Activities at Westlake House Care Home
Residents enjoy playing hoopla and bocce bowls, which combine exercise with the thrill of competitive sport. We invite entertainers and musicians to visit the home on a regular basis and residents very much enjoy watching them perform.
We also have our pet therapy dog, Marley, visit the home on a fortnightly basis, and residents love petting him. They also enjoy health and fitness days, where they get the opportunity to participate in armchair exercises and target games.
We always celebrate National Volunteer Week, which we use as a chance to say thank you for the wonderful work that our volunteers do that further enhances the quality of life for those who live at Westlake.
As well as continuing with our favourite activities, such as arts & crafts, bingo, knit & natter, Scrabble, board games, bridge, quizzes, pampers & manicures, reminiscence sessions and musical memories, we always like to launch new activities for residents, which give them the opportunity to socialise with their friends and families. These could be our own vegetable patches, flower arranging sessions, a book club or anything else that our imaginations conjure up.
Rosie Duhig
I joined the Barchester family in November 2024 and have instantly felt welcome and supported. As an activity coordinator, I am passionate about getting to know our residents and delivering person-centred care and activities to all residents, an approach supported by a holistic, whole-home view.
I have been in a Care support role since 2019 and an Activity Coordinator since 2020. I love that my role brings laughter and joy to others. It so wonderful seeing people engaging in an activity they enjoy and interacting with each other. I am very passionate about Intergenerational projects, as something magical happens when old and young get together.
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 Westlake House Care Home
Afternoon of entertainment!
We all enjoyed a visit from John Cheney to sing and play for us, its great to have entertainers in our home and he loved the backdrop!
Pumpkins on display!
Residents enjoyed a trip out on the mini bus this week and with the tables in the cafe decorated with colourful pumpkins Halloween is not far away!
Keeping Horsham tidy!
Lawrence, one of our residents was accompanied by admin assistant Mandy who did some litter picking along Pondtail Road. Litter was collected and Lawrence was proud to have helped keep the local area clean and tidy.
Our visit to Age UK's Lavina House
Our residents and one of our Carers took a trip to Lavina House in Horsham (Age UK). We watched a film after which we engaged in crafts and a walk around the Garden and enjoyed refreshments were served during the session. Betty Waterhouse, our Westlake House Residents Ambassador noted; ‘it was a really well organised event, which I and everyone who attended thoroughly enjoyed’. Betty went on to say that some of the crafts they had made were now in our garden for everyone to see and talk about in the future.
It's a dogs life
A terrific day was had by all here at Westlake House at our anual dog show. Judged by our residents and staff we were all in agreement we had a very difficult time finding the winners. Horsham must be the capital for beautiful, well trained cannines.
Kaya Cafe- Horsham Park
Looking for the best trips out in our mini bus is a decision between the residents and staff. This week our residents chose Kaya café in Horsham Park, and it didn't disappoint. The café, cocktail and casual dining within beautiful surroundings made a perfect afternoon out for our residents ( and staff ). We are in agreement we cant wait to return.
