Candlewood House is proud to announce its partnership with the National Garden Scheme (NGS), an initiative that champions the beauty and therapeutic benefits of gardening while raising funds for vital nursing and health charities. Since its founding, the NGS has raised over £70 million for organisations like Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie, and Hospice UK, including an impressive £3.4 million in 2023 alone.
At Candlewood House, the garden is more than just a space—it’s a sanctuary. Designed to enhance residents’ physical and mental wellbeing, the garden features sensory plants, seasonal flowers, and quiet corners for relaxation and reflection. Residents enjoy engaging in gardening activities, socialising in the serene setting, and finding comfort in the beauty of nature. It’s a source of joy and pride for the home, fostering community spirit and connection.
This collaboration is close to the heart of TLC Care, reflecting its ethos of creating environments where people can thrive and supporting causes that align with its values. By opening its gardens to the public, Candlewood House invites the community to experience the transformative power of green spaces and contribute to the NGS’s charitable mission.
Join us on the 11th of July 2025, 10th of August 2025, 7th of September 2025 and step into the tranquillity of Candlewood House’s gardens during our open days, hosted in partnership with the National Garden Scheme. Stroll through our vibrant flower beds and sensory plant displays, savour tea and homemade sandwiches, and immerse yourself in the warmth of our community. This is a unique opportunity to meet our residents and team, share stories, and support a fantastic cause, with all donations going to the NGS to fund vital nursing and health charities.
We look forward to welcoming you to Candlewood House as we come together to celebrate the joy of gardening and make a meaningful difference in the lives of those in need. Let’s grow a brighter future, one garden at a time.
TLC Care scooped the Public Service Interior London and Public Service Development UK awards for Candlewood House at the prestigious International Property Awards. The Awards are judged by an independent panel of 80 industry experts who focus on design, quality, service, innovation, and commitment to sustainability.
We are welcoming new residents to our brand new care home from 8th February 2021. We offer premium residential, nursing and dementia care in a safe and luxurious environment. For more information, please get in touch.
Due to corona virus pandemic, we are following Government guidance by asking that all visits are restricted to essential visits only. TLC Care will ensure that all persons attending the home follow the Public Health England advice to reduce the risk of contracting the virus and reducing the risk of spreading it. The risk is assessed on a continual basis by our senior team who review the position daily based on government and care home specific guidance and will update as soon as there are any change. We have a robust approach to keeping or premises clean and disinfected. Our team members well and they are being screened daily before undertaking work.
Last week Candlewood House in Cricklewood welcomed not one but two Mayors to their opening event and celebration for staff, people involved in the build and members of the local community. Cllr Caroline Stock, Mayor of Barnet and Cllr Ernest Ezeajughi, Mayor of Brent, kindly helped officially open the home.
TLC Care are delighted with the finished project; a stunning community for people with nursing care needs, residents living with dementia and for people who simply choose a luxury lifestyle and beautiful place to live in their retirement years. Respite stays can also be supported. Candlewood House is TLC Care’s latest home in London. It boasts a unique combination of thoughtful design, innovative technologies and people who have a passion to serve and care for others.
Candlewood House General Manager Sybil Wright said: “It’s been an exciting year for Candlewood House. We look forward to many years of welcoming local people into our stunning home. Our values of Truth, Love and Compassion are at the heart of everything we do.
“Feelings matter to us, our therapeutic approach is designed for each resident and embraces their individuality, as well as the needs and feelings of their loved ones.”
Community Development Manager Julie Chanel said: “We can’t believe it’s finally happened. We are really proud of the wonderful community we have built here, and we so look forward to welcoming our first residents very soon.
“The developers and staff have worked hard to create a fun, enabling environment for our residents who will benefit from top quality care. This would not have been possible without everyone at Candlewood House pulling together.”
Our building is nearly finished, and we are delighted to be adding finishing touches to our home areas. Our team is receiving training from contractors, so we utilise it well and bring loads of enjoyment to all our dear gusts and residents. Watch out for our VIP open day invitations! Big day is on 5th March 2020. Details will be in the next post 🙂
We are now proud partners with Neurosciences Dementech team from Harley street. We understand that every minute spend not living well is wasted. We are looking forward to working with Professor K. Ray Chaudhuri and Professor Dag Aarsland who are leading the way in helping people with Parkinson’s disease and memory loss. It is all about timely assessment and intervention. No waiting times. Together we can make a difference. Every moment in the lives of our residents matters!
Our Monthly Professionals Brunch is such a fabulous way of networking and sharing information.
This month’s was attended by Steve Bell from Barnet Council, Lorelei Shepherd from Care UK, Brian Lester from William Nelhams, Rev’d Robin Sims-Williams from All Saints Church, Elaine Collins from Jack and Jill Preschool and Victoria Brice.
