paul W (Son of Resident) published on 30 May 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Excellent service, with professional, caring staff and management that is there for you when you need them. We, as a family, are happy to have our mom in this home, knowing that she is being looked after.
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Review from Linda T (Wife of Resident) published on 27 April 2022 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My husband is receiving excellent care/nursing, above my expectations. He is treated with dignity, respect and understanding. From my point of view (I'm extremely fussy), my husband is receiving a positive experience from the care/nursing staff. The manager is very supportive of myself and my husband;
the admin staff are also very supportive. There is a lovely, warm, friendly and loving atmosphere in the home that has become my husband's home. He is now laughing and happy in this lovely environment.
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Review from Sonia J (Daughter of Resident) published on 7 February 2022 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My father spent the final six weeks of his life at Selly Wood House receiving end of life care. Despite the considerable pressures of delivering nursing home care with the Covid-19 pandemic and widespread staff shortages, the care he received was excellent. Staff were very caring and respectful, paid
great attention to small details that mattered to him, and very much related to him and cared for him as a person despite the advanced stage of his illness. My mother, visiting daily, and I also found the staff warm, welcoming and supportive. The facilities are not glamorous, but the environment is very clean and cheerful. This is a nursing home where they pay great attention to the things that really matter and where the staff really give of themselves to do their work well - we are very grateful to them and can warmly recommend Selly Wood House.
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Review from Diane W (Daughter of Resident) published on 24 August 2020 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My husband and I moved my father-in-law into Selly Wood House for the last few weeks of his life. The care he received was wonderful. The staff were very respectful to a very proud elderly gentleman and looked after him during his last few weeks with loving care. My mother lived at Selly Wood House
for almost 11 years and loved and thrived in the family-like atmosphere which the experienced, professional and mostly long-serving nurses and carers generated. Having researched nursing homes for several of our family members, we believe Selly Wood to be the best in the Midlands and recommend it without any reservations.
Reply from Beverley Murrain, Registered Manager at Selly Wood House Nursing HomeThank you, Diane. It was a pleasure and honour to care for your family. Our main aim is to always provide care and support in a loving, supportive and respectful environment and I'm glad we achieved that for you and your family.
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Review from D S (Daughter of Resident) published on 16 December 2019 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 3.0 out of 5
My father was resident from December 2018 to October 2019. After a period of hospitalisation, Selly Wood House refused to readmit him.
We found that extremely disappointing: there was no material difference between his condition in December 2018 and when he was ready for discharge in October 2019.

The issue will be referred to the Care Commission.
Reply from Beverley Murrain, Registered Manager at Selly Wood House Nursing HomeThank you for your feedback. We always act in the best interests of the resident, and as care providers, we have a duty of care to acknowledge when we are unable to meet the needs of an individual, we would be doing a disservice if we did not. We also understand that any decision resulting in a placement coming to an end is disappointing, our primary aim is to strive to meet the needs of individuals to the best of our ability.
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Current Review Score: 9.3 (9.348)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.3 (9.348) out of 10 for Selly Wood House Nursing Home is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 8 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 4.5 out of 5 from 8 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.

Detailed Breakdown of Review Score

The maximum Review Score for a Care Home is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:

  1. 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months. The Average Rating of 4.865 for Selly Wood House Nursing Home is calculated as follows: ( (85 Excellents x 5) + (9 Goods x 4) + (2 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 96 Ratings = 4.865
  2. 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5'). The 4.483 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Selly Wood House Nursing Home is based on 8 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    1. 4 points are available for the first 20 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews, 0.05 Points for the next five Positive Reviews, and finally 0.025 Points for the next ten Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.050, 7th = 0.050, 8th = 0.050, 9th = 0.050, 10th = 0.050, 11th = 0.025, 12th = 0.025, 13th = 0.025, 14th = 0.025, 15th = 0.025, 16th = 0.025, 17th = 0.025, 18th = 0.025, 19th = 0.025, 20th = 0.025) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.05 = 3.65
    2. 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the registered maximum number of service users in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Care Home registered for a maximum of 50 service users has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 48 registered maximum number of service users is 9.6. 8 Positive Reviews ÷ 9.6 = 0.833
  3. When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
  4. If a Care Home does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.

Regulatory Rating

Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating

Date: 8 Oct 2025

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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Meet the Team (3)

Hina

Hina

Job Title: Deputy Manager Joined: 2024

Hello, I’m Hina, the Deputy Manager at Selly Wood House with over 10 years of nursing experience. I believe it’s the small things that make the biggest difference, and I’m always there when support or a laugh is needed, whether for residents, families, or colleagues, helping to create a warm, safe, and welcoming environment where everyone feels at home.

Mal

Mal

Job Title: Home Administrator Joined: 2026

Hi, I’m Mal. I’m the Home Administrator at Sellywood House. I’ve worked in care for a couple of years and really enjoy getting to know our residents and helping to organise activities they can enjoy.


You’ll usually find me in the office, but please feel free to pop in for a chat or if there’s anything I can help with.

Lisa

Lisa

Job Title: Activities Coordinator Joined: 1984

My name is Lisa, and I started at Sellywood in June 1984 as a part-time worker. I never imagined back then that it would become such a big part of my life. Over the years, I’ve worked in all departments, but my heart has always been in care, where I spent 30 years supporting residents.


One of the things I’ve loved most is working with so many wonderful people and helping to train others as they grow into their roles. It’s been a real privilege to be part of their journeys.


Now, I work in wellbeing and activities, and I truly love what I do. I enjoy bringing a bit of joy into each day, whether that’s through activities, a chat, or simply being there for someone. Building relationships with residents and their families means so much to me, and seeing a smile on someone’s face really does make my day.


Sellywood has been more than just a workplace to me—it’s been like a second home.

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