Cedar Lodge

Bearley Cross, Wootten Wawen, Henley-in-Arden B95 6DR
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  • Cedar Lodge, Henley-in-Arden
Nestled in the beautiful countryside between Henley-in-Arden and Stratford-upon-Avon, MHA Cedar Lodge provides specialist dementia, nursing and residential care for 47 residents. The home is surrounded by scenic landscapes and also within easy reach of local attractions such as Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre and the tranquil River Avon. The home features secure gardens, where residents can enjoy fresh air and outdoor activities in a safe environment.

The gardens at Cedar Lodge play an integral role in daily life, offering residents the opportunity to engage in a range of outdoor activities, from tending to rose bushes and harvesting apples to simply enjoying the fresh air. A peaceful memorial garden provides families with a space to honour their loved ones, while the sensory garden, filled with vibrant flowers and aromatic herbs, is a favourite spot for relaxation and creativity.

The home offers personalised dementia care with activities designed to engage and uplift, such as music therapy, interactive "magic tables," and robotic pets. The weekly multi-faith services, led by the chaplain, provide spiritual support and foster a sense of community. The dedicated staff, many with over a decade of experience, are known for their compassion and expertise. Residents enjoy a wide range of activities, including arts and crafts, armchair exercises, baking, and lively quizzes.

Cedar Lodge provides a reassuringly familiar and homely setting where residents feel connected, comfortable, and cared for every day. Whether you’re searching for yourself or a loved one, for short stays or dementia, nursing or residential care, the team at Cedar Lodge are here to help.
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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 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 What's included?

Weekly Charges per Person

  • Self-Funded Residential Care: £1577 – £1672
  • Self-Funded Residential Dementia Care: £1672 – £1767
  • Self-Funded Nursing Care: £1776 – £2015

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

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

Contact Cedar Lodge to confirm what's included and get a personalised quote:

Good to Know

Group/Owner

  • MHA
  • Voluntary / Not for Profit Owned

Person in Charge

  • Christina Samudzi (Manager)

Local Authority / Social Services

Admission Information

  • Ages 55+

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 (107)

9.8

Cedar Lodge has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.756) out of 10, based on 25 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Cedar Lodge has 107 reviews.

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Review from R W (Son of Resident) published on 13 April 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My father has been in the home for quite a while now as far as I am aware he is very happy and well looked after. The staff and carers are very close and caring and look after my dad very well and of lately my dad has been very ill and the carers and duty nurses have been exceptional. I am very relaxed
with my dad here so I am happy.
Reply from Nadine Webster, Home Manager at Cedar LodgeThank you for telling us about the exceptional care that your Father has received at Cedar Lodge. It's lovely to hear that your Father is so happy and that you can relax knowing he is well cared for by a close and caring team.
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Review from Anne H (Daughter of Resident) published on 11 April 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
My Dad has been living at Cedar Lodge for two years, it was a relief to find such a fantastic home to care for him.
It is secure with coded locks but easy to access for relatives and friends who can visit at any time.
The staff are brilliant, caring and helpful, always available to answer any questions.
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are provided every day. They are varied to include each of the resident's particular interests and include trips out on their own minibus.
The chefs provide wonderful food and do their best to include any particular requests.
Cedar Lodge is always kept extremely clean.
Residents are treated with care, dignity and as individuals.
Reply from Nadine Webster, Home Manager at Cedar LodgeThank you for telling us about the care and support your Dad receives at Cedar Lodge. It’s great to hear how brilliant you think our team are, they will be delighted to hear your lovely comments.
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Review from Abbie F (Granddaughter of Resident) published on 2 February 2017 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
I cannot praise this care home enough! My granddad was in Cedar Lodge for around 18 months, I can honestly say it was the best decision we ever made. He absolutely loved living there, amongst all the other residents and joining in all the daily activities - his favourite being the music man on a Tuesday!
The staff are incredible - it is like one big family and they made it so much easier for us as a family to cope. Unfortunately, my granddad passed away at the end of January but the support and guidance we received from everyone were amazing. The staff even coming in on their days off to check we were all ok, and bringing us meals on wheels when we were there all day and night, I don't think you would receive better service in a hotel!
Reply from Lynne Stephens, Home Manager at Cedar LodgeThank you for telling us about your Granddad, it is great to hear how much he enjoyed living at Cedar Lodge and singing with our music therapist. I’m sorry your Granddad has now passed away but it's lovely that our team were able to help provide a good end of life experience for him and all of the family. Thank you again for taking the time to tell us about this in what I’m sure is a difficult time for you.
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Review from B D (Son of Resident) published on 23 January 2017 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
My mother is a resident at Cedar Lodge and I have been pleased with the overall care and the staff have been great even though I know that they find it difficult to recruit the right staff.
Reply from Lynne Stephens, Home Manager at Cedar LodgeThank you for telling us about the care and support your Mother receives at Cedar Lodge. It's great to hear your lovely comments regarding the quality of the team.

