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.

Enriching life
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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. 

 

Life-encriching activities booklet

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

Little Barn Owls

Little Barn Owls

Children from our local Nursery School, Little Barn Owls, made biscuits for the residents and in return the residents gave them early Christmas presents which went down well!

Find the Elf!

Find the Elf!

Here are some of our residents with their Great-Granddaughters who won our ‘find the elf’ competition looking proud of their prizes!

Christmas at Westlake

Christmas at Westlake

Staff took on second jobs as Santa's little helpers this Christmas here at Westlake House.

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Christmas Cards from Arunside School

Our residents received Christmas Cards from local school children at Arunside School. The residents were thrilled to recieve the cards and the school have now advised that they are happy to participate in our pen pal initiative so expect to hear from them much more in 2019!

Christmas Party

Christmas Party

We hosted our annual Christmas party recently, where residents were joined by their friends and loved ones and got to enjoy plenty delicious wine, a festive buffet and plenty of entertainment. A great time was had by all!

Christmas Preparations

Christmas Preparations

Residents had fun preparing the Christmas decorations and putting the tree together. At one point the tree was upside down, which caused a fit of giggles all round.