About Us

Hendra House is an established family run residential home located in the beautiful and unspoilt market town of Ludlow in the heart of the South Shropshire countryside and is easily accessible by both road and public transport.

Hendra House enjoys a deserved national and local reputation for consistently delivering high quality care to meet the individual needs of its resident?s and their loved ones.

A measure of the quality of service can be measured by the fact that the home was voted Care Home of the Year the at the Caring UK National Awards held in November 2019.

Outstanding Quality Care

Hendra House is registered by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), to provide individual residential accommodation with en-suite facilities for 28 older people and accepts residents who are either self-funding or funded either in part, or wholly by the local authority.

The home achieved the coveted “Outstanding” rating in July 2015 by the Care Quality Commission and was the first home in the area to achieve this coveted accolade.

During our most recent unannounced inspections in October 2017 the home was again rated as Outstanding, please click on the following link to review inspection reports issued by the Care Quality Commission.

Janet B Craven Arms (Daughter of Resident)

Our mother has been living at Hendra House for more than 2 1/2 years. From the start, my sister and I have been impressed by the attitude and practice of the staff who have devoted so much careful and thoughtful attention towards our mother's happiness and welfare. We are so pleased that she is living in such a caring and stimulating home. Gradually our mother's...

LJ – Yarpole

"Mum moved into Hendra House in May 2016. She has dementia with Lewy bodies. Staff were very understanding from day one and very supportive. The first few weeks of settling in were difficult for Mum and myself to come to terms with but the staff made a very difficult time much easier to cope with. They keep myself and my sisters well informed of any needs mum has...

W – Resident

"I am looked after by very caring people in a clean and comfortable environment. Everyone loves living here and get on well with each other."

HM – Hereford

"In early January a doctor visited my mother and recommended she be taken to the hospital. At 94 years old my mum did not want to go, I agreed with her.?So Hendra House with the doctors support made my mums last two weeks pain-free, with dignity, respect and an enormous amount of love.?I could not have wished for a more peaceful end for her.?As an only child, they...

Sheila C – Lincoln (Sister in Law of Resident)

I have been extremely impressed by the friendliness of the staff. Their thoughtful and caring attitude towards residents and the warm atmosphere at Hendra house. In addition, they are clearly very professional and highly trained. We (the family) are happy and confident that our relative is looked after in the best possible way.

Hendra House Residential Home

Outstanding care for older people

01584 873041

Hendra House
15 Sandpits Road
Ludlow
SY8 1HH