
my mother is being very well cared for and looked after and can't thank the home enoughR B(Son of Resident/Service User)

Have shown nothing but compasion, care and love for her.Claire S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


my mother is being very well cared for and looked after and can't thank the home enoughR B(Son of Resident/Service User)

Have shown nothing but compasion, care and love for her.Claire S(Daughter of Resident/Service User)


Woodlands Care Centre offers person-centred support and care for those with Nursing, Residential Dementia and Nursing Dementia needs.
The purpose built home offers light and spacious living accommodation. There are relaxing and welcoming social lounges and homely dining rooms to enjoy freshly prepared daily menus designed by the home's chefs and based upon the residents preferences.
The home boasts landscaped gardens and accessible patios, perfect for enjoying a stroll or...
Care Provided by Woodlands Care Centre
Primary Care Categories
- Older Person Care
- Dementia
- Physical Disability
- Visual / Hearing Impairment
Length of Stay
- Permanent Care
- Respite Care
Care Types Provided
- Residential Care
- Nursing Care
- Dementia Residential Care
- Dementia Nursing Care
- For a maximum of 109 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
- Convalescent Care
Facilities
- Own Furniture if required
- Pet Friendly (or by arrangement)
- Close to Local shops
- Near Public Transport
- Lift
- Wheelchair Access
- Gardens
- Bar/Café
- Residents Kitchenette
- Phone Point in own room
- Television point in own room
- Residents Internet Access
Funding & Fees
Weekly Charges per Person
*All fee’s are based on a pre-admission assessment conducted by the team at Woodlands Care Centre. Our Nursing fees do not included FNC contribution (NHS-funded Nursing Care)
The price(s) shown are provided by the care home. Contact Woodlands Care Centre for full pricing details and T&Cs.
Contact Woodlands Care Centre 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
- RCH Care Homes Ltd
- Private Owned
Person in charge
- Jessa Avila(General Manager)
Local Authority / Social Services
Admission Information
- Mixed (no single-gender units)
- Ages 65+
Care Home Design/Build
- Purpose Built: Yes
- Year Purpose Built: -1
- Last Refurbishment: 2021
- Number of floors: 3
Room Information
- Single Rooms (109)
Visiting
- Woodlands Care Centre welcome visitors. Please contact the home directly for the latest visiting arrangements.
Parking
- Car parking is available
Woodlands Care Centre Reviews (130)
Woodlands Care Centre has a Review Score of 9.8 (9.827) out of 10, based on 42 reviews in the last 2 years.
Over all time Woodlands Care Centre has 130 reviews.
Friendly staff and clean spacious accommodation. I loved seeing my friend on poster for virtual dementia bus. She looks comfortable here and her needs are catered for nicely. Location is perfect and ample parking available.
My mother has settled in very well since her condition in 2021, and the staff are fantastic.
I am very happy for my mother to continue to stay at Woodlands.
This is now her home.
After five years of superb care at Woodlands, my husband died a few weeks ago in Coleridge unit. As his dementia increased, the staff managed his needs skilfully, courteously and tenderly. Much as I would rather have been able to care for him at home, it was clear that he was much more secure and settled in their well-trained hands. Throughout this difficult time, staff at all levels were always responsive to his needs and to my queries and requests as his advocate. Finally, the transition into his end-of-life care was seamless. I cannot recommend this thoroughly professionally run home enough.
My brother has been a resident at Woodlands Care Home in Cambridge for over 5 years and died there at the end of January. I have visited him regularly and have observed in all that time how excellently he has been cared for without exception. I am so grateful to the staff for their kindness, professionalism, warmth and skill in their dealings with my brother, and others, sometimes in the most challenging of situations. As a relative, I have been made to feel warmly welcomed with great helpfulness.
Thank you for sharing such a heartfelt and thoughtful review. We are truly sorry for your loss and honoured to have cared for your brother over the past five years. Your kind words about our team's compassion, professionalism, and the warm welcome you received mean so much to us. We're grateful for...
Very good care home, excellent staff.
Thank you for your thoughtful and uplifting review. We're so pleased to hear that your cousin is content and well cared for, and that our team was welcoming and supportive during your visit. It's especially lovely to know that staff took the time to acknowledge him personally and made you feel at...
Excellent support for my mother-in-law with the staff putting us at ease as we are over 5 hours away, the team in Wordsworth are very helpful and good with her, she has been troubled by medication problems which appear to be getting resolved.
My mother has been to numerous care homes and hospitals in the last 18 months and only at this home for 10 weeks but already you can see how calm she is, I contact the care home every day and the staff are always polite and professional, constantly committed and confident when communicating with me and my family.
My dad has been at Woodlands for nearly 12 years now and we have never had any issues. The staff are friendly and the care he receives couldn't be better which gives me and my family peace of mind. If I could give 10 stars I would.
The care staff here are very kind and attentive to my father. They tend to work on the same little bit of the home and therefore know their residents very well. The nursing staff are very kind and responsive as well and have coordinated well with the medical team to make sure my father is on appropriate medication. The management seems really engaged, and will often be on the wards. The facilities are good and well-maintained. Would be nice for a tiny bit simpler access to the lovely garden for residents.
The staff are the best, they have all looked after my mum so well over last few years, can't thank them all enough for how well she is cared for. Have shown nothing but compasion, care and love for her.
At the start of the month, my wife needed to be transferred from a care home that was no longer able to accommodate her. The transfer has gone much more smoothly. Above all, she obviously feels much more at home at Woodlands than she had done at the previous home. In large part, this seems to be because she finds the food much better.
Friendly and caring staff, always available for updates. Give care in kind and compassionate manner. Plenty of activities on offer to all residents. The home seems to be the best place for my friend following a decline in his health.
