Welcome to Springfield A guide to the home for residents and families
Hello! A warm welcome to Springfield Your support, your way Springfield is a development Springfield is a short walk from We aim to provide the right amount you in the right way. It is flexible of ten properties in a peaceful Bromley town centre, which offers of support to help you explore and and can include personal care, residential area in Bromley, Kent. the Glades shopping centre, enjoy your independence. When help around the home, support to We are a registered care home for Pavilion leisure centre, Churchill you join us we will talk to you manage your finances and help physically disabled adults who theatre, Bromley College of about the things you want to do when you re out and about. want to live as independently Education and Ripley Arts Centre. and achieve at Springfield. We will as possible. Our residents have We also enjoy excellent transport use what you tell us to create your Our team is fully trained and we re varying needs Springfield is a links to central London. person-centred plan. regulated by the Care Quality great option whether you need Commission. a little bit of extra support or 24 Your plan will be regularly checked hour care. to make sure we are supporting
Facilities for you Enjoy activities Springfield is a modern development consisting of six Our facilities include: Activities for residents include swimming, cinema trips, and trips available to you. If you tell us there is something that you would like spacious flats in the main house and four independent bungalows. Meal planning Properties have their own kitchens and we will support you to plan and prepare meals as and when you wish. There is no restriction on guests at Springfield and you are welcome to invite people to share meals with you. six self-contained flats four bungalows each property includes a living room, kitchen area, bedroom and ensuite bathroom all properties are fully accessible for wheelchair users and can be adapted to suit your needs shared courtyard garden to shops, pubs and restaurants. Some residents choose to attend adult education classes at Bromley College. You are also welcome to enjoy organised activities at St Cecilia s a nearby Leonard Cheshire Disability care home. Whatever activities you d like to do, you can always talk to one of our team about the different choices you to do, we will do our best to make it happen!
Because we re a charity we can offer more Bob s story With over 100 homes in the UK, we provide thousands of disabled Added value As a charity we fundraise to top My name is Bob and I ve lived at Springfield for eight years. I was my friend s club in East London. I m also on the executive committee people with housing and quality up the basic level of support that living at Alder House (another of Leonard Cheshire Disability s care. Our founder Leonard local councils provide. The money Leonard Cheshire home) before. Customer Action Network (CAN), Cheshire started the charity in we raise makes a big difference to I feel like I have a lot of freedom which means sometimes I help 1948 and since then we ve always residents in our homes. It helps us here. I get on with the staff really interview applicants for senior worked with disabled people to provide things like physiotherapy, well, and I know I could raise any positions at Springfield and within improve the support we offer. transport and social events things issues with them if I needed to. the charity. It s really important to You can trust us to know what that help our residents get more me that I m doing everything I can to we are doing. out of life. I really enjoy socialising and help get the best for our services. meeting new people. I often go out in Bromley and sometimes I go to
We d love to hear from you Please get in touch if you d like to know more about Springfield. Springfield 69 Freelands Road, Bromley Kent BR1 3HZ Call us: Springfield 020 8466 8158 / Referrals 020 3242 0392 Email us: referrals@leonardcheshire.org Visit: leonardcheshire.org/springfield There are lots of ways to get involved with our work: Donate Volunteer Campaign To find out more visit: www.leonardcheshire.org Leonard Cheshire is a registered charity no. 218186 (England & Wales) and no. SC005117 (Scotland), and a company limited by guarantee registered in England no. 552847