
cannot fault the personal care, attention and management of her needs. She is very happy. Thank youSarah S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

a friendly, caring atmosphere. The residents are treated kindly, with dignity and good humour.J G(Friend of Resident/Service User)

This care home employs people who have "caring" running through their whole beingR G(Son of Resident/Service User)

cannot fault the personal care, attention and management of her needs. She is very happy. Thank youSarah S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)

a friendly, caring atmosphere. The residents are treated kindly, with dignity and good humour.J G(Friend of Resident/Service User)

This care home employs people who have "caring" running through their whole beingR G(Son of Resident/Service User)

Leah Lodge Care Home in Blackheath, London, is a welcoming and beautifully appointed care home providing high-quality residential, dementia and respite care. As part of Cinnamon Care Collection, recognised by carehome.co.uk as a Top 20 Care Home Group since 2018, Leah Lodge combines compassionate, person-centred care with comfortable, thoughtfully designed surroundings.
The home offers spacious en-suite bedrooms, elegant lounges and pleasant garden areas where residents can relax and socialise. A dedicated...
Care Provided by Leah Lodge Care Home
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Mental Health Condition
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- For a maximum of 48 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
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Advanced/Complex Dementia
Other Care Provided
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Palliative / End of Life Care
- Bariatric Care/Obesity
- Convalescent Care
- Day Care
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
Please call us for further information about our fees, what's included and for any seasonal offers that may be running. Please note, fee's are subject to availability and an assessment.
**Limited Availability**
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Leah Lodge Care Home for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Leah Lodge Care 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)
Good to Know
Group / Owner
- Cinnamon Care Collection
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Sue Hill(General 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: 2
Room Information
- Single Rooms (48)
- Single Rooms with ensuite Wet Room (48)
Visiting
- Visitors are warmly welcomed
Parking
- Parking available on the premises
Leah Lodge Care Home Reviews (102)
Leah Lodge Care Home has a Review Score of 9.9 (9.850) out of 10, based on 36 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Leah Lodge Care Home has 102 reviews.
This care home employs people who have "caring" running through their whole being. I cannot fault the care that my mother is receiving. Where this home falls down is on activities. Although a schedule of activities is published they do not take place as often as they should.
Thank you for your feedback. You will be pleased to hear that a review of the activity provision at Leah Lodge is already underway. The new activity strategy will encompass more personalised activities linked to individual's passions and interests; improved involvement of residents; the seeking of...
Leah Lodge has been the best thing to happen to my family. The transition of moving in could not have been any smoother. We are all rest assured our nan is well looked after and needs met. Leah Lodge is kept impeccably clean and everyone is always so happy.
Everywhere in the house is beautifully furnished and decorated. The standard of cleanliness extremely high. Everyone speaks kindly to each other being staff to resident or staff to staff.
All of mum's friends and relatives that visit have all been made welcome.
My mother is treated extremely well at Leah Lodge. Staff are kind and caring, providing humour and reassurance all the times. Facilities are excellent and the number and variety of activities on offer is a particular feature. Effort is made to get to know each resident so that they can be treated as in individual with dignity and respect. At Leah Lodge there is a strong and positive emphasis on "living well with dementia." Visitors are made to feel welcome at all times. The ground floor cafe with its drinks and cakes can make visits feel special.
Leah Lodge as a physical environment is like a boutique hotel, beautiful, comfortable, homely. Staff are kind and caring and responsive to us and to my mother. Meals are very good in quality, variety and presentation. We are consulted about my mother's care and any changes in her condition and needs. On many occasions, we have visited when activities have been happening and the home hosts many events for residents, friends, family and local residents. We are very happy with the level of care my mother receives.