When my dad first went to this care home he had just come out of hospital. He wasn't eating properly he had lost weight. And was very unsettled. As the weeks went on he is eating much better. Gained weight and has settled in very well. That's because the food is great and home-cooked. The staff are outstanding and very helpful towards him and family members. Feels very homely there and I'm always happy for Dad to be left there. When I go home.
Both of my parents have been at Woodlands Care Centre for around 18 months and both have specific care needs. They are both settled and happy at Woodlands and the carers at the home are really kind and attentive. The managers of my parents' wing are really well organised and I get the impression that this is the case throughout the care home. They make the time to talk to us about our parents if we have questions or need anything specific arranged for them. For example, they made a special effort to leave the dining room free for my Mum's 90th birthday so we could have a little family celebration which was really kind. My parents are getting really good care and we know they are safe and comfortable in the home. The care staff really notice when my parents are a bit down (having lost their independence) or need a bit of extra attention.
Woodlands Care Centre on the outside, appears to be just another care home, however, I can assure you it is so much more. It provided a home for my father and a safe place for us as a family to visit. We were always listened to, and would only ever need to ask once for something to be done. Dove unit, where my father was nursed for the last few months of his life, is without a doubt, outstanding. The staff provide excellent care to the residents and much-needed support to families and friends visiting. My father sadly died in September, but he was nursed and cared for with kindness and dignity to the very end. We cannot thank all the staff here enough, particularly the unit manager who is a very special individual and whom we will never forget.
I recently visited my Mum in Woodlands, I found all the staff very caring towards her and really accommodating to help me with any problems I needed answers for. The food was lovely, very balanced meals and good-sized portions which Mum thoroughly enjoyed. The staff were all very attentive to Mum, making sure she was well-hydrated and had snacks between meals. Her room is kept neat and tidy, but there is a slight smell of urine. I'm sure this happens when residents are in adult diapers. I was very impressed with the activity staff. Mum loved the music. I could see all the residents were very uplifted and engaged. I was very impressed with the amount of activities for the residents. Also, I'm in touch with Mum via video call which is lovely for me as I live in Canada. I would also like to say a special thank you to all the carers who make Mum's life a lot better.
My grandmother has been living at Woodlands Care Centre for a couple of months and it has exceeded all my family's expectations. My grandmother has been well looked after, all her needs are being met. The staff are very friendly and always available to talk to us when we need to.
My mother has been living at Woodlands for over three months and I have been extremely impressed with the friendliness, attentiveness and professionalism of the staff. My mother, who has dementia, had been having a difficult time at home with live-in carers at home but settled down as soon as she arrived at Woodlands. The management inspires great confidence and I am able to sleep better knowing that my mother is in a safe environment where she is provided with all of the care she needs.
We very much appreciate the quality of care provided by all the staff at Woodlands. The home is clean and relaxing with lots of activities for the residents. Much thought and effort has been put into making the whole atmosphere so peaceful. The staff along with the Manager are very dedicated and gentle in nature. They take time to discuss things with us and always respond with a cheerful smile. I would highly recommend Woodlands for your loved ones in need of care.
Happy with the care delivered by the staff team.
Regulatory Rating
Care Quality Commission (CQC) Rating
Date: 21 May 2019Good
- 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.
Bed Vacancies
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News (31) & Events (0)
- 24 Jul 2026
Summer Fete Brings Music, Laughter and Plenty of Bunting to Woodlands Care Centre Woodlands Care Centre embraced the summer spirit with a colourful fete filled with live music, traditional games,...
- 24 Jul 2026
Residents from Woodlands Care Centre recently made the most of the summer sunshine with a relaxing visit to Milton Country Park. With beautiful weather providing the perfect backdrop, residents enjoyed...
- 21 Jul 2026
Woodlands Care Centre welcomes experienced nurse Jessa Avila as new General Manager Woodlands Care Centre in Cambridge has welcomed experienced health and social care professional Jessa as its new General...
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Awards / Recognitions (7)
- 17 Nov 2023Recipient: Woodlands Care Centre
- 18 Mar 2022Recipient: Woodlands Care Centre
- 06 Nov 2021Recipient: RCH Care Homes Ltd
Accreditations
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Meet the Team (1)

I’m Jessa, the General Manager at Woodlands Care Centre. I am a Registered General Nurse with more than 15 years’ experience in health and social care.
Caring for people has always been my passion, and I am proud to lead a team that shares my commitment to providing safe, compassionate and person-centred care.
My priority is to ensure every resident feels respected, valued and truly at home, with care shaped around their individual needs, choices, interests and life experiences.
I believe that supporting and developing colleagues is an important part of my role. By creating a positive working environment where team members feel valued and able to thrive, we can continue delivering the high standards of care the residents and their families deserve.
What I enjoy most about my role is having the opportunity to make a positive difference each day. Seeing the residents smile and knowing they feel safe, comfortable and happy is incredibly rewarding.
For me, what makes Woodlands Care Centre special is its warm and friendly atmosphere. We work together like one big family, treating every resident with kindness, dignity and respect.
It is a privilege to share so many meaningful moments with residents and to work alongside a dedicated team with such a genuine passion for care.
Outside of work, I enjoy singing, taking long walks, travelling and spending quality time with my family and friends.
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