Activities at West Oak Care Home
Our activities team are great at building the activities programme around the likes and interests of the people we care for. Ensuring that our social events offer fun and adventure is part of the ethos of our home; it’s important that those we support can enjoy an active and social lifestyle. Of course, there will always be those who prefer peace and quiet, and in these instances, a cup of tea and a chat are always welcomed.
Dawn Davies & Helen Fagan
Dawn and Helen are at the centre of all the activities here at West Oak. They provide an interesting and varied activities schedule and ensure that there is something for everyone. They are passionate about the importance of activities and will go that extra mile just for a smile or a raised eyebrow, whether it's one-to-one time or a group session, inside or out, fun is had by all.
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 Oak Care Home
Raising Awareness
West Oak usually throws a big fundraising party for Breast Cancer Awareness (Wear it Pink Day), but this year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, we all decided to promote breast cancer awareness in the home and around Wokingham.
Mary from St Paul's Church was very happy to promote this worthy cause by displaying some posters and literature in their visitors' room and church entrance.
St Paul's Church have been a great support to everyone at West Oak, with thoughtful donations for residents and staff, from magazines to hand cream, so we wanted to take this opportunity to say a big thank you from all of us at West Oak.
World Pasta Day
With the help of a generous donation from our local Zottarelli Deli, West Oak held a pasta tasting session in honour of World Pasta Day.
Residents and staff enjoyed trying the different shapes and colours of the variety of pasta, along with their tasty sauce.
Harvest Festival
West Oak had fun preparing, baking and decorating their very own carrot cake for Harvest Festival.
Our trainee chef, Emily, and resident, Monica, were in their glory delicately making all the coloured icing vegetables by hand. There was plenty of laughter going on as they gently positioned them in the handmade icing basket.
Our chef kindly donated all the vegetables for our lovely basket display.
All the residents enjoyed a lovely slice of our home made cake for their afternoon tea.
What a fun afternoon!
Celebrating 101 Years
Here at West Oak, we celebrated a very special 101st birthday. The weather was against us on this special day, but it didn’t stop the celebrations.
The birthday girl, residents and staff all enjoyed a nice slice of cake with, of course, a cuppa.
The Joy of Mechanical Cats
Mechanical cats have moved into West Oak. From the first moment they arrived they bought joy and happiness to our residents.The cats also enjoy the sunshine during our garden visits, as long as they have a comfortable lap to sit on.
Garden Visit
We have been making the most of September's warm weather. The sisters enjoyed their social distanced visit in the garden.
You can always tell when the sisters are visiting because of the laughter than can be heard in doors here at West Oak.
