Activities at Westgate House Care Home
Our teams are trained to enrich the lives of residents through stimulating the mind, body and soul, and taking the time to learn about each person to ensure everyone receives support that adds enrichment to their life.
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.
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
Virtual Reality
Residents experienced the wonders of virtual reality. Everyone was mesmerised and immersed into the world of virtual reality bringing back fond memories of places of interest and old favourite holiday destinations. They were able to experience these places again from the comfort of their home.
Flower Garden
Residents enjoyed a day out to West Ham Park to visit the local flower garden. The flowers were out in bloom, residents loved seeing all the wonderful colours of the flowers and wildlife around the park, whilst learning new facts about the flowers that were planted, and stopping to enjoy a delicious ice cream along the way.
Flower Arranging
Flower arranging our ladies went to the local Sainsbury's for fresh flowers and using the self service check out. Flowers stimulate the senses of smell, sight and touch and in doing so can trigger memories, arranging these beautiful flowers, reduce feelings of stress and anxiety, place them all around the home for everyone to enjoy.
Boat Trip
Residents was invited to a boat trip to the Grand Union Canal. They enjoyed fish and chips with music playing at the background. The weather was amazing as well as the scenery. We were lucky the sun shined throughout the day. Residents stated that they would love to come back again one day.
Red Nose Day
To support Red Nose Day campaign and their mission to end child poverty, we got involved in a fun-filled fundraising activities.
Through the power of Entertainment and laughter, we raised awareness and life changing funds for the children that need support the most.
Our residents enjoyed putting on red noses , playing bingo and other fun -filled games in support of the comic relief charity.
Bringing the Shops to the Residents
We're Thrilled to announce that we're bringing the shopping experience right to our care home.
With the help of Debbie's fashion, our residents can enjoy browsing and shopping at their own pace and in their own time from the comfort of their home.
Whether it's finding the perfect outfit or treating themselves to something special, our residents can now indulge in the joy of shopping.
