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.
Ryan Palmer
Hello, I'm Ryan and I joined West Abbey in 2018 in Hotel Services team where I was nominated 2 years running in the Barchester Care Awards by residents and their families. I moved to Activities in June 2021 which suits my outgoing personality. I know our residents well and love seeing their enjoyment of the entertainment we provide plus going out into the community on our mini bus, I have lived in Yeovil all my life so know all the best places to visit. The team call me the 'IT hero' as I'm always able to resolve the connection issues with our virtual events and our computer / tablets!
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
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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
Multicultural Day at West Abbey
On Saturday 13th August, our Memory Lane unit (the Lyde unit) held a multicultural BBQ, where residents and their families were invited to taste food from different countries. It started at 1:00pm and went on until 5:00pm. This was a great success and staff brought in dishes they had made, coming in on their day off to celebrate with us. We played 50s & 60s music, which people loved singing along to, and there were lots of different desserts and cakes, as well as plenty to drink.
The Gardening Dream Team
We were lucky to have 14 volunteers from the National Citizen Service help us with the front and back gardens for two days. Residents came out to see them working and give them drinks, which was all in preparation for the judging by South West in Bloom and Yeovil in Bloom in the week commencing 8th August. Thank you to the Dream Works team for all their hard work.
BBQ at West Abbey
We had a BBQ out in out memorial garden; there were sausages, burgers and plenty to drink. The weather was dry and sun came out to shine.
The Barry Pentalows Show
Barry Pentalows' reminiscence show for July was down at the seaside. Residents reminisced about the times when they watched Punch & Judy, played with buckets & spades, ate ice cream, and sent funny post cards.
70th Anniversary
Dennis & Pauline celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on Friday 8th July. We made them a card and they received some beautiful flowers and enjoyed a romantic meal and a special cake. We wish them many more.
West Abbey in Bloom
Last year, West Abbey won a Silver Gilt in the Yeovil in Bloom and South West in Bloom competitions for the best business garden. This year, we have entered again and hope to be equally as successful. The pictures we have taken of the garden will be judged on 12th July and then the judges will come to visit West Abbey to see the garden during the second week of August.
