Mercia Grange

538 Lichfield Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield B74 4EH
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  • Mercia Grange, Sutton Coldfield
Mercia Grange in Sutton Coldfield provides a full range of round-the-clock care for older people. The dedicated team offers residential, nursing and dementia care on a short-term or permanent basis.

Residents can enjoy a superb lifestyle thanks to the in-house café, hair salon and cinema room. Outside there are beautiful landscaped gardens to explore or relax in. The lifestyle team plans activities tailored to residents’ interests and hobbies, as well as regular outings and events.

With a focus on personalised care, the team at Mercia Grange work with each resident and their family to get to know everything they can about their life, needs, likes and dislikes. Then they design care and activity plans tailored to their unique needs and preferences.

Mercia Grange is a ‘Veteran Friendly Framework’ accredited care home, recognising the best practice and highest standards of care for the Armed Forces community.

Care Provided

Primary Care Categories

  • Older Person Care
  • Dementia
  • Learning Disability / Autism
  • Mental Health Condition
  • Physical Disability
  • Visual / Hearing Impairment

Length of Stay

  • Permanent Care
  • Respite Care

Care Types Provided

  • Residential Care
  • Nursing Care
  • Dementia Residential Care
  • For a maximum of 67 Service Users

Dementia Care Types

  • Mild Dementia
  • Moderate Dementia
  • Advanced/Complex Dementia

Other Care Provided

  • Palliative / End of Life Care
  • Convalescent Care
  • COPD/Pulmonary Disease
  • Bariatric Care/Obesity
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Stroke

Facilities

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

Funding & Fees

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1688
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1778
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £1928
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Care: from £1898
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: from £1988
  • RESPITE Self-Funded Nursing Care: from £2138

Fees are subject to a pre-admission needs assessment which is required to fully understand the level
of care and support required by each individual. Premium rooms normally require an additional charge.
Nursing fees include the Funded Nursing Contribution (FNC) if you are eligible.


What’s included?
• All care and support including a monthly review of care plans
• All meals, snacks and drinks freshly prepared every day by our chef
• In-house café with homemade cakes, and a variety of speciality teas and coffees
• Use of in-house cinema
• Access to landscaped gardens
• Activities and lifestyle programme
• All utilities and other accommodation costs
• Housekeeping and laundry services
• WiFi internet access


Please note, the weekly fee does not include hairdressing, chiropody or other healthcare visits or
appointments not covered by the NHS, toiletries, newspapers or magazines, any over the counter
medications that a GP wouldn’t normally prescribe such as paracetamol and indigestion relief, and any
other privately arranged healthcare. Should you require an escort to hospital appointments, we may apply
an agreed hourly charge for this service.

These prices are only a guideline, please contact Mercia Grange to find out the exact price for your requirements.

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 £254.06 per week and is usually paid directly to the care home.

Good to Know

Group/Owner

Person in charge

  • Michael McNelis (Home Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Criteria

  • Ages 65+

Care Home Design/Build

  • Purpose Built: Yes

Room Information

  • Single Rooms (67)
  • Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (67)

Parking

  • Parking on-site

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Mercia Grange has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.910) out of 10, based on 27 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Mercia Grange has 116 reviews.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

So happy with the care my grandad received at Mercia Grange, the staff were always friendly, helpful, kind, thoughtful and nothing was too much trouble for my grandad or me and my family. When we left my grandad in the care of staff I always felt reassured that he would be well cared for. Thank you
all so much.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Mercia Grange care home looked after my husband's grandad and they did an excellent job in that!
Nothing was too much trouble and everything was done to a high standard.
He was well and truly looked after right until the very end.
I would 100% recommended this care home to anyone.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Staff are dedicated and very attentive to the needs of the residents in their care. The surroundings are very comfortable and homely. Every seems happy and engaged.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Lovely facility in pleasant location. Very clean and well equipped. Staff attentive, respectful and charming, seem very happy in their work. Care and consideration extended to family of resident. Communication excellent.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have been visiting Mercia Grange once a week for the past 5 weeks. I initially attended one of their monthly community coffee mornings with my dog and was immediately welcomed and made to feel at ease. I was given an informative chat about the care home and its services and given a guided tour. I
was amazed at how well designed the building and amenities were, whilst maintaining a relaxed welcoming environment.


I have since become a volunteer providing dog therapy for the residents through my pet cockapoo. All the staff I have met have been professional, courteous and caring. I have felt supported and encouraged by the staff who always express gratitude for our time and efforts.


