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The gardens at Cedar Lodge...
Care Provided by Cedar Lodge
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 47 Service Users
Dementia Care TypesMild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
Mild Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "mild dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Memory problems such as misplacing items and not be able to recall recent events (however, in some forms of dementia a person's memory may be unchanged)
- Difficulties thinking through problems and planning, making decisions
- Language and communication issues such as finding it difficult to recall the appropriate word in a conversation or following a conversation
- Poor orientation, getting lost in areas previously familiar to them
- Difficulty judging distances (more falls than usual)
- Changes in their normal mood including anxiety and depression
- In certain types of dementia, personality and behaviour changes may be present alongside or instead of issues with memory or concentration.
Moderate Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "moderate dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Worsened memory problems. Not always recognising own family members and friends. Repeating the same questions over and over again
- Worsened language and communication issues, forgetting what they are saying mid-sentence. Not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- More frequent confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Advanced Dementia
Someone living with our definition of "severe dementia" might experience some or all of the following:
- Severe memory problems. Not recognising family members and friends. Not being able to recall their own name
- Severe language and communication issues, not being able to understand what someone else is saying
- Severe confusion, e.g. about the time of day or where they are, including their own home
- Apathy, depression and anxiety
- Believing things that aren't true (paranoia)
- Frequent hallucinations
- Lack of emotional control, quick to anger, fearfulness, sadness
- Loss of inhibition
- Difficulties sleeping or waking during the night and behaving as though it is daytime - loss of circadian rhythm.
Verbally or physically aggressive behaviour
If your loved one displays this type of behaviour you may need a care home that has specially trained staff. Verbal/physical aggression is often defined:
- Consistent shouting and screaming
- Verbal abuse
- Physical abuse
How we define Dementia Care Types
- Moderate Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Palliative / End of Life Care
Facilities
- Smoking not permitted
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Minibus or other transport
- Lift
- Stairlift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Cedar Lodge for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Cedar Lodge 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.
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- MHA
- Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned
Person in charge
- Christina Samudzi (Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
Room Information
- Single Rooms (47)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (47)
Parking
- There is parking to the front and to the rear of the home.
Cedar Lodge Reviews (111)
Cedar Lodge has a Review Score of 9.7 (9.730) out of 10, based on 21 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Cedar Lodge has 111 reviews.
Any medical concerns are communicated immediately. The family are warmly welcomed and is included within the community.
We appreciate the time that the Chaplain gives to our sister as she can no longer attend the services.
When our sister was more active, she enjoyed the activities provided, particularly the art and music, receiving additional individual music therapy.
Our sister's room has a light and airy feel to it. It is always clean and fresh. We have been able to personalise it with her own framed pictures.
We cannot thank everyone involved enough for their dedication and understanding.
Thank you for your lovely compliment, all the wonderful care given to your sister was made through your support. We endeavour to continue to provide quality dignified care for residents under our care. I have shared the compliment with the staff, and they were all thrilled and touched by your kind comments.
Overall a good care home, with some relapses e.g. not always notified about hospital letters for appointments. Sometimes not enough things to do. Happy with all of the staff they are lovely.
My Dad was at Cedar Lodge for nearly 18 months. In all that time the staff have been so caring and kind. The home has a lovely friendly and family feel. This is a home with a big heart. The staff have gone above and beyond for Dad, and my brother and I are hugely grateful for their care and compassion. We will always remember Dad's time there with fondness and wish everyone at Cedar Lodge the very best for the future.
Thank you for your lovely compliment and thank you for allowing us to have an opportunity to look after your father. During his stay at Cedar Lodge, you and your brother always gave us much-needed support, and you were great. We would not have been able to do this without your help. We worked...
