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.
Cameron Harris
I joined the Barchester family in May 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 a solid theoretical background in supporting older people with their social and wellbeing needs. I graduated with a 2:1 in Psychology BSc in 2022. Since then, I have worked as an activity coordinator and cognitive rehabilitation assistant with older people.
I am studying for a master’s degree in Psychological therapies to help me progress in clinical work. I am committed to continuous professional development and training to improve Westlake's life enrichment aspect..
I feel that the residents at Westlake House benefit most when we work together as a team to ensure that our service is delivered appropriately, successfully, and in line with high standards set by Barchester.
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
Armed Forces Day
Residents and staff at Westlake House, paid their respects to soldiers past and present on Armed Forces Day which took place on Saturday 24 June 2023.
Armed Forces Day is a chance to show support for the men and women who make up the Armed Forces community from currently serving troops to Service families, veterans and cadets.
This year Westlake House marked the occasion and took some of their residents, who are veterans, to The Armed Forces Day in Horsham. Tony, 100 years old, a Royal Navy Veteran and Derek, 98 years old, an Army Veteran, took a ride on the Barchester mini bus along with some of the team at Westlake House and meet up with Tony's family at the event.
They had a go at making a picture of poppies using Veteran's fingerprints to make the petals. Tony and Derek really enjoyed the day and were moved when members of the public came to say hello and thanked them for their service.
We love to dance at Westlake House.
Westlake House residents enjoyed dancing with Simon Guntrip the other day! We love to dance and as you can see we have still got the moves. Life enrichment is a huge part of what we do at Westlake House. We strive to make the latter days of our residents memorable with lots of fun activities.
For more information visit us at https://www.barchester.com/home/westlake-house-care-home Tel: 01403 270 773
The Centenarian Best Buddies.
Tony, resident at Westlake House recently reached the grand age of 100. Tony is Best Buddies with Baxter, who himself is a Centenarian (in dog years.) Baxter often comes to visit Tony and helps his owner Dave, our Maintenance assistant, with jobs around Westlake House.
You will often see both Tony and Baxter having a chat over a cuppa and giving advice to the Maintenance Team on the best tools for the job!
For more information visit us at https://www.barchester.com/home/westlake-house-care-home Tel 01403 270 773
Carers week!
It's Carers week from tomorrow (5th of June to the 9th of June) Our Carers do such an amazing job to make sure that our residents are well looked after. Last week the residents were busy making some cards and preparing surprise treats for all of them. We love and appreciate the hardwork they do and we hope to make this week special so they can see how much we appreciate them.
For more information contact us to arrange a show round.
Shetland Ponies, Rabbits and Dogs!
