Activities at Westgate House Care Home
Our role in the home is fundamental to ensuring that our residents enjoy a fulfilling quality of life. We strive to provide a stimulating, creative & varied range of activities & events in the home, which everyone can enjoy whether they prefer social group engagement or one to one interaction. Residents choice is what we aim to provide to the best of our abilities. We enjoy being creative, sharing projects and discussing with our residents the kind of activities they would like to enjoy. Both indoor and outdoor activities are offered to cater for all tastes as well as regular outings to local places of interest.
Kelly Meadows & Sandra Joseph
Kelly and Sandra have worked for Westgate House for over 12 years, so have many years’ experience. They love having fun with the residents and providing a variety of activities.
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 Westgate House Care Home
My Passion for Comfrey
Charles describes himself as a guerrilla gardener; he has a passion for all things comfrey. Starting at the age of 17, Charles loved going around the East End of London planting comfrey in areas of wasteland and rubble.
Charles is also interested in the conservation of wildlife, and the comfrey plant is a great supporter of wildlife, with its powerful plant nutrient for the soil and its juicy nectar-rich flowers that can sustain the feeding of more than 1 bee at a time.
Charles says that once the comfrey is planted it will nurture nature for over 50 years, and that the comfrey can grow down to tree root depths, which is why plants in Africa can survive droughts for many years.
The photo above depicts a visit arranged for Charles when he said he would like to revisit a number of his plants in the Lea Valley area that he had planted over 55 years ago. Now that he has retired, Charles intends to continue planting this wonderful herb when he travels
Zoolab Visit
The residents enjoyed a recent visit from the Zoolab company. Everyone experienced holding and touching different exotic animals, and learning about their habits. It was a fun and educational day at Westgate House.
Reminiscing by the Sea
Residents enjoyed a reminiscence trip to Southend, which is a very important place for Rose, who always celebrated her wedding anniversary with a trip here for some fish 'n' chips with her Husband John. Southend also has happy holiday memories for Eileen, who loves the smell of the sea.
Volunteer's Day Celebration
Westgate House celebrated Volunteers' day in June with cheese and wine afternoon. Jonathan, the general manager of the home, thanked members of the community, relatives, volunteers and members of various faith groups, who visit and support us all weekly and monthly. Community engagement is very important to us all at Westgate House.
15 Years of Service Award
Westgate House held a 15 years of Service Award celebration for HCA Pamela Luwugge. Pamela said that she loves working at Westgate House, especially with the residents. Indeed, the staff members are brilliant to work with, because they work as a team and it feels like they are a family.
A Prayer and a Song
Rev. Christy from St Matthew's Church kindly brought her colleagues, Fiona, Brian and Tom from Through Faith Missions to meet and sing with residents. Westgate House is a very multi-cultural and multi-faith home. Rev. Christy is one of our faith visitors, and she specialises in visiting residents in their rooms for one-to-one prayers and blessings, as not all residents are able or wish to be part of our group church services.
