A range of services help make each day enjoyable and stress-free.

Services at Stella & Harry Freedman House range from help with daily tasks such as laundry and arranging medical appointments, to indulging in a mini makeover or having a favourite newspaper delivered to a resident’s rooms each morning.  

Stella & Harry Freedman House provides the following services, included in the weekly fees: 

• Care according to a personalised care plan  
• Assistance with washing, bathing, taking medication and other personal daily activities 
• Food, drinks and snacks 
• Bedroom accommodation with housekeeping 

• Full use of communal areas including relaxation room 
• A programme of daily activities 
• Laundry service by washing machine 
• Weekly on-site GP surgeries and consultations 
• Weekly relatives’ clinic with the management (you can book appointments between 12pm and 8pm every Wednesday) 

Stella & Harry Freedman House can also arrange to provide the following services. Please note these services are additional costs, paid for separately to the weekly fees. 

• Care according to specific, additional care needs (subject to assessment and discussion) 
• New personal items such as clothes, toiletries and newspapers 
• Hairdressing 

• Chiropody 
• Dry cleaning 
• Medication, equipment and prescription charges 
• Private car hire and taxi service 
• Telephone line installation and service charges 

• Television and subscriptions 
• Staff assistance and escorts for medical appointments and private outings outside of the care home 
• Special equipment such as bespoke recliner chairs, wheelchairs and medical aids 
• Additional staffing to provide one to one care, or other additional care over and above the standard level of care 
• Meals and refreshments for visiting family and friends  
• Special activities and excursions 

There is a unique range of services and facilities on The Betty and Asher Loftus Centre campus for residents and visitors to use. These include: 

Synagogue services 

A communal synagogue service takes place every week, as well as on Jewish festivals.  

The Gilda Regina Café

Here you can enjoy a wide range of drinks and delicious cakes and pastries. Chat to friends and family while looking out on to the large, landscaped garden.  

The café is open Sunday to Friday, 9am to 3.30pm. It serves a dairy menu during the day, with parev options always available (supervised under a Kashrut licence). 

Physiotherapy room

This dedicated room has a range of equipment to support residents with all aspects of their physiotherapy. 

On-site shop

The shop sells gifts, toiletries, groceries, and Kosher meals. 

Outside spaces

There are many outside spaces to enjoy. A landscaped courtyard sits at the heart of the campus. You can come here to sit and relax or look at the plants and sculpture. Each home also has its own outside space, and the grounds provide green views to wander and benches to sit and chat. 

The Sam Beckman Centre for people living with dementia

For people who are living with a mild to moderate memory impairment, or who have been diagnosed with a mild to moderate form of dementia. Experienced and professional staff work in close partnership with incredibly dedicated volunteers to offer a warm, friendly, family atmosphere. Members get to connect with others in the community, celebrate their Jewishness and express themselves and their culture. 

Emotional & Wellbeing support service (for relatives and friends)

When your relative moves into one of our care homes on The Betty and Asher Loftus Centre site, you may feel overwhelming emotions. Our Emotional & Wellbeing support service is here for you. It offers a confidential space to express and explore your thoughts and feelings. 

Shortly after your relative moves in, someone from the service will call to see if you would like support. Our Emotional and Wellbeing Lead – Sheryl Smith – offers one-to-one sessions, or group meetings with other residents’ relatives and friends. This support is ongoing and will end when it feels right for you. 

The service also extends after the death of a resident. The team invites the bereaved relatives and friends back to the home for a group session. This is to explore feelings of grief in a safe environment. 

We are looking to extend this service to our other care homes. 

Memory Way Café

A group for family carers, together with their friend or family member living with dementia. Enjoy activities together and socialise, listen to guest speakers and professionals, get advice, and learn coping strategies. All in a relaxed and confidential environment. 

Live life to the full with our range of engaging activities. 

Stella & Harry Freedman House offers a varied programme of wellbeing and lifestyle activities for residents to enjoy. Residents can continue their hobbies or make new ones, connect with each other, and have fun. 

The amazing Living Well Team organise the exciting and varied activities programme, bringing people together across the care home and the wider campus. The team meets with residents and relatives regularly, so everyone has a say in the types of activities they would like to do. 

Example activity timetable 

Here is an example of some of the activities and entertainment taking place every week. The actual timetable will vary. 

Monday

Mobility London
Exercise
Movie afternoon
Reminiscence 

Tuesday

Talk from Rabbi
Shared reading
Music therapy 

Wednesday

Art
Life story discussion
Entertainment 

Thursday

Yoga
Classical music
Dance movement therapy 

Friday

Quiz
Flower arranging
Shabbat 

Saturday

Synagogue service 

Sunday

Live music and entertainment 

A tasty, nutritious and kosher meal for every breakfast, lunch and supper.

Stella & Harry Freedman House is supervised by the Kosher London Beth Din (KLBD). The care home uses fully kosher certified food products and suppliers.  

We place traditional Jewish values at the heart of all we do at Jewish Care. That’s why we ensure that every breakfast, lunch and supper served in our care homes is tasty, nutritious and kosher (or kosher-style). All our services use kosher ingredients and recipes, and our staff are trained in preparing food in a kosher way. Please contact us to find out more about this. 

Meals at Stella & Harry Freedman House 

The team of skilled chefs plan and prepare a varied menu of meals each week. They meet with residents and relatives to ensure that they cater to every palette. 

Mealtimes are social times, where residents enjoy tasty kosher meals together. Traditional foods help residents remember and mark key moments in the Jewish calendar; challah on Shabbat, doughnuts for Chanukah, honey cake for Rosh Hashanah and hamantaschen for Purim. These are all part of what makes Jewish life so important in our homes. 

Some residents may have difficulty swallowing their food (dysphagia). Kun Mor and George Kiss can provide a wide variety of enjoyable and nutritious pureed kosher meals, in partnership with the Hospital Kosher Meals Service (HKMS). 

Make your visit a day to remember with some great things to do and see in the area.

Stella & Harry Freedman House is in Friern Barnet, close to the bustling areas of North Finchley, Whetstone, and Muswell Hill. There are lots of things to do in the local area to help make your stay or visit even more memorable:  

Friary Park (1.2 miles) 

A formal Edwardian park that forms the grounds of Friary House. It contains quiet, intimate gardens and large open spaces used for a summer show. The 23-acre park is the site of the earliest settlement in Friern Barnet, with a café, children’s playground, walks, and over 60 varieties of trees. 

Arts Depot Finchley (1.3 miles) 

A varied art and performance centre with two theatres, free children’s play space, drama and dance studios, gallery and café. There is a year-round programme of performances and exhibitions for all to enjoy.  

Sunshine Garden Centre (2.1miles) 

Set in 3 acres of land, it was voted the UK’s best independent garden centre. It sells plants, gifts and homeware. It also has a café to enjoy drinks, cake and hot meals. 

Alexandra Palace Garden Centre and Café (2.5 miles) 

Regarded as one of London’s best garden centres, it is famous for its garden plants. The Victorian style greenhouse is home to a vast expanse of houseplants, gifts and a café where you can sit and enjoy a coffee and cake. 

Kenwood House, Hampstead Heath (2.5 miles) 

The former stately home sits on the edge of Hampstead Heath and is surrounded by landscaped gardens. The interiors and world-class art collection are free for everyone to enjoy. There are children’s activities, a café to relax in and acres of grounds to wander. 

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