Dementia Care Home

Cedar Court Care

37 New Road, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE7 1SU

Nursing homes

At a Glance

The information you need to decide whether this home warrants a closer look.

DCC Family Score
62/ 100
Weighted from family reviews
Dementia SpecialismConfirmed

Nursing homes

Families Rate The Staff60 / 100

Staff warmth score

“Well Looked After”58%

of reviewers answered yes

Good to know

  • Registered beds25
  • SpecialismsCaring for adults over 65 yrs, Dementia, Eating disorders
  • Last inspected2023-03-11

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The Evidence

What the review data, the inspection reports, and the dementia-care evidence base tell us about this home.

Section 01

What families say

The eight family priority themes

  • Staff warmth60
  • Compassion & dignity60
  • Cleanliness62
  • Activities & engagement55
  • Food quality55
  • Healthcare60
  • Management & leadership65
  • Resident happiness58
Section 02

What inspectors found

Inspected 2023-03-11

  • Is this home safe?

    Good
    The home achieved a Good rating in Safe at its March 2023 inspection, having previously been rated Requires Improvement. This improvement indicates that inspectors found the home had strengthened its safety systems sufficiently to meet the standard. Safe typically covers staffing levels, medicines management, infection control, falls prevention and safeguarding. No specific detail about staffing ratios, night cover, agency use or individual safety incidents is available without the full inspection text. The improvement from a lower rating is the most meaningful signal available here.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the care effective?

    Good
    The home achieved Good in Effective at its March 2023 inspection. This domain covers whether staff have the right training and knowledge, whether care plans are personalised and regularly reviewed, and whether people's health needs — including access to GPs, medication and specialist support — are properly managed. The home lists dementia as a registered specialism, which means it has represented to the regulator that it has the skills and environment to support people living with dementia. No specific evidence of training content, care plan quality or health monitoring processes is available without the full inspection text.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is this home caring?

    Good
    The home received a Good rating in Caring at its March 2023 inspection. This is the domain that most directly reflects how staff treat your parent as a person — whether they are patient, respectful, unhurried and genuinely kind. A Good here means inspectors were satisfied that dignity and respect standards were met. Without the full inspection text, no direct observations of staff interactions, no resident quotes about how they feel treated, and no family testimony about the warmth of the home can be presented here.
    Verified by inspectorResident testimony recorded
  • Is the home responsive?

    Good
    The home achieved Good in Responsive at its March 2023 inspection. This domain covers whether the home treats each person as an individual — through personalised activities, meaningful engagement, and planning for end of life. For a home with dementia as a specialism, Responsive also asks whether activity provision is adapted for people who cannot join group sessions and whether residents who are distressed or disengaged are noticed and supported. No specific detail about the activities programme, individual engagement, or end-of-life planning processes is available without the full inspection text.
    Verified by inspector
  • Is the home well-led?

    Good
    The home achieved Good in Well-Led at its March 2023 inspection, representing an improvement from a previous Requires Improvement rating. Well-Led covers whether there is visible, stable management, whether staff are supported and able to raise concerns, whether the home uses audits and incident data to improve, and whether families feel included and heard. The improvement in this domain in particular is meaningful — a home that has rebuilt its leadership culture to reach Good has demonstrated real capacity for change. No specific evidence about management tenure, communication with families or governance processes is available without the full inspection text.
    Verified by inspector
  • Source: CQC inspection report →

    Section 03

    What the evidence base says

    The home specialises in dementia care and supports residents over 65 who need nursing care. They also list eating disorders as an area of expertise. Cedar Court includes dementia care among their specialisms. When visiting, you might want to ask about their specific approach to supporting residents with dementia and what activities they offer. All areas worth probing directly during a visit.

The DCC Verdict

Our editorial view, built from the three lenses: what families tell us, what inspectors record, and how the home sits against good dementia-care practice.

62/ 100

DCC Family Score

This home has achieved a Good rating across all five domains, including an improvement from a previous Requires Improvement, which is a meaningful positive sign — but without the full inspection text, no specific observations, quotes or detail can be verified, so scores reflect the rating level rather than confirmed quality of experience.

Homes in East typically score 68–82.
DCC Recommendation

Worth a visit

This 25-bed nursing home in Peterborough, registered to support people living with dementia and adults over 65, received a Good rating across all five inspection domains when assessed in March 2023. Importantly, this represents a genuine improvement from a previous Requires Improvement rating — meaning inspectors found the home had identified and addressed earlier concerns. That trajectory matters: a home that has demonstrated it can turn things around is showing you something real about its leadership and culture. The honest limitation of this report is that the full inspection text was not available, which means no specific observations, resident quotes or family testimony can be verified here. A Good rating tells you inspectors were satisfied — it does not tell you what the meals taste like, whether staff know your mum's preferred name, or how many people are on the dementia unit at 2am. Before making a decision, visit in person and ask directly: how many permanent staff work nights on the dementia unit, how often is your parent's care plan reviewed with family input, and what activities are available for someone who cannot join a group session? These questions, not the rating alone, will tell you whether this home is right for your parent.

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In Their Own Words

How Cedar Court Care describes itself — collected from its own website. DCC has not edited or independently verified the content in this tab.

What Cedar Court Care says about itself

Specialist nursing care for older adults in Peterborough

Dedicated nursing home Support in Peterborough

Cedar Court Nursing Home in East Peterborough provides nursing care for older adults, with a particular focus on dementia support. The home welcomes residents aged 65 and over who need professional nursing care. If you're considering Cedar Court for someone you love, visiting in person will help you get a feel for the home and meet the team.

Care & specialisms

Who they care for

    The home specialises in dementia care and supports residents over 65 who need nursing care. They also list eating disorders as an area of expertise.

    How they describe their dementia care

    Cedar Court includes dementia care among their specialisms. When visiting, you might want to ask about their specific approach to supporting residents with dementia and what activities they offer.

    “Getting to know any care home takes time, and Cedar Court welcomes families who want to learn more about what they offer.”

    DCC does not edit or curate content in this tab. For independently curated information, see The Evidence and DCC Verdict.

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