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
West Oak Celebrates Ivy’s 105th Birthday
Ivy, a resident at the home, celebrated her 105th birthday recently. Although not the party we had originally hoped for. Ivy loved seeing her family in our Bistro garden and on video call, on a glorious sunny afternoon. There was plenty of cake to go around thanks to our chef here at West Oak.
Ivy was showered with cards and gifts and received her second birthday card from the Queen. Ivy said she had a lovely time and that it was another birthday to remember.
Italian Day
West Oak held its first Cultural day; our Italian-themed day was a resounding success.
The day started with an Italian-themed quiz and word searches. The residents enjoyed the challenge and we all learnt something new about this amazing country.
Our chef put on a fantastic Italian three-course meal at lunch time. Everyone loved the lasagne or pizza and the classic Italian desert certainly lived up to its English translation of ‘cheer me up’, the beloved tiramisu.
After lunch, we relaxed to some beautiful music by Pavarotti, while being inspired by the decorations to reminisce about some wonderful holidays in Italy. Residents have some very happy memories, which they were keen to share. We also learnt a bit more about the Italian culture. We were surprised to learn of some of the Italian inventions that changed the world.
West Oak’s staff and residents loved our trip to Italy and are looking forward to our next cultural day with anticipation of another great day.
VE Day Celebrations
West Oak’s residents helped to set up for VE Day celebration, with ration books, flags, costumes and decorations. The day started with a zoom performance by West Oak’s favourite vintage singer, Kitty, who got everyone in the spirit for a day of celebrations, with her sing a long vintage songs.
Next came the good old fish and chips for lunch, served on newspaper printed grease proof paper, which was a real trip down memory lane, inspiring some interesting stories of days gone by. The residents and staff then joined in with the ‘Not Forgotten’ VE Day reminisces sessions on the big TV screens in the lounges, enjoying the different clips and songs of the good old days.
The residents and staff joined in with the Nations Toast at 3pm, in true British spirit
Thank You!
West Oak would like to thank everyone who has donated food, scrub bags, hand creams, cards and letters of encouragement. All the donations have helped to keep the staffs moral up as well as keeping healthy.
We at West Oak would like to recognise the support that we have been getting from St Pauls Church and Churches Together in Wokingham and Mothers Union who have all come together to create a wonderful support network, with their regular donations throughout these unusual circumstances. They have given the Staff and Residents a real boost with their commitment to our home.
A Big Thank You
Team members at West Oak Care Home received amazing thank you cards from Barchester as a token of appreciation for going above and beyond for their continuous hard work and dedication towards the residents.
Easter Goodies
West Oak received Easter goodies from our local garden centre to help the staff and residents celebrate Easter.
A box full of chocolate bunnies, eggs, strawberry and cookie crumble flavoured egg halves., accompanied by a hand-written Easter card.
The residents and staff were delighted to see such a generous donation. A big thank you to Henry Street Garden Centre in Arborfield, who have helped to make Easter a day to remember.