My mum came to Cedars 6 months ago. I have to say I just wished I had found it years back. My mum is now getting excellent care and her condition is understood and handled with professionalism but with such kindness, I come away knowing Mum is in the best place and I no longer have worries. The staff on every level are just amazing full of energy which just makes the home come alive. The therapy and entertainment that are given to enhance the residents' lives are brilliant. The spiritual side of the home has been wonderful and Mum enjoys the services on a Thursday. All I ever wanted was for Mum to live the last chapters of her life with people who understood and could give her the care she needed. She has so much more at Cedar Lodge from the time she went through their doors she became part of the family. I now sleep at night knowing she is in safe hands.
Dad seems well looked after and happy. The staff are all very attentive towards the residents and work very hard. Although busy the staff try to spend time with the residents when time allows. The home is well-appointed, the lounge being a particularly nice place to sit and chat. The garden areas are nice to sit in in the better weather and are kept tidy with lots of flowers. Everywhere is generally clean and tidy with cleaning being carried out on an almost constant basis with only very occasional lapses when there have been crumbs left after a snack. Dad enjoys the activities and has made a group of friends who are usually sat together.
The care home manager and staff made my mother feel at home, one of the family of residents from the beginning. This has made her transition to a new way of life much easier than expected and put our family's minds at ease. My mother has made new friends, including the carers and often says she is being pampered especially when she has her hair and nails done in the salon. As her sister observed "she seems comfortable where she is and looked really well." We are forever grateful.
Thank you so much for your lovely recommendation, I have shared it with the whole team, and they were all smiles. Thank you for putting your mum into our care, and the one thing that struck us most is the way the family have involved Mum in the decision-making, to allow her to make informed...
At the beginning of February Dad became a resident here moving from Cedar Lawn and during every step of the way, the staff have been welcoming, caring and informative with respect to Dad and helping to make what was a somewhat difficult transition into a really happy and comfortable one. I cannot really thank the manager and every one in the team enough because the help they have given me and my mum with this move has genuinely made a difference in us all getting used to new things together and finding out about the home and other residents. Dad is enjoying his meals, and the company of others and is secure in the knowledge that he is safe and settled which means such a lot in this stage of his life. Thank you for making February 2024 such a positive one.
Always a pleasant experience to visit a resident at Cedar Lodge. All the staff we've met are most helpful and courteous on every occasion. The lady resident we visit are always full of praise for the food, and facilities and are so happy to be at Cedar Lodge.
Cedar Lodge is staffed by truly inspirational, caring people who supported both my mum and me through a very difficult time. I was so impressed, I've become a volunteer!
My mum has received exceptional care at Cedar Lodge in the short time she has been there. During a difficult transitional period, she was made welcome and all her care needs were addressed enabling her to settle into a home which cares for its residents with compassion and respect.
The carers and nurses were extremely caring to both us as a family and Dad. His care was faultless and they were by our sides when Dad passed. They treated him with love and compassion. Thank you.
Thank you for your kind comments. We know it was not an easy decision to move your Dad, and we appreciate the trust that you placed in Cedar Lodge. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to look after your Dad, and for your continuous support. I have shared your compliments with our staff. We will...
Nothing was too much trouble he was encouraged to join in the activities which he enjoyed very much and the church service each Thursday.
I was kept updated at all times with regard to any health concerns and felt Dad could never have been in a better place to spend the last 10 months of his life.
I never ever wanted my father to go into care but the experience of him being at Cedar Lodge has given me faith, knowing that they genuinely do care for all residents. It's not an easy job and at times very challenging but they shone through.
Thank you to all at Cedar Lodge, I feel like I have lost a family as well as a father.
The care, love and support you all showed to our father-in-law/dad was amazing, he did love it there and often said he loved all the carers that looked after him until he deteriorated and passed away on the 18th of July 2023, your caring and supporting kindness to him and his family will stay with us always, the laughter and positive outlook was more than just a job to you all, you are all angels. The staff and management could not do enough for him and the family, we will be forever grateful and wish you all the luck in your continued love and care to your patients god bless you all.
