Care home · Coventry
Minster Lodge Care Home
Illustrative photo, not of Minster Lodge Care Home- Address
- 6 Westminster Road, Earlsdon, Coventry, CV1 3GA
- Run by
- Interhaze Limited (7 services)
- Service
- Residential care home
- Beds
- 25 (registered with CQC)
- Registered with CQC
- January 2011 (15 years)
- Registered manager
- Elizabeth Varghese
- Company check
- Active, trading since 1994 (32 years), accounts up to date (Companies House 02888621)
- Last CQC check
- 23 Nov 2023
- Typical fees Estimated
- £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential care. Estimate only, from published local rates. How we estimate
Registered activities: Accommodation for persons who require nursing or personal care
See this service on the CQC website · CQC location ID 1-120031018
Introducing Minster Lodge Care Home
Minster Lodge Care Home is a CQC-registered residential care home in Coventry, run by Interhaze Limited. Its CQC registration covers adults of all ages, including people living with mental health conditions.
At its most recent rating, CQC judged it Good overall (November 2023). It is one of 57 CQC-registered care homes in and around Coventry; 33 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Who runs it
Minster Lodge Care Home is run by Interhaze Limited (company 02888621), incorporated in 1994, 17 years before this service registered with CQC.
At Companies House, the company is listed as active, its accounts are filed on time, it has 2 active directors and there is no insolvency history.
Its registered business activity is nursing care.
Interhaze Limited runs 7 CQC-registered services across 5 council areas; 5 of the 7 with a rating are Good or Outstanding (71%), against 83% for the same mix of services across England.
3 of its services are in Coventry.
Track record
Registered in January 2011, it has 15 years on the CQC register.
CQC has published 5 overall ratings for it (2015–2023), starting at Good and staying Good every time.
The CQC website holds 6 reports for it, the latest from 23 November 2023.
Costs to expect
We estimate Minster Lodge Care Home at £1,170–£1,420 a week for residential care, based on published prices in the region. Over a year that is roughly £61k–£74k.
Ask whether the fee changes if needs increase, and what is extra: hairdressing, chiropody, outings and newspapers are often charged separately.
With savings below £23,250, Coventry Council may contribute once it has carried out a free needs assessment.
From the latest CQC inspection
- People and relatives spoke positively about the service they received.
- Staff knew how to keep people safe and protect them from harm.
- Risks associated with people's care and the environment were identified and assessed.
- People received their medicines safely by staff trained in medicine management.
Inspected 7 November 2023; report published 23 November 2023. From the regulator's own summary (Open Government Licence). Read the full report.
Registered specialisms
As listed with the regulator.
Choice nearby
Choice is wide here: the 25 nearest other care homes are all within 3 miles, 15 of them rated Good or Outstanding, and the closest is The Willows, under 0.5 miles away.
6 of the 23 nearest rated care homes have a more recent rating than this one.
It sits in Earlsdon ward, classed by ONS as urban (nearer to a major town or city), among the 30% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. NHS services here are planned by NHS Coventry and Warwickshire ICB.
Within about a 10-minute walk there is a GP surgery (8 min), a pharmacy (1 min), a shop (1 min), a park (2 min), a café (2 min), a bus stop (2 min) and a railway station (5 min), which matters for residents who can go out and for visiting family.
How its rating has changed
- Mar 2015
- Jun 2016
- Feb 2018
- Feb 2022
- Nov 2023
- Today Rating 2 years old
Overall ratings CQC has published for this location, oldest first. The latest rating is an improvement on the one before.
CQC reports
- CQC inspection report 23 November 2023
- CQC inspection report 2 February 2022
- CQC inspection report 14 February 2018
- CQC inspection report 21 June 2016
- CQC inspection report 6 March 2015
- Inspection report 2 July 2014
Food safety inspection
The kitchen has a food hygiene rating of 5 (very good), from an inspection on 13 August 2026 by Coventry. Meals matter in a care home: ask to see a menu and whether residents can choose.
