Specifically, Case study · Healthcare & care homes
St Michaels Care, Westgate-on-Sea
Additionally, Full care home kitchen refurbishment in Westgate-on-Sea — Rational combi oven, Blue Seal cookline, hygienic finishes and bespoke stainless fabrication throughout.
Client
St Michaels Care
Location
Westgate-on-Sea, Kent
Project value
£50k–£100k
Build time
3 weeks
The brief
A care home kitchen that works harder
Furthermore, St Michaels Care is a residential care home in Westgate-on-Sea, Thanet — a setting where the kitchen runs breakfast through evening meal, seven days a week, producing meals for residents with varied dietary and nutritional needs. Moreover, The existing kitchen had aged out of its equipment and finishes and therefore needed a full refurbishment to bring it up to current care-sector standards.
Specifically, the brief was a complete strip-out and refit: new cooking equipment, refrigeration, bespoke fabrication, and hygienic finishes throughout — all delivered within a programme that kept disruption to the home's residents and catering team to a minimum.
What we did
Strip-out to operational in 3 weeks
Cooking equipment
Also, A care home kitchen refurbishment for Westgate-on-Sea.
Specifically, for the cooking suite, we installed a Rational combi oven as the anchor — giving the kitchen consistent, programmable batch cooking across a full residential meal service. Additionally, a Blue Seal gas range and salamander were installed across the main cooking line for flexibility at service. Specifically, equipment was positioned and sequenced for the workflow from prep through service.
Refrigeration
Additionally, upright refrigeration units were installed for working cold storage at prep positions — properly sized for a residential care kitchen running three meal services a day. In particular, these were positioned to minimise cross-flow in the kitchen and keep cold storage accessible from the cooking and prep areas.
Bespoke stainless steel fabrication
Furthermore, sink runs, prep benches and wall shelving were fabricated in-house at our Folkestone workshop and installed to fit the kitchen footprint. In particular, all fabrication was built to food-safe standards — fully cleanable, robust and appropriate for a care home environment running under EHO inspection.
Hygienic finishes
Additionally, for hygiene compliance, we installed wall cladding throughout the kitchen — durable, wipe-clean and compliant for a food preparation environment operating to care-sector standards. In particular, safety flooring was also laid and coved at all wall junctions. Also, all surfaces were specified to simplify daily cleaning for the home's catering staff and satisfy CQC requirements.
Equipment specified
Care home grade throughout
- Rational combi oven — batch cooking and meal production
- Blue Seal gas range — main cooking line
- Blue Seal salamander — finishing and service
- Upright refrigeration — working cold storage at prep
- Bespoke stainless steel — sink runs, prep benches, wall shelving
- Hygienic wall cladding — full kitchen coverage
- Safety flooring — coved finish throughout
The installation
Inside the refurbished kitchen
The outcome
Operational and compliant
In particular, As a result, the kitchen was handed over within programme, with St Michaels Care able to resume full meal service without disruption. In particular, the refurbished kitchen meets current food safety and CQC requirements — properly specified equipment, compliant finishes and a layout that supports the daily demands of residential care catering. Notably, Delivered entirely in-house, direct appointment.
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- Part of Advantage Catering Equipment Kent's design, supply and service specialists since 2003.
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