A delicious brunch of sandwiches and pastries within our sumptuous marketing suite. We showed newcomers around our lovely home and shared each others forthcoming events.
Our next event is a Fee Planning Advice day this Monday 20th January from 10.00 am until 4.00 pm.
Following on is our first ‘Friends of Candlewood’ event on Thursday 23rd January from 8.00 am until 11.00 am. We are looking forward to welcoming many local people and businesses to our home.
This week has been immensely busy at Candlewood House.
All the building works are coming together, with fixtures and fittings being delivered now.
We met with four suppliers today, two of which pictured here are from Wightman & Parrish; Simon Ayres and Paul Ruben.
We look forward to working closely with so many new service providers and local businesses.
Febin and Catherine met with four care providers this week.
We look forward to building so many more relationships over the forthcoming months!
In the true sense of the one team approach team Candlewood and the training team worked together to finalise the induction programme for our new team members and schedule in training for the first 12 weeks. With our opening day scheduled for 9th March there is so much work that goes in to commissioning a new home and embedding a new team into our TLC family.
TLC Candlewood House Home Manager Sybil Wright and Hotel Services Manager Payal Chhabra with the Chief Executive of Kisharon Mr Richard Franklin. Richard is being presented with a delicious TLC Hamper for all the support and dedication provided to the local community by Kisharon.
Kisharon provides education, opportunities and support to local Jewish people with learning disabilities.
Sybil and Payal with local Councillors Anne Clarke and Peter Zinkin alongside the Mayor of Barnet Caroline Stock.
TLC’s Sybil and Payal with local members of the community including the Reverend Robin Sims-Williams and Childs Hill Library staff Sarah and Neha.
And so, we are ready! The builders are finishing our driveway today and as I type, shoring up our gate posts, planting last few plant beds and laying down beautiful tarmac around well-defined car park. Our showroms have definitely arrived! Here are some photos, lovingly taken by our own Payal Chhabra:
Below is our rose suite, ready for someone special 🙂
On 15th November we have run our first official recruitment day. We are delighted to see our team starting to grow in numbers. We continue to be open to internal and external job applications. We are looking for people that believe in Truth, Love and Compassion and want to join Candlewood’s family journey:
Head and Assistant chefs, Head housekeeper, Domestic and Laundry assistants, Customer Experience Facilitator, a Unit leader, a Team leader and Night coordinators for residential services, Nurses, Care workers as well as Kitchen assistants and a Maintenance officer; please apply to [email protected]
The meeting room (in the centre in green) is ready to welcome you all!
Look out for pictures from our VIP professionals’ event on 19th November 2019.
It is all hands-on deck @ Candlewood House! Our landscape gardeners are busy finishing our gardens, whilst builders keep making steady progress in delivering safe and impressive driveway and car parking facilities for us all. From 12th November, we are expecting loads of visitors.
Sybil and Payal have started recruitment interviews. Our team cannot wait to welcome our potential recruits in are beautiful showrooms. On the subject of showrooms; Kate has been learning about what our future residents will value. You probably saw her making her way around Cricklewood and Finchley checking things out! We have had loads of fun shopping and sourcing some lovely items to decorate our rooms and spaces for our new residents. …and we have found a new professional friend of Candlewood, Tina Jegede. Hopefully, next posting will show you the sample rooms.
Lovely articles have been published in Brent and Kilburn Times as well as High and Ham weekly. See what our home manager Sybil had to say:
What to look for when choosing a care home.
New assisted living retirement home opening in Cricklewood.
This has been such an exciting journey. Our wonderful new care home, Candlewood House in Cricklewood NW2, is nearly complete. The entranceway and courtyards are being laid. Bentley Drive and gardens are shaping up to be fabulous! The gorgeous planting throughout the site will be providing that complimentary attractive finish. The beautiful fixtures and fittings are adding that TLC elegant touch. Our hoardings will soon change, and we look forward to unveiling our elegant wrought iron entrance gates with polished brass signage.
The New Staff Team are enjoying getting to know each other, sharing their abundance of knowledge and experience in caring for individuals. The team are all becoming well known within their local community and sharing the excitement of this brand-new facility.
Exciting times await Candlewood House. Our team already attended an engagement event to support Breast Cancer and met with the Mayor of Brent, Local Councillors, Businesses, and dedicated members of our vibrant community. The event was most successful, highlighting the need for each our role within the community so we all together help each other and our community to be a better place to work and live. We are so delighted to be part of it!
Local people, organisations and businesses are welcome to share our home for teas and coffees, social events and knowledge sharing. Our showrooms are available to view by appointment and we are eager to offer first look at our fantastic care home. Please email [email protected] or telephone 0208 731 7991 to book your visit.
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