A range of services help make each day easier.

Services at Jack Gardner House range from help with daily tasks such as laundry and housekeeping, to support with arranging medical appointments and a full social activity timetable.

Jack Gardner House provides the following services, included in the weekly fees:

• A communal synagogue service takes place every week, as well as on Jewish festivals
• 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
• A programme of daily activities
• Laundry service by washing machine
• Regular on-site GP surgeries and consultations
• Liaison with health professionals
• Assistance with booking external services

Jack Gardner 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
• 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

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

Jack Gardner 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 Activity Co-ordinator meets with residents regularly. 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

Music appreciation
Sing along
Residents’ meeting
Watching sports or film

Tuesday

Exercise
Reading group
Dance movement therapy
Mindfulness

Wednesday

Walking group
Word games or quiz
Outing
Gardening

Thursday

Spiritual discussion
Music appreciation
IT workshop
Watching sports or film

Friday

Exercise
Relaxation
Shabbat preparation and flower arranging

Sunday

Bingo
Zumba

Support with tasty, nutritious meals every day.

Residents make their own breakfast and supper, while chefs prepare a daily lunch. This means residents eat the meals they want, while maintaining or developing their cooking skills. The staff offer support to residents with cooking and meal planning, to help take the stress away and develop those skills. Residents can also cook completely independently if they wish to.

Jack Gardner House provides all the ingredients and cooking facilities for residents’ meals. The home uses fully kosher certified food products and suppliers (not supervised).

We place traditional Jewish values at the heart of all we do at Jewish Care. That’s why we ensure that all the food 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.

Lunches at Jack Gardner 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. 

Lunchtimes are social times, where residents enjoy tasty kosher-style 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. 

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

Jack Gardner House is in Golders Green, the heart of North London Jewish community. There are lots of things to do in the local area to help make your stay or visit even more memorable: 

Golders Green Road shops, cafés and restaurants (0.1 mile) 

This bustling road has a whole host of shops and kosher eateries to suit all tastes. It’s ideal for popping out for lunch or a browse around the shops. 

Jewish Learning Exchange (JLE) (0.2 miles) 

An educational and social centre for young Jews. It has a wide variety of classes, events and trips. 

Head Room Café (0.3 miles) 

A community café run by our partner organisation Jami. It brings awareness, education and access to mental health support to the high street alongside a vibrant kosher food and drinks menu. The programme of groups and events run at the cafe are free and open to everyone. 

Golders Hill Park (1.1 miles) 

A beautiful, landscaped park with plenty to see and do all year round. There is a café, zoo, children’s playground, walled garden, and more. 

Brent Cross Shopping Centre (1.4 miles) 

There are 120 shops and over 30 cafés, takeaways and restaurants. There is The Kanteen, a family-run kosher restaurant and coffee shop. The menu combines American food like waffles and soft ice cream, Mediterranean favourites like salads and Pastas, and Middle Eastern food like falafels, borekas and shakshuka. 

Hampstead Heath (1.8 miles) 

A wild park of woodland and meadows. It sprawls over 800 acres and boasts some of the most spectacular views in the city. It has lots of different habitats for wildlife and more than 30 lakes and ponds. All these in one place – and in the middle of a city – means it’s quite special and important to London and to the UK. 

Fenton House (2.0 miles) 

A handsome 17th-century house with unusual collections and picturesque walled gardens. It is filled with highly decorative collections of porcelain, Georgian furniture and 17th-century needlework. The renowned, ever-changing garden includes an orchard, kitchen garden, rose garden, terraces and lawns. 

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. 

The Great British Care Regional Awards 2021

Well done to our colleagues for reaching the finals:

Norma Christie (Registered Manager) – Finalist in the Care Home Registered Manager Award

Remedios Luching (Day Residential Support Worker) – Finalist in the Care Homes Activities Organiser Award

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