As always, recruiting the right people is an ongoing challenge for all care providers. I’m pleased to report that our challenge is going well and that we are very proud of the standard of care our colleagues at Cedar Lodge provide.
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Review from Jane M (Niece of Resident) published on 4 May 2016 Submitted via Postal Card • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
An excellent care home atmosphere, clean, very friendly and great excitement over newly hatched baby chicks.
Reply from Michelle Bisseker, Home Manager at Cedar LodgeThank you for reviewing the care and support your loved one receives at Cedar Lodge. It's great to hear you think we are excellent and I am glad you are enjoying the chicks with us.
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Review from MW (Daughter of Resident) published on 15 March 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 5.0 out of 5
Mum has been very well cared for since moving to the home over a year ago. The staff have patience, treat residents as individuals, and have a very caring attitude. It was very difficult moving mum from an independent life to residential, but we feel that we can trust everyone there to help her in
every way. She developed an infection recently and it was only because of the quick response of staff on duty to a serious situation which enabled her to make a full recovery.
Reply from Michelle Bisseker, Home Manager at Cedar LodgeThank you for telling us about the care and support your Mum receives at Cedar Lodge. It’s a difficult time when a loved one needs to move to residential care and I am so pleased that it has proved positive for your Mum and the family. I'll be sure to pass your comments, about how patient and caring everyone is, to our team.
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Review from Lesley C (Daughter of Resident) published on 3 February 2016 Submitted via Website • Report
Overall Experience 4.0 out of 5
Our mother has been at Cedar Lodge for 18 months after we felt she was unable to safely look after herself. She is gradually developing dementia and after looking at about 8 care homes in the area we decided on Cedar Lodge partly for the location but mostly for the general appearance and friendliness.
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has proved to be the right decision for my sister and I, the staff are very caring and the manager very approachable. I pop in at a variety of times and have always been happy with the way the residents are treated, with respect and dignity.
There are lots of activities and trips out which I know mum really appreciates.
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Current Review Score: 9.8 (9.756)

Overview of Review Score

The Review Score of 9.8 (9.756) out of 10 for Cedar Lodge is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.

  1. The Average Rating is 4.8 out of 5 from 25 Reviews in the last 24 months.
  2. The score for the number of positive Reviews is 5.0 out of 5 from 25 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 4.756 for Cedar Lodge is calculated as follows: ( (226 Excellents x 5) + (66 Goods x 4) + (3 Satisfactorys x 3) ) ÷ 295 Ratings = 4.756
  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 5 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Cedar Lodge is based on 25 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 + 0.05 + 0.05 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 + 0.025 = 4
    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 47 registered maximum number of service users is 9.4, which has been reached with 25 Positive reviews. Points = 1
  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: 22 Aug 2018

Overall Good

  • Caring Good
  • Effective Good
  • Responsive Good
  • Safe Good
  • Well-led Good
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Christina Samudzi

Job Title: Care Home Manager Joined: 2025

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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