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
Special Owl Visit
We had Sharon's Owls at West Abbey on 8th March and everyone loved to see them. We had an excellent flight display and Sharon took the owls around to see all the residents in the different units and in their bedrooms.
We will be having them back for National Care Home Open Day!
Nutrition Week
Pete the chef, supplied everyone with a fabulous West Country fair of all local produce (Scones both savory and sweet) pickles, cheeses and cider. Shelley, Head of activities did the music and sang songs from The Worzells and songs about spring along with country and western music!
Mother's Day
The residents from West Abbey enjoyed Mother's Day with a tea party with the Salvation Army Service along with their favourite songs and music! Which, of course they all joined in with!
Pancake Day at West Abbey
The residents thoroughly enjoyed Pancake Day this year as thet all had a go at making their own and seeing who could flip it the best!
Enjoying Lounge Games
Some of the residents that live on the ground floor have recently been enjoying some new games in the lounge. They have been trying jigsaws and cards!
Bocha Tuesday's
At West Abbey we play Bocha every Tuesday morning. We have three volunteers from Yeovil College all day on Tuesdays. They help with the activities we have on that day and sit with residents and help them do the activity.
