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.
Nikki Griffee
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.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
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
10 Years of Service
Tracy Mattravers has worked at West Abbey for 10 years as the Administrative Assistant. Well done!
Employee of the Month - December
Congratulations to Kitchen Assistant, Andy, who was named as December's Employee of the Month at West Abbey Care Centre. His colleagues have nominated him for his consistent positive attitude. He is always pleasant, smiley and never complains. He is hard working, helpful and ready to go the extra mile.
Christmas Jumper Day
Staff at West Abbey had a lot of fun celebrating Christmas Jumper Day.
Janet's Return Home
After coming to West Oak to recuperate, Janet was well enough to go home after four months. Best wishes to you, Janet – don’t be a stranger and keep in touch!
A Double Celebration
Care Assistant at West Abbey, Annabelle Phillips, has received a prestigious 20 year service award in celebration of working for Barchester; and Laundry Assistant, Linda Moore, has received a 10 year service award as well. Congratulations to both!
Summer Fête
The Mayor and his wife came to our Summer Fête to enjoy a BBQ with the residents of West Abbey. We had a raffle, a tombola, entertainment from Matthew Rock and much more.
A big thank you to Louis and Mark from the maintenance team for organising and running the BBQ for residents, families, friends and staff. The cold cider went down well with the burgers!
