Cedarwood Care Centre

107 Sutton Road, Birmingham, West Midlands, B23 5XB

01213739784

Care Type

Residential Care

Inspection date

3 February 2022

Provider

Interhaze Limited

Beds

38 beds

About Cedarwood Care Centre

Cedarwood Care Centre is a residential care home in Birmingham, offering older people a place to call home in one of the UK's most vibrant and well-connected cities. The team there understands how much it means to find somewhere that feels safe and welcoming, and they aim to bring warmth and familiarity to everyday life for residents. For families beginning the search for care, it can be a reassuring starting point to know that the home is part of a wider community, with all that Birmingham has to offer close at hand.

Cederwood Care Centre provides personal care for up to 38 older people and those with dementia in a two-storey adapted building. At inspection, 22 people were living there with 16 vacancies. The home is staffed by five staff members on day shifts including a senior carer and registered manager, with three staff covering nights and managers available on-call.

Residents described staff as kind and caring, treating them with dignity and respect, and inspectors observed examples of caring practice. However, quality assurance systems were not robust enough to ensure safety was sufficiently monitored. The provider had not completed audits since June 2021, and there was a lack of systems in place to ensure consistent care delivery and meaningful involvement of people in their own care planning.

Source: CQC inspection report, 10 March 2022

Specialist Care

DementiaOlder peopleYounger adults

Fees and availability

We have not verified a current weekly fee for this home. Ask for a written quote based on the room and care needed, including any extra charges.

Check current vacancies, the admission assessment and visiting arrangements directly with the home.

Care and inspection details

Checked against the CQC register on 20 September 2026. This is a check of published information, not a visit to the home.

Registered service: Care home service without nursing
Registered capacity: 38 places — this is not a vacancy count
Registration checked: Registered · B23 5XB

Registered care categories

Caring for adults over 65 yrs; Caring for adults under 65 yrs; Dementia.

These describe the registration. The home must assess whether it can meet the individual person's needs and whether a place is available.

CQC ratings in more detail

Overall rating shown by CQC: Requires improvement.

Rating report published 10 March 2022. Latest inspection date recorded: 3 February 2022.

Safe: Requires improvement
Effective: Requires improvement
Caring: Requires improvement
Responsive: Requires improvement
Well-led: Requires improvement

Questions prompted by these ratings

Safe: What changes have been made to medicines, staffing and safeguarding since this rating?
Effective: How are staff training, nutrition and health outcomes checked now?
Caring: How do staff protect privacy, dignity and each person’s choices?
Responsive: How are care plans, activities and complaints adapted to each resident?
Well-led: What has changed in management, checks and oversight since this rating?

These are questions for your visit, not a claim about conditions today.

Read Cedarwood Care Centre's CQC record and reports.

Contains Care Quality Commission information under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings and registration details can change after the date checked.

5 Questions to Ask on Your Visit

When visiting Cedarwood Care Centre, consider asking...

1.What specific dementia training do staff receive and how recently?
2.How do you support a resident who becomes distressed or confused?
3.How does the home keep a record of a resident's life history and personal preferences?
4.How do you involve families as dementia progresses and communication becomes harder?
5.What happens when a resident's dementia reaches an advanced stage?

5 Things to Look For on Your Visit

When you visit Cedarwood Care Centre, look out for...

1.Is the environment calm, uncluttered and easy to navigate?
2.Do staff speak to residents with patience and dignity, even if they repeat themselves?
3.Are there memory cues around the home -- photos, familiar objects, clear signage?
4.Do residents seem settled and safe, or agitated and unsupervised?
5.Is there meaningful activity happening, or are residents just sitting quietly with nothing to do?

Could the NHS fund Cedarwood Care Centre's fees?

The average nursing home costs £1,535 per week. That's £79,820 a year. NHS Continuing Healthcare could cover all of it. No means test, no contribution from you.

Find out if the NHS could fund these fees