St. Andrews Residential Care Home

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92 Drewstead Road Streatham, LONDON, SW16 1AG

Welcome to St. Andrews Residential Care Home

St. Andrews Residential Care Home provides a safe, supportive environment for adults with mental health and related needs. We offer short- and long-term care in a purpose-built single-storey home featuring 8 single bedrooms (one disability-accessible), 2 communal bathrooms, 1 communal shower, a lounge with TV and stereo, a dining room, fully equipped kitchen, laundry facilities, a sauna, and spacious front and rear gardens. Service users are encouraged to develop life skills, including personal care, cooking, budgeting, and community engagement, all supported by a trained 24-hour care team dedicated to promoting independence, confidence, and social reintegration.

Home Front View

Home Front View

Comfortable Bedroom

Comfortable Bedroom

Dining Hall

Dining Hall

Modern Kitchen

Modern Kitchen

Lush Garden

Lush Garden

Relaxation Sauna

Relaxation Sauna

Spacious Bedroom

Spacious Bedroom

Birthday Celebration

Birthday Celebration

Birthday Celebration 2

Birthday Celebration 2

About This Home

Residents at St. Andrews are encouraged to engage in external activities, with staff facilitating referrals to local community centres, libraries, or voluntary roles in charity shops to support reintegration after hospital stays. Each resident has a bedroom and shares facilities like the lounge and kitchen. The rehabilitation programme encourages room cleaning, meal preparation (with supervision), and personal care tasks like hygiene, dressing, and bathing, supported by a key worker system and risk assessments. Residents enjoy breakfast, lunch, tea, and supper with a choice of three culturally sensitive menus tailored to Indian, Afro-Caribbean, and White traditions, prepared by a qualified cook. Two industrial washing machines and tumble dryers are available for resident use under staff supervision. There is no time limit on stay, and residents are supported to transition to more independent accommodation when ready. In acute crises, hospital admission may be arranged. Visitors are welcome in communal areas until 10:00 p.m., with no overnight stays, and residents can invite family to meals with two days’ notice for a small fee. Pets are not allowed for health and safety reasons. Smoking is permitted in a designated area and the garden, with ground-floor rooms equipped with smoke extractors for residents with mobility issues. Residents can organize their own outings, and the home arranges weekly van trips to parks, beaches, or places of interest, plus annual group outings like an 'Away Weekend' or seaside day trip.
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STATEMENT ON ACTIVITIES

Person-Centred Mental Health Activities

At our homes, each week is shaped around meaningful and engaging activities tailored to each Service User’s individual interests, abilities, and mental health needs.


🗓️ Weekly Staff Consultation:

Staff meet weekly with Service Users to co-create a flexible and person-centred programme. There is no fixed Monday–Sunday timetable—activities change weekly and are adapted daily to reflect mood, energy, motivation, and wellbeing. Participation is always optional, supporting choice, control, and independence.


😊 Tracking Wellbeing & Outcomes

We use simple mood-tracking tools before and after activities to measure emotional wellbeing and outcomes, including:

  • • 😌 Reduced anxiety
  • • 🙂 Improved mood
  • • 💪 Increased confidence
  • • 🧠 Better emotional regulation
  • • 🤝 Reduced isolation

All feedback and observations are recorded and used to review and tailor care plans, ensuring activities remain meaningful and effective.


🎨 Flexible, Innovative & Therapeutic Activities

Activities are creative, therapeutic, and adapted daily to meet individual needs. Examples include:

  • • 🌬️ Mindfulness and relaxation
  • • 🌿 Sensory and grounding activities
  • • 🎨 Creative expression (art, journaling, music)
  • • 🎶 Movement and chair-based exercises
  • • 🙏 Reflection and wellbeing exercises
  • • 💻 Digital and interactive tools
  • • 🤝 Resident-led and co-created sessions

These activities support engagement, coping strategies, and overall mental wellbeing.


✔ CQC-Aligned Practice

All activities align with CQC Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs):

  • Safe: Risk-assessed and safely delivered
  • Effective: Positive outcomes are monitored and recorded
  • Caring: Respecting dignity, choice, and emotional needs
  • Responsive: Adapted to changing mental health needs
  • Well-Led: Clearly documented, reviewed, and continuously improved

“Our activities are flexible, person-centred, and co-created—enhancing wellbeing, building confidence, and improving quality of life.”

