Activities at Westergate House 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.
Lee Austin
My name is Lee and I am the Head of Lifestyle here at Westergate House.
I support our residents daily to do the things they enjoy and it is extremely important to me that we are offering a premium and person centred service to each resident. I support our residents on a daily basis by providing meaningful and quality activities either in groups or on a 1:1 basis, to help encourage and build confidence while creating an enjoyable environment for everyone. Westergate House is the home of our residents, we as staff are working in it, so it is extremely important to me that we are respectful of that, while offering a premium and person centred service to each and every resident.
I am a trained actor and professional vocalist and not shy in making a fool of myself. If I do that every day to put a smile on our residents faces then I’m happy I have played my part, along with the rest of the amazing team, to brightening their day. If you hear someone singing along the corridor or see them dancing in the lounges, it will probably be me.
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 Westergate House Care Home
90th Birthday Celebrations
Heather celebrated her 90th birthday at Westergate House, sharing a scrumptious birthday cake filled with cream and strawberries, which she shared with her fellow residents and the staff team.
World Chocolate Day
National Chocolate Day was celebrated at Westergate House with a delicious variety of home-made chocolate cakes made by our wonderful Head Chef, Eric.
Felicity chose a muffin, which was topped with chocolate icing and strawberries, and shethoroughly enjoyed it!
Beer Tasting
To celebrate Father’s Day at Westergate House, our residents enjoyed a traditional roast turkey dinner with all the trimmings, followed by an afternoon of beer tasting in the garden, which went down well with the gents! Fellow residents raised a toast to all the fathers at Westergate House whilst they enjoyed sampling a variety of cool beers from around the world.
Open for Vistors
What a wonderful day it was when Westergate House was able to open to outside visiting for relatives and loved ones! Following all government infection control guidelines, a well organised appointment system was put in place and residents and their families were delighted to spend time together in person after many months of skyping, writing and phone calls. Resident, Heather, enthused that her visit was “wonderful".
Our Latest Masterpiece
Our resident art enthusiasts proudly showed off this month’s artwork after being inspired by our recent rainbow collage. This time, they chose to recreate Vincent Van Gogh’s beautiful sunflower masterpiece.
Dennis started with hand-painting the vase and background whilst Wendy and friends painted the beautiful sunflowers in the various autumnal shades. The end result is striking. We’re sure Van Gogh would be proud!
Painting Rainbows
Westgate House's residents participated in our morning Art Class suggested we join with our community and paint rainbows for the NHS and our lovely staff at Westergate House, thanking them all for their hard work and dedication.
We displayed the residents’ pictures in the front windows, making a beautiful collage of rainbows. Felicity and Kay, our Activities Coordinators, proudly showed off our finished window display whilst social distancing in the sunshine.
The residents have now requested another theme for Art Class - maybe next time we will paint a Van Gogh!
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down the days to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us as we get into the festive spirit. Merry Christmas!
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