We look forward to our visits and thoroughly enjoy meeting the residents and relatives and getting to know them in recent weeks. I have personally found the experience both rewarding and enjoyable and we intend to continue volunteering at Mercia Grange and contributing to resident and care home activities.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Mum went into Mercia Grange after nearly 4 weeks in hospital following which, in addition to physical ailments, she was suffering from extreme anxiety. The process to welcome her on respite was straightforward and the quality and level of care she has received has been first class. She is now looking
and sounding the best she has for the last couple of years. All of this was achieved over a 2 week period. She has stayed longer due to Dad also being taken ill and we are now looking at long-term care at Mercia Grange. The care, diligence and attention has been exemplary, from management down.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

We needed urgent care for Mum following a period in hospital and Mercia Grange had newly opened. We were told about the home by our district nurse and I visited the same day (a Friday). By Monday evening Mum was resident and comfortable. So comfortable and cared for that she decided to stay! I can now
look forward to visiting her again; feels like I have got my mum back!

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I have never felt more welcomed and looked after on walking through doors, care/admin staff are fantastic - always ready to help in a professional kind way. The process of the home itself is very straightforward and every little detail is exchanged. My friend is looked after to no end and every member
of staff makes them feel at home as best they can. The activities are also great for the residents and the facilities, in general, are of such a wonderful standard.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5

I am really pleased my father-in-law went to stay in Mercia Grange.


He is really happy with the care and attention he receives. The staff are always cheerful and more than willing to help.


His new home has a good feeling about it the minute you enter the front door.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

Very pleased with the all round service from Mercia Grange. The home is newly opened but the care our friend has received has been excellent . Nothing is too much trouble. We are more like family to our friend and the communication we receive from the staff is very encouraging.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The entrance staff were all simply wonderful. The customer relations manager deserves a special mention. She was very professional and had a most caring attitude. She was simply the very best.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

I think my scoring of the boxes below expresses my opinion of this care home - far better than I expected. Everyone always very pleasant. The design of the building and quality is excellent.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My Father in Law was the first resident at Mercia Grange. In fact, they opened a few days earlier to accommodate him when he was released early from hospital. Since then they have cared for him brilliantly and he has settled in very well. The staff are all, without exception, both caring and professional.
When the family visit they make us all feel very welcome and they address any worries we have immediately. I couldn't be more pleased and am so grateful that the staff are looking after Dad so well.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

The care my father is receiving is second to none - truly excellent. The kindness, good humour and professionalism is obvious in the way he has improved in his general wellbeing. Add to that surroundings and his room - all that could be wished for. A great comfort and reassurance to his family.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My father was the first resident to be admitted to Mercia Grange care home. The staff and facilities are wonderful and has given me and the rest of the family peace of mind that my father is in expert caring hands.
The family has nothing but praise and complete faith in the way my father is being treated.
We are very impressed by the way he is being looked after.
Mercia Grange is an excellent facility. Well done to the management and staff at Mercia Grange.

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Overall Experience  Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5

My husband was all smiles when I picked him up and said that he would be more than happy to come and stay again. Can't say enough thanks to the staff that looked after him so well.
Thank you again :)

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Current Review Score: 9.9 (9.910)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.9 (9.910) out of 10 for Mercia Grange is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  • a) The Average Rating is 4.9 out of 5 from 27 Reviews in the last 24 months.

  • b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 27 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:

  • a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.

    The Average Rating of 4.910 for Mercia Grange is calculated as follows: ( (294 Excellents x 5) + (27 Goods x 4) + (1 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 322 Ratings = 4.91

  • b) 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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Mercia Grange is based on 27 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:

    The 5 points available are broken down as follows:

    • i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.125 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 + 0.1 = 4

    • ii) 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 67 registered maximum number of service users is 13.4, which has been reached with 27 Positive reviews. Points = 1

  • When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.

  • 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: 9 Dec 2023

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Good

  • Caring

    Good
  • Effective

    Good
  • Responsive

    Good
  • Safe

    Good
  • Well-led

    Requires improvement

Care Quality Commission is responsible for the registration and inspection of social care services in England.

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Michael

Michael McNelis

Job Title: Home Manager

Joined: 2024

I love being part of Care UK as they value people and have a total focus on delivering outstanding-quality care.


Mercia Grange is a stunning care home with a great team.


I joined Care UK after working as an interim manager at a not-for-profit organisation. I received a post-graduate degree in Business Management from Leeds University Business School and a Certificate in Management from Leicester University.


As a Home Manager, you must be totally focused on providing a quality living experience for the residents who we are entrusted to care for. You need to be positive and value the team that delivers care in the home, as well as ensuring any concerns of residents and their families are addressed immediately.


My favourite part of the day is being on the floor with residents and team members when they are enjoying their time together. It’s wonderful to have laughter and smiling faces in the home. The most important part of my role is ensuring all aspects of residents’ daily living experiences are centred around their wishes.


Outside of work, family is my number one priority. As I live in a livery yard, horses are a big part of my interests outside of work. I do the maintenance and leave the horse riding to my wife and daughters. I’m also an animal lover: we have dogs, a cat, five ducks and chickens.

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