Menu Statement SA and No 22

Our menu is multicultural and carefully designed to reflect the diverse backgrounds, cultures, and personal preferences of the people living in our homes. We hold weekly consultations with service users to review and adapt the menu, ensuring it remains inclusive, responsive, and truly person-centred. Wherever possible, requested meals are prepared, demonstrating our commitment to choice, dignity, and individual preference.

Seasonal menus are developed for both summer and winter, using fresh, seasonal ingredients and shaped further through consultation with service users. We are fully committed to meeting individual dietary needs, including vegetarian, diabetic, cultural, and medically advised diets, ensuring all meals are balanced, nutritious, and compliant with CQC guidance on nutrition and hydration.

The menu provides a wide variety of options designed to meet individual tastes and preferences, supporting both health and enjoyment at mealtimes.

We also regularly organise communal cooking sessions where service users and staff prepare meals together in the shared kitchen. These sessions are social and therapeutic in nature, often accompanied by music and shared dining experiences. On occasion, other homes are invited to join, encouraging social connection, inclusion, and a sense of community in a warm and welcoming environment.

The home is equipped with appliances that support independence and enjoyment in cooking, including a bread maker used for baking bread, cakes, yoghurt, and jam, as well as an ice cream maker and coffee machine. These facilities allow service users to enjoy engaging cooking and baking experiences in a relaxed and social setting. Some service users also choose to order takeaway meals at times, reflecting their right to choice and independence.

These arrangements promote independence, choice, and active participation in line with CQC expectations for safe, supportive, and person-centred care environments.


✔ CQC-Aligned Practice

Our approach ensures compliance with CQC Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs):

  • Safe: Safe food preparation, hygiene, and supported cooking practices
  • Effective: Promotes nutrition, hydration, and life skills development
  • Caring: Respects dignity, choice, and cultural preferences
  • Responsive: Adapted to individual dietary and personal needs
  • Well-Led: Regular consultation, review, and continuous improvement

“Our menu promotes independence, cultural diversity, and wellbeing, ensuring service users enjoy nutritious meals in a safe, inclusive, and person-centred environment.”

Weekly Menu

Select a week to view the nutritional plan.

breakfast

Option 1

  • Cereal: Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies, Oats with a choice of Cinnamon, pineapple, and dry fruits (V) (EC)

Option 2

  • Toast with butter/Jam/Marmalade (V)
  • Brown seeded bread and Bennicole butter/Jam/Marmalade (D)/V)
  • Hard Dough bread (WI) (V)
  • Paratha/Yogurt (Indian) (V)
  • Boiled eggs (V)

Beverages

Fruit juiceTea or Coffee LatteLow sugar fruit juice (D)

lunch

Option 1

  • Chicken Curry & Rice & Peas (EC)
  • Chicken Curry with Brown Rice (D)
  • Chicken Curry with Roti/ Rice & Peas (WI) (BC)
  • Vegetable chickpeas Curry & Rice (V)

Option 2

  • Chicken & Mushroom Pie with Duchess Potatoes (EC)

Beverages

Fruit juiceTea or Coffee LatteLow sugar fruit juice (D)

dinner

Option 1

  • Macaroni Cheese & Seasonal Salad with Eggs (EC) (V)
  • Jacket Potatoes with Cheese & Baked Beans (EC) (V)

Option 2

  • Baked Sweet Potatoes with Cheese (D)

Beverages

Fruit juiceTea or Coffee LatteLow sugar fruit juice (D)

Nutritional Menu Guide

Get the full overview of our curated 4-week dining plan designed by our professional catering team.

Dietary Information

  • Balanced Choice (BC) Moderate fat, sugar, & salt.
  • Easy Chew (EC) Soft/moist foods.
  • Energy-Dense (ED) High calorie option.
  • No Gluten (NG) Gluten-free ingredients.
  • Vegetarian (V) Lacto-ovo vegetarian.
  • Vegan (VG) Plant-based only.

Useful Contacts

Important numbers and resources

Lambeth Social Services – Mental Health SW Team

Age Concern

Lambeth PCT

Mental Health Team – PAMS

Our Commitment

Caring for Lives, Empowering Independence 

At Crownwise Ltd., we deliver compassionate, person-centred care across our residential homes and supported living services. Our dedicated team supports individuals to live safely, independently, and with dignity.

Compassionate Care

Delivering person-centred support with empathy and warmth.

Empowering Lives

Fostering independence and daily wellbeing in every resident.

CQC Regulated

Maintaining high standards with consistently 'Good' CQC ratings.

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