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
Christmas Greetings to one and all.
Everyone at Westlake House would like to wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Father Christmas comes to Westlake House.
We had a surprise visit from a very famous gentleman.
Father Christmas stopped by to say hello to residents and the team at Westlake House before he set off for his busiest evening of the year.
Father Christmas delivered presents and chatted to residents. Some were so surprised to see him they checked his beard was real to make sure it was really him!
Thank you for dropping in Father Christmas and say hello to Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, Blitzen, and Rudolph for us and please feel free to drop in for a cuppa and some carrots anytime.
Christmas celebrations at Westlake House.
Westlake House Count down to Christmas.
Residents at Westlake House have been getting in the Festive Spirit. We have had lots of fabulous parties and gatherings and celebrating with our love ones. We would like to say thank you to everyone that joined us and to our amazing team.
Baby shower at Westlake House.
We held a lovely baby shower for one of our team, Emily senior care assistant at Westlake House.
We played games and enjoyed delicious cup cakes baked by our chef and we wrote messages, helpful hints and tips and well wishes in a book for Emily to keep.
It was a lovely afternoon enjoyed by all.
Good Luck Emily from us all at Westlake House.
Crafting club at Westlake House
Residents at Westlake House have been busy in their creative crafting workshop this week and have made a beautiful advent calendar in preparation for the festive season.
Having a chat over a cuppa and enjoying delicious home baked cakes, residents working with Mel and Connie created a lovely tree advent calendar. They chose different mediums to decorate the tree beautifully and then filled the draws with chocolatey treats.
We wonder who will be the lucky one to open the compartment for the day and enjoy the delicious treat inside.
Blessing the standard - Veterans event
This Remembrance Sunday we reflect on our lost Heroes at Westlake House. We were honoured to host the AFVBC Crawley & Horsham on Thursday who had the blessing of the standard service. The service was such as remarkable event befitting as we were approaching Armstice day and Remembrance Sunday.
Westlake House hosted a number of dignitaries including our own resident and veteran who’s 100 years old,Tony Snelling. Tony was helped to hand over the standard along with Dr David Skipp, Chairman of the Horsham District Council. The event was overseen by Rev Richard Caldecott of St. Mark's Church, Horsham who performed the blessing ceremony.
We would like to thank AFVBC Crawley & Horsham for choosing Westlake House. We were also blessed by our resident Isabel Richardson who played some hymns throughout the blessing ceremony.