We have recently moved Mum into Cedar Lodge Care Home from another care home and the difference is remarkable! Mum is so much happier, she is treated with such kindness and respect. The staff are welcoming to visitors and their joy and love are infectious. This is a happy home, brilliantly led.
Thank you for the lovely compliment. Your words are very touching and uplifting for team Cedar Lodge. It is everything that we aim for and it has been a pleasure to see your mum bringing out her lovely personality. With your support, she is at home at Cedar Lodge and we could not have achieved this without your wonderful support. Thank you for choosing us.
I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending Cedar Lodge for anyone who is looking for a caring, loving environment for their loved one.
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
With love.
Thank you for your heartfelt compliments, the team at Cedar Lodge and I feel so humbled. Indeed we were a big family, your loss is our loss too. Thank you for trusting us and giving us the opportunity to look after your father. He was a great gentleman and he will be missed by us all. I shared the...
I must congratulate Cedar Lodge on their excellent care they have given my mother, it was not an easy decision to put her into full-time care and we took our time to choose a home we both like. Cedar Lodge is literally home from home and I cannot fault it. The staff are always friendly and always happy to help with minor problems to make Mum feel comfortable and happy. Mum was so pleased to have her photo taken for me with her birthday cake so we could share that moment. Keep doing a fantastic job.
Thank you for your lovely and kind words of appreciation. At Cedar Lodge, every moment matters and we will continue to make a difference and ensuring that the best care is given to loved ones. Thank you for choosing us and supporting us massively in the care of Mum. There is nothing too small for...
The booklet is brilliant and helped us all keep in touch. Cedar Lodge Care Home is truly outstanding.
The wonderful staff at MHA Cedar Lodge cared for my dad with such great respect, kindness and affection for the last six months of his life. Their expertise in the field of dementia care was outstanding and we are so grateful for their professionalism and support (for dad and our family). We will miss coming to visit so regularly.
The quality and competence of care staff under the leadership are amazing. Nothing is too much trouble, the care my dad receives is not just excellent but also very personal. He is in the best of hands, they work hard and with care. Couldn't ask for much more, thanks so much.
Thank you for the lovely compliment. We are honoured that you would speak so highly of our staff and their dedication. I will be sure to pass your comments on to them. We are always aiming to raise our standards and to deliver the best care possible. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank you as a family for all of your support and collaboration with us.
I felt very comfortable. The care staff could not do enough for me. I was nursing a knee operation so they were helpful in the early days. Late afternoon they came with a tray of sandwiches - many containing fish of sorts. Not to my palette. I asked for ham sandwiches and these were prepared by the chef with my name on them.
Two non-members of staff called with good conversation.
Nurses were collaborative - after waking me at 10.00, I asked for evening pills at 8.00 they were happy to do this.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 23 December 2025Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
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- Outstanding - The service is performing exceptionally well.
- Good - The service is performing well and meeting our expectations.
- Requires Improvement - The service isn't performing as well as it should and we have told the service how it must improve.
- Inadequate - The service is performing badly and we've taken action against the person or organisation that runs it.
- Not rated - we have not yet rated this area of the service, this is normally because the assessments we have carried out have been focused on other key questions.
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Meet the Team (1)

Christina Samudzi is the devoted care home Manager at MHA Cedar Lodge, bringing over a decade of dedication and care to the home. With a professional background in midwifery, Christina’s compassionate approach to care has been central to her journey since she first joined Cedar Lodge as Deputy Manager 10 years ago. For the past 4 years, she has led the home as Manager, fostering an inclusive, supportive environment for both residents and their families.
Christina is proud to lead a committed and passionate team that treats every resident like family. Under her leadership, Cedar Lodge has become a place where everyone is welcomed with love, dignity, and respect. Whether supporting residents or offering reassurance to families, Christina and her team go above and beyond to ensure that every individual receives the highest standard of care in a truly warm and culturally rich environment.
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