SafeAre people protected from abuse and avoidable harm?63%Good
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Infection prevention and controlSome shortfalls
Involving people to manage risksSome shortfalls
Safe environmentsSome shortfalls
SafeguardingSome shortfalls
Learning cultureGood
Medicines optimisationGood
Safe and effective staffingGood
Safe systems, pathways and transitionsGood
EffectiveDoes care achieve good outcomes and a good quality of life?75%Good
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Assessing needsGood
Consent to care and treatmentGood
Delivering evidence-based care and treatmentGood
How staff, teams and services work togetherGood
Monitoring and improving outcomesGood
Supporting people to live healthier livesGood
CaringAre staff kind, compassionate and respectful?75%Good
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Independence, choice and controlGood
Kindness, compassion and dignityGood
Responding to people's immediate needsGood
Treating people as individualsGood
Workforce wellbeing and enablementGood
ResponsiveAre services organised to meet people's needs?71%Good
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Equity in accessSome shortfalls
Care provision, integration and continuityGood
Equity in experiences and outcomesGood
Listening to and involving peopleGood
Person-centred careGood
Planning for the futureGood
Providing InformationGood
Well-ledIs the home well managed, with a culture of high-quality care?68%Good
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Freedom to speak upSome shortfalls
Shared direction and cultureSome shortfalls
Capable, compassionate and inclusive leadersGood
Governance, management and sustainabilityGood
Learning, improvement and innovationGood
Partnerships and communitiesGood
Workforce equality, diversity and inclusionGood
Percentages are CQC scores from its newer way of assessing homes. ?
CQC scored 33 standards: 26 good, 7 below good. Use “See the breakdown” on each key question for its standards. ?
CQC hasn't inspected this home for more than 5 years. It re-inspects based on risk, so an old rating doesn't count against a home on this site, but it may not reflect the home today. ?
Run by Interhaze Limited, Cedarwood Care Centre is a residential care home in Birmingham with 38 registered beds. It is registered to care for older people, people with dementia and younger adults. That is larger than most homes in Birmingham, where the typical home has 16 beds.
In October 2026, CQC gave it Good overall, and Good for each of the five key questions too. That is up from Requires improvement in March 2022. That is more recent than most ratings in Birmingham, where the typical rating is about 7 years old. CQC found some shortfalls in “equity in access”, one of 7 standards out of 33 scored below good.
5 of Interhaze Limited’s 7 rated homes are Good or Outstanding (compare care home groups). None of the 6 nearest rated homes has a higher rating. In Birmingham, 77% of rated care homes are Good or Outstanding (England 82%). The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 4 (good), from November 2025. 86% of homes in Birmingham score the top mark of 5.