Warm welcome, always friendly
Consistent staff, familiar faces
Everyone knows my relative
Clean, comfortable, well thought out surroundings
Good balance of care for residents dignity but also encouraging their autonomy and expression of personality
Feels like a home
Excellent activities and facilities and catering.
Leah Lodge is beautifully furnished with comfortable en-suite rooms and a lovely dining area. The staff have always shown patience and care towards my cousin, who has settled well. There is a calm atmosphere in the house but also a good provision of activities, usually twice a day. Any contact I have had with the staff has been welcomed and they appreciate both their residents and their families/friends.
In all respects but one, this care home is good. However, the residents, who have few pleasures, deserve better food. They use cheap cuts of meat, cheap everything and serve rotten food.
As General Manager at Leah Lodge, I am disappointed to read this feedback, particularly as I have not met the visitor who submitted the review or had the opportunity to discuss the matter in person. We recognise that mealtimes are of huge significance to the older people who live with us and I am...
My stay here was very good. Rooms very comfortable, always kept clean, food good, varied menu's you could have a drink hot or cold when you wanted. Staff excellent. I need a lot of help as I am disabled and in a wheelchair, I just press a bell and they would come. Nothing was a problem.
Activities programme imaginative.
The food is excellent and caters to everyone's needs with a kindly individual approach by chef etc. Families become friends of the staff.
Management and staff have always been very helpful and friendly.
Have no problems at all, at this time.
This is a care home of the highest quality where the needs of the residents are central to the ethos of the whole establishment. The staff are exceptionally well trained and empathic towards the residents and family members. The standard of the building and decoration is very high and organised activities creative and engaging. It was a godsend when it opened in our area.
The biggest compliment is to say I would put myself in here. The staff are all so friendly.
I felt that my mother was safe, comfortable and engaged in activities throughout her visit.
The small things, as well as the bigger things undertaken by the staff, demonstrated a professionalism of the highest standard.
The home is more like a 'hotel' than a care home!
The food is excellent.
So far so good. Keep up the good work.
Beautiful, happy environment. Lovely staff building a lovely new community. My aunt is very happy and settled, which makes me happy.
The Lodge is very comfortable and friendly. The staff are very attentive and considerate. In the situation I am in I feel pleased that my daughter is settled at Leah Lodge. When I leave I feel she is safe and in a contented frame of mind.
First impressions of Leah Lodge, new care home - friendly and caring staff, take residents on outings. So far so good.
Very well run and caring staff - nothing is too much trouble. Warm, very comfortable and stylish surroundings. Clean, spacious - beautiful gardens. I was admitted as an emergency with no fuss - and the location is ideal.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 17 April 2019Good
- CaringGood
- EffectiveGood
- ResponsiveGood
- SafeGood
- Well-ledGood
Inspection ratings
We rate most services according to how safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led they are, using four levels:
- 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.
Bed Vacancies
Please contact us for latest vacancies.
News (10) & Events (2)
- 23 Jul 2026
We are proud to be hosting an Audience with Louis Alexander. Adventurer and World Record Holder. Join us on Thursday 17th September to learn more about his experiences and challenges....
- 06 May 2026
Planning for the Future Event on Tuesday 19th May
- 28 Apr 2026
We welcomed our first attendees to our Breakfast Networking Event this week. Moving forward it will be on the last Tuesday of the month. We are looking forward to the...
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Awards / Recognitions (10)
- 30 Jan 2026Recipient: Cinnamon Care Collection
- 31 Jan 2025Recipient: Cinnamon Care Collection
- 31 Jan 2024Recipient: Cinnamon Care Collection
Accreditations
There are no accreditations posted yet for Leah Lodge Care Home.
Meet the Team (6)

I am the General Manager of Rectory Court and Leah Lodge, and as such, I have the overall responsibility of the homes with the support of my team. My role can vary from day to day, and no two days are ever the same.
My experience:I have been working in the care industry for over 30 years, starting as a care assistant, then going back to further education to become a manager first for Suffolk County Council and then into the private sector. I have a passion for Dementia care and hold an advanced Dementia training qualification. In addition, I have a Dementia mapping qualification, which I undertook with Bradford University.
About me:I have been married for over 30 years to Adrian, a teacher. I have two sons, Tim and Tom, both currently studying at university. I am a highly competitive person who likes to succeed.
I love to shop and find a bargain!

What I do:
I oversee the running of Leah Lodge alongside the Manager. It's our ethos to make it a family-feeling home where everybody is welcome.My Experience:
I have been a Registered Nurse for 29 years with varied experience in elderly care, which covers Clinical Nursing in a 300-bed hospital, Occupational Nursing, Private Nursing and Nurse Manager roles.
I have been with Cinnamon for 4 years now in a Care Services Manager/ Deputy Manager role, which allows me to make a difference to the people we care for and work with.About Me:
I have been happily married for 24 years and have two beautiful daughters. Reading is the best form of relaxation for me, and my happiest time is when I explore new places and foods with my family.

What I Do:
I am the Home Admissions Advisor for both Leah Lodge and Rectory Court. I started with Cinnamon in 2019.
I help families and potential residents through their journey of considering a care home for their loved ones.
I consider it a privilege to be able to advise people on such a difficult and emotional journey.
My Experience:
I have worked in the luxury care sector since 2015, and my role is a varied and enjoyable one. I am one of the lucky people who loves what I do every day.
Previous to this, I was an estate agent. I worked my way through from Accounts Assistant to Lettings and Sales Branch Manager when I left University.
About Me:
I am originally from the Wirral, and I moved to London with my husband in 2015 due to his career and have created a lovely life here.
We now have a 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old daughter who keep us busy most of the time. We enjoy going on holiday and socialising with friends whenever we get the chance.

For the past seven years, I have worked to enrich the lives of residents at Leah Lodge Care Home through a creative and engaging programme of activities that promote connection, joy, and wellbeing—both within our home and in the wider community.
Life histories are central to our approach, ensuring that each resident’s preferences, stories, and abilities are honoured. Every activity is thoughtfully tailored to each person’s skills and abilities so that everyone can take part and feel valued. Our programme includes regular trips out, we love a good party with singers and entertainers, and we run skill exchanges with residents and family members to share talents and experiences. By involving relatives, schools, and carers, we create a vibrant and inclusive environment where everyone feels part of something special. Each day is designed to engage the mind, body, and spirit—helping every resident to connect, participate, and truly thrive.

I’m the head chef here at Leah Lodge I started as a 2nd chef at Rectory Court and was delighted to become Head Chef; my role now is to work closely with my team and all our residents to provide a nutritional and healthy menu with the odd treat. I liaise with our residents to find out their likes and dislikes and provide an alternative meal of their choice if they wish. My team will always aim to please and provide a good dining experience.
My Experience:I have 6 years of experience working in catering and have enjoyed every moment, learning new things all the time. I have a BETEC Level 2 in hospitality and catering and an NVQ Level 2 in kitchen services and food safety.
About Me:When I’m not working, I spend time with my three sons and visiting my family, I like socialising with my friends and having a good meal out with somebody else cooking.

What I Do:
As a Hospitality Services Manager, I oversee the operational side of the business, ensuring excellence across maintenance, hospitality, catering, and housekeeping. At Rectory Court and Leah Lodge, I lead these teams with a focus on delivering the highest standard of service for our residents, while upholding Cinnamon's values, standards, and procedures.
My Experience:
I bring extensive experience in customer service and luxury hospitality, having worked with both private households and leading companies in the UK and Sweden. A career highlight was contributing to the Nobel Banquets in Stockholm for three consecutive years—an invaluable opportunity to refine my skills in high-profile event management.Over the years, I've held leadership roles in hotels, Selfridges, and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, and worked closely with high-ranking diplomats, investment institutions, and ISS Facilities at the Cabinet Office Estate, including 10 Downing Street. There, I successfully delivered some of the most prestigious and complex events. My commitment to excellence has been recognised with the GEM Award for consistently going above and beyond—something I strive to achieve in every role.
About Me:
Originally from Poland, I spent several years living and working in Sweden before becoming a proud British citizen—one of the happiest milestones of my life. I'm passionate about travel, great food, and, above all, creating memorable experiences that bring joy to others.
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