From the Food Standards Agency (listed as "Minster Lodge"). Open Government Licence.
Where it is
- Ward
- Earlsdon
- Council
- Coventry City Council · paying for care
- Parliamentary constituency
- Coventry South
- NHS integrated care board
- NHS Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board
- Area classification
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- Neighbourhood deprivation
- Among the 30% most deprived areas in England
- Postcode district
- Care homes in CV1 (12)
Larger map · Route planner · Base map © OpenStreetMap
Around the building
- Bus stop 180 m (2 min walk) · 40 stops within 600 m
- Railway station Coventry, 430 m (5 min walk)
- GP surgery Poland Medical, 650 m (8 min walk)
- Pharmacy Superdrug, 80 m (1 min walk)
- Shop ALDI, 80 m (1 min walk)
- Park 150 m (2 min walk)
- Café Costa, 150 m (2 min walk)
- Place of worship Queens Road Baptist Church, 160 m (2 min walk)
- Library Library, 720 m (9 min walk)
From OpenStreetMap data (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), measured in a straight line, so allow extra for the actual route on foot.
Local area facts: ONS and NHS geography via postcodes.io, Open Government Licence.
Strengths and weak spots in the ratings
Minster Lodge Care Home has an even profile: Safe, Effective, Caring, Responsive and Well-led are each rated Good.
For leadership (Well-led), it shares its Good rating with 41 of the 67 other care homes in Coventry that CQC has rated.
CQC ratings, area by area
- Safe43 of 68 in Coventry
- Effective60 of 68 in Coventry
- Caring59 of 68 in Coventry
- Responsive63 of 68 in Coventry
- Well-led42 of 68 in Coventry
CQC key question ratings, published 23 November 2023. Under each rating: how many care homes in Coventry share it.
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Where Minster Lodge Care Home stands locally
- Rated Good. Across Coventry, 68% of the 68 rated care homes are Good or Outstanding and 1 is Outstanding.
- Its rating (November 2023) is more recent than 69% of care home ratings in Coventry.
- With 25 beds it is smaller than 55% of care homes in Coventry, where the typical home has 28.
- Registered with CQC in 2011: it has been registered longer than 80% of care homes in the area.
- It lists 3 specialisms with CQC; the typical care home in Coventry lists 3.
Comparison set: every registered care home in Coventry, CQC data for Oct 2026.
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Questions about Minster Lodge Care Home
- What type of care does Minster Lodge Care Home provide?
- Minster Lodge Care Home is registered with CQC for: residential homes. Ask the provider which needs it can meet now and as needs change.
- Is Minster Lodge Care Home registered with CQC?
- Yes. Minster Lodge Care Home is registered with the Care Quality Commission as a care home (location ID 1-120031018) and was rated Good overall in November 2023.
- Where is Minster Lodge Care Home based?
- It is at 6 Westminster Road, Earlsdon, Coventry, CV1 3GA.
- How recent is Minster Lodge Care Home's CQC rating?
- 23 November 2023 is when the current rating was published, 2 years ago. Check what has changed since, such as the manager or staffing.
- Can Minster Lodge Care Home care for someone with dementia?
- Its CQC registration does not list dementia. If that is a need now or later, check with the provider before deciding.
- Which provider runs Minster Lodge Care Home?
- On CQC's register the provider is Interhaze Limited.
- How many residents can Minster Lodge Care Home take?
- Minster Lodge Care Home can take up to 25 residents. Ask what is free now and about en-suite rooms.
- How is Minster Lodge Care Home rated for safety and leadership?
- By key question, CQC gave: Safe: Good; Effective: Good; Caring: Good; Responsive: Good; Well-led: Good. Safe and Well-led are the sections most worth your time.
- What are Minster Lodge Care Home's fees?
- We don't have published prices from Minster Lodge Care Home yet. Residential care home typically costs £1,206 a week (average 2026 self-funder fees in West Midlands). Ask for written prices covering weekends, bank holidays and any travel or set-up charges.
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