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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.
I was also impressed with all the online/digital forms I could complete as many still require handwritten ones! I could not recommend Cedar Lodge and their staff enough.
We are so glad you found us helpful. We always try to respond to residents' and their family's needs, not just physical but emotional and spiritual too, all of which are an intrinsic part of MHA's values. For your part, your comprehensive information on the pre-admission assessment gave us the...
I honestly cannot rate the staff who cared for her highly enough. The team are the most kind, compassionate and considerate group of individuals I have ever encountered. The care, concern and respect that my mum, and I (as the only relative), received was truly exceptional. I was constantly kept well-informed of her condition and consulted with regard to every important aspect of her care.
I will be forever grateful to the manager and her staff for making my mum's final days ever so peaceful and comfortable.
Having had relatives in other nursing homes in the past I can genuinely state that Cedar Lodge is outstanding in all areas.
Thank you Cedar Lodge for giving me such special memories of my final hours with my mum.
Thank you for your beautiful and heartfelt comments regarding the outstanding care given to your mum in her last days of life. Team Cedar Lodge would like to take this opportunity to thank you for allowing us the opportunity to look after your lovely mum; she was so special and she still expressed...
Mum has been a resident at Cedar Lodge Care Home for a year. During that time there have been challenges due to her dementia. Staff have always looked after her with care and compassion. We are always kept informed, welcomed as visitors and feel part of the Cedar Lodge family.
Thank you for your lovely comments and the support you and your family have given us when we faced challenges. You are always willing to help and you are always available for your mum. We will continue to endeavour to give quality care to the residents under our care and improve on areas needing...
All the staff and carers are pleasant and mainly helpful. Home is nice and kept clean.
Whole team are caring, professional, engaged with residents and family. Like many care homes, short-staffed and dependent on agency but MHA staff bear the burden and remain true to themselves, the residents and MHA. Sometimes difficult to observe agency staff and lack of knowledge and commitment. MHA should be proud and reward accordingly the staff at the care home. They are a credit to themselves and MHA. Hope MHA appreciate them.
Thank you for the lovely compliment regarding the care delivery at Cedar Lodge, your appreciation goes a long way in boosting the morale of our dedicated team who so deserve the appreciation. We thank you for the care that you deliver to us day in, day out and being there as a second set of eyes...
Thanks.
Thank you for the kind and lovely words of appreciation. It was a real pleasure and privilege to have had the opportunity to take care of your stepmother in her last days of life. Even though the time was short, we shared very special moments with yourselves and your step mum. She loved us all and...
How residents are cared for is second to none, the obvious attention to detail in ensuring their safety. The obvious caring side of the carers, although the visit in these times was surreal, every effort was made to make it feel normal.
My dear mother went to Cedar Lodge in July this year as her husband had died and she could not cope alone due to her dementia. She was so content at Cedar Lodge. Always smiling when I visited or called her on FaceTime. Despite Covid restrictions, the home made every effort to give me quality time with her. The staff are caring, kind and helpful. Their care is personal and thoughtful and they treat residents with respect for their dignity. Mother also loved the food. I could not have asked for better care for my mother in the last few months of her life.
Compassionate and thoughtful care for my late mother in challenging times. The staff are always professional and welcoming and give all residents and their families the support they need. Having permanent staff and not being reliant on agency personnel means that there is a family feel to Cedar Lodge and consequently it feels homely and comfortable.
Thank you for your positive and heartfelt comments. It’s so inspiring and fulfilling to receive such kind words. I have passed the information to the team here at Cedar Lodge, and the staff were so happy and touched to know that people appreciate the care given to their loved ones. We, as Team,...
I unreservedly recommend this home - it is outstanding and I am so glad that my mother was able to spend her final few months being cared for so well.
Thank you so much for your kind words, Mum will be missed by all at Cedar Lodge.
Both have different needs and both receive the absolute best of love and attention.
Zero positive tests during the COVID crisis is a true testament to their absolute professionalism and attention to cleanliness and hygiene.
We cannot praise everyone at Cedar Lodge enough for what they do.
I have been very impressed with the manner in which the COVID lockdown has been handled. The staff have been dedicated under very trying conditions. They are to be commended.
I am and always have been very happy with the care my wife receives from "Cedar Lodge" very caring staff and management.
Right from the start, the carers made every effort to get to know him and divert him, with little cooperation from him. Therefore he settled in, in a fairly short time.
The carers’ knowledge and expertise is obvious in that he trusts them, and even when he is aggressive the kind care continues from a distance.
He now regards carers and residents as his family and does enjoy the companionship.
I would also like to say that they have very supportive GP care.
Everyone at Cedar Lodge is kind and thoughtful, caring and compassionate. My parents have both been at Cedar Lodge for over two years and their care has always been amazing. During this awful time of not being able to visit, I have been reassured by telephone calls and zoom calls. My parents could not be anywhere better in the country - the staff are simply amazing. The care and consideration given to both my parents is second to none. I am eternally grateful for everything the staff do.
The care provided to my mother at Cedar Lodge is and has been exceptional. By next autumn, she will have been a resident for six years and for the whole of this time, the staff have been attentive, caring and professional. The facilities are very good as are the activities provided to residents. I would have no hesitation in recommending Cedar Lodge to anyone looking for a safe and caring environment for an elderly resident with dementia or Alzheimers.
Also, like the way one can live one's own life and not forced into activities or particular routines.
Since moving into the home Mum has had the best care. The staff are always very helpful and caring. Mum has really brightened up since being there. The home has a very high standard of cleanliness, entertainment, meals and care. I feel very happy knowing that Mum is receiving the best care possible.
Since mom came into Cedar Lodge. She has been loved and cared for. We have always been well informed of mom's care and we have always been welcomed and felt part of the family here in which we believe is important. My mom is openly loved and respected and I go away from Cedar Lodge feeling happy and confident. Mom knows the staff and never feels to me like she is anywhere but comfortable and happy and in her own home.
He was a little agitated and upset for first few weeks understandably, but every member of staff, manager and office staff, domestic and catering, activities coordinators and especially the carers and nurses have been exceptional in their care and concern for my husband all through his stay. It has made a hard time for him and his family, a lot easier to bear, especially the last few weeks of his life.
Thank you to you all.
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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