Activities at West Abbey Care Home

Our Activities Coordinators are constantly striving to mentally and physically stimulate those we support by organising group and individual activities for anyone and everyone to participate in. There are regular outings in the minibus to nearby places of interest, as well as visits from the Donkey sanctuary, musicians and entertainers. We also host evenings such as our Cheese & Wine evenings and BBQ's in the summer, that we encourage relatives to come to. Activities are one of the most important aspects of a care home, so it is essential that our team are dedicated to ensuring that residents are entertained. We encourage our residents to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can to ensure that life at West Abbey is fun and active for all.

Enriching life
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Nikki Griffee

Activities Coordinator

Hi, I'm Nikki and I originally came to work at West Abbey in 2018 and have worked in various roles supporting our residents.

What I enjoy about my job is that no two days are the same and most of all, I thoroughly enjoy everyday activities with the residents including 1-2-1 room visits all the way to professional singers visiting us. A firm favourite of mine and the residents at West Abbey is using our mini-bus weekly and visiting local nature hot spots! I look forward to welcoming you to our home.

Life-encriching activities booklet Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.

Activities and Events Partnerships

As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies

Life at West Abbey Care Home

Montague House

This week the ladies took us off to Montacute house and its beautiful gardens for our mini bus trip. Montacute House is a late Elizabethan mansion in Montacute, South Somerset. Montacute House was built in about 1598 by Sir Edward Phelps, whose family had lived in the Montacute area since at least 1460. We are so lucky that we have so many places that we can visit , practically on our door stop. The ladies enjoyed their refreshments, and then proceeded to have a look round the gardens.

St Patrick's Day

Here at West Abbey we have celebrated St Patricks Day by marking this special date with a party, doing what we do best - dancing, singing and having fun! A tipple of Baileys followed by Chocolate Guinness cake went down a treat and the music was so wonderful as always, a huge thank you to professional performer Jan McNeil.

Gentleman's Club

We have started a gentlemen's club, every 2 weeks the men get together and go on a outing of their choice.

This week the gentlemen went to visit a local pub to reminiscence over working careers and raising families. It was fantastic and the residents are thoroughly looking forward to the next trip out.

Trip to the seaside

Oh we do love to be beside the Seaside! We were off again on one of our regular minibus outings, this time we headed to West Bay in Dorset. We had the weather on our side with beautiful views of the harbour and ocean, whilst enjoying some delicious fish and chips! The residents all had a great time and have already asked to go again, keep an eye out for our next adventure!

Valentines Day

Residents enjoyed a day of roses, chocolate and glasses of wine. For lunch a steak meal which was enjoyed with more wine. David who is married to Linda, a hopeless romantic gave his wife a single red rose, this small gesture put smiles on all our faces. After the residents enjoyed their freshly prepared Valentines meal they were entertained by professional singer, Jan McNeil who sang classic love songs!
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Valentines Trail

Here at West Abbey we have been busy pairing up with local businesses to complete a Valentines Trail. We have hidden 10 red fresh roses around the community and in local business stores, if you find a rose please bring it to West Abbey to claim your prize!