Adelaide Care Home Bexleyheath

Lining Up For the Starliner

In case you didn’t know, a Starliner is a 1960s’ Ford car, and very stylish too! Residents were lining up to have their photo taken with it at a recent Vintage Tea Party we held. Bet that took them back a bit!  Although it’s not such high jinks every day, we do our best to keep minds and bodies occupied and alert. For instance with:

• Trips to the stately homes and gardens
• Bingo, quizzes and painting
• Shopping trips to Bexleyheath Shopping Centre
• Football – passing skills if not scoring goals!
• Our very popular one-to-one sessions
• Getting nails painted

Our full-time Activity Coordinator always finds stimulating things to do and places to visit. The home has its own minibus, which is always ready for an airing.  Check out our Facebook pages to see what’s what. We are keen on using modern technology to the best advantage: Skyping keeps friends and family who may be far away in close touch, and iPads are an excellent resource to use in programmes for those with memory loss. All these things contribute to the enrichment of residents’ lives.

Nothing Like Home Baking!

Our resident chef and his assistants have a well-deserved reputation for baking excellence. Home-cooked cakes, pastries and snacks are always available and very popular. But more importantly, our three meals a day are always freshly cooked from the freshest ingredients, locally sourced where possible, and of course nutritionally balanced. Health considerations and dietary needs are taken into account and nothing is too much trouble.

Mealtimes are important social events – food for the soul as well as the body — and we like to make these times as enjoyable as we can.  Fresh flowers, wine and an aperitif adds to the occasion. And if it’s a special occasion, it’s a good excuse for a bit of special baking too. Visitors are always welcome to join us and sample the fare for themselves!