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Activites 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.

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Rosie Duhig

Rosie Duhig

Activities Coordinator Lead

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. 

 

Celebrating life at Westlake House Care Home

Blooming lovely!

Blooming lovely!

What a wonderful day of fun, flowers and great friends. Today's mini bus trip took us to Camelia Botnar Garden-Centre! Our residents loved looking around the gardens, charity shop and animal area, then enjoyed a lovely coffee and cake! A trip to the garden center is a firm favorite of our residents. To find out more about our trips out please contact us on 01403 618406

Ladies day at Westlake House.

Ladies day at Westlake House.

Royal Ascot racing! 
An amazing afternoon as we watched the racing on the big screen! Our residents & staff were all dressed up, with a chilled glass of buckfizz, ready for the first race to start!
John Milne, local MP meets the residents at Westlake House.

John Milne, local MP meets the residents at Westlake House.

Westlake House was delighted to welcome John Milne, local MP, who joined the residents today for our coffee morning.
John chatted to everyone and answered all their questions. Everyone had a wonderful morning spending time with John, finding out more about his role in the Community while enjoying lovely home baked pastries.
Spending time in nature.

Spending time in nature.

Residents from Westlake House enjoyed a trip Sumner Ponds. We are so very lucky living so close to so many beautiful places. It was so therapeutic being in nature and taking time to enjoy the tranquility of the water. We all felt so happy and relaxed and enjoyed the sunshine. An afternoon of great company and great scenery. 

A trip out to our local garden centre.

A trip out to our local garden centre.

Today residents from Westlake House had a wonderful time at Hillier Garden Centre. We had a lovely time looking at all the beautiful flowers and plants and spending time in the sunshine. We chose some new plants to add to our lovely garden and headed to the cafe for coffee to make plans on where to plant them!

V E Day celebrations.

V E Day celebrations.

It has been a fabulous day at Westlake House! 
In the morning, it was all hands on deck, as everyone helped decorate for our V.E. day celebration party. We had a great time, playing games, chatting about old times, eating cake & having a tipple or two. We listened and sang along to our favorite songs from the 1940s. 
 
Our veterans had a wonderful time sharing stories with their loved ones and friends.
Thank you to everyone who joined us on this special day!
Baby chicks at Westlake House.

Baby chicks at Westlake House.

We have some egg…citing news! The eggs we have been incubating for the last few weeks, have finally hatched!
Westlake house are Celebrating Easter with baby chicks! Our residents were thrilled to be able to hold the new born chicks.
Once the chicks are old enough they will be returned to Coopers Farm in Hadlow Down who have kindly lent us the incubator and eggs.
 
 
Strawberry fields forever.

Strawberry fields forever.

Our residents took a wonderful trip to Strawberry field today, they enjoyed a lovely stroll in the sun then a well earned rest and a chat while drinking tea and eating cake in the restaurant.
 
Then it was back to Westlake House for Ladies day at the races, where a glass of fizz awaited them.
Celebrating Spring with Flowers arranging!

Celebrating Spring with Flowers arranging!

Our talented residents have been very busy decorating the home with spring bouquets. Everywhere you look are glorious bursts of colour. Our residents had a wonderful time discussing their favorite Flowers, what flowers they liked growing and how to make them look pretty.
To find out more about life at Westlake House, please arranged a visit by calling 01403 270773
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Blooming lovely!

What a wonderful day of fun, flowers and great friends. Today's mini bus trip took us to Camelia Botnar Garden-Centre! Our residents loved looking around the gardens, charity shop and animal area, then enjoyed a lovely coffee and cake! A trip to the garden center is a firm favorite of our residents. To find out more about our trips out please contact us on 01403 618406

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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

English National Ballet
Together With Music
Blenheim Palace
Oomph!
NAPA
Bloomin Haus
Vegetarian For Life
Sea Life Trust - Beluga Whale Sanctuary
Historic Environment Scotland
Five Sisters Zoo
Damian Bailey Photography

Life enrichment

With us, it's all about making every day meaningful for our residents. We do this through our Life Enrichment programme, designed to suit the needs of each person in our care, and support individuals in retaining their joy, purpose and life skills for as long as possible. We offer a range of daily activities for individuals to get involved in, whether that's socially as part of a group, solo or with a team member, ensuring everyone receives the support that adds enrichment to their life.

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