Care Home in Kent, Sittingbourne

Excellent purpose-built facilities

Hengist Field is a purpose-built centre caring for those who need nursing or specialist dementia care, short term rehabilitation or respite stays.

Our modern and bright Home has spacious rooms and facilities all built around a courtyard design, with views that overlook the quiet Kent countryside. It’s important for our ladies and gentlemen to feel comfortable in their new surroundings. All of our bedrooms have en-suite facilities and bedrooms can be personalised to add those special touches; photographs, ornaments, pieces of furniture – anything that helps create a familiar, home-from-home environment.

Hengist Field is divided into three specialist units, with associated lounges, dining rooms, cinema and activity areas. The well-maintained gardens surround the whole building and are well placed for enjoying some al fresco dining, gardening and outside entertainment. Relatives are encouraged to bring picnic baskets or barbecues and enjoy some family time together.

Personal care and well-being


The person-centred care we provide not only meets the medical and care needs of our residents, but also supports overall well-being and independence. We have a dedicated team of qualified complementary therapists who spend time with residents on an individual basis to make a real difference to their lives with treatments including massage, reflexology and Reiki. You’ll recognise the team when you visit the Home by their sunny yellow t-shirts.

We also have our own hair salon and physiotherapy room and are visited by a range of external health professionals including chiropodists, speech therapists and opticians.

It’s important for us to build relationships with you as a family to help us get to know your loved-one better, but also to support you and be on hand to answer questions and offer reassurance.

Recreation and leisure


We encourage our residents to carry on enjoying their hobbies and pastimes when they come to Hengist, whether staying with us for a short time or permanently. Our Recreation and Well-Being team find out all about our residents’ interests to help them arrange activities and outings throughout the week. We’re spoilt for choice when planning day trips in our minibus with the beautiful Kent countryside and coastal towns right on our doorstep. Castles, country parks and gardens, pub lunches and cake and coffee at the nearby Oad Street craft centre are regular favourites, and family and friends are always welcome to join us.

No two days are the same with a programme of activities that allow residents to either come together and socialise, or relax with their own interests. We enjoy quizzes, arts and crafts, movies in our cinema room and exercise sessions; gardening for those with green fingers, book clubs and sing-alongs. We also welcome the local church bell ringers, pet therapy animals, singers and theatre groups.

We have strong links with the local village community, including Borden church, and have wonderful volunteers who support our activities and special events and offer companionship to the ladies and gentlemen we care for.

Special occasions and seasonal events are always celebrated with decorations, entertainment and events for family and friends to join in with.

Some time ago we started a ‘Make A Wish’ list for our residents to tell us all the weird and wonderful things they’ve always wanted to do. Apart from making funny and heartfelt conversation topics, we’re delighted to have made many wishes come true.

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Care services

• Day Care & Weekend Care
• Respite Care & Short Breaks
• Residential Care
• Dementia Care
• General Nursing Care
• Nursing Dementia Care
• Rehabilitation
• End of Life Care

Amenities at a glance

• 75 bedrooms
• Five lounges and an Orangery Room
• Three separate dining rooms
• Courtyard garden
• Large rear garden with water feature
• Cinema room
• Dedicated Recreation and Well-Being Teams
• Nutritional Therapy
• Onsite Hair Salon
• Wi-Fi

A focus on technology

We embrace leading technology and resources to keep us at the forefront of delivering the very best person-centred care. One of these initiatives is called ‘Nourish’; a digital system with hand-held devices which our Nurses and Carers use for creating accurate care plans and notes which are live and updated in real time.

We also offer a bespoke service called ‘interactiveMe’ which is an online memory box packed full of photos, music and videos all about your loved one. It creates an amazing talking point, sparks conversation and allows Carers to really get to know our residents well.

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In the coming weeks we’ll also be installing ‘Magic Tables’. These are projectors that create bright, moving images and games on a table for residents to touch and interact with. This fantastic piece of technology not only stimulates physical and cognitive activity but provides a relaxing and social experience.

In our specialist dementia unit, we’re installing 3D wall murals and shop fronts (post office, newsagents and florist) and well as personalised bedroom doors and memory boxes full of personal treasured objects.

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Redevelopments on the ground floor include a new bar area where residents can socialise and enjoy an aperitif before mealtimes, and a mini mart selling cards, newspapers, toiletries and other items for residents and visitors to buy.

Careers Hub

Nellsar is a great choice for a career in care. We continually train and develop our staff, and recognise and reward individual achievements.

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The local area

Lively Sittingbourne is full of cafés and restaurants and it hosts a weekly Friday market too. Learn a bit about the local area and places of interest.

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A message from the Manager

Hello, my name is Neli Koleva and I’m the Manager of Hengist Field Care Home in Sittingbourne. I joined the Nellsar family as Manager here at the Home in November 2018, bringing with me 34 years’ Nursing experience from working in a variety of UK and overseas care settings. Our wonderful team here provide high-quality care while ensuring that our residents enjoy all aspects of life within our Home.

Hengist Field Care Home was opened in 2011 and the design fits in beautifully with the surrounding Kent countryside of Oast Houses and orchards. We have first-class facilities here for our residents to enjoy and are developing many new and exciting ideas and initiatives to enhance daily life within the Home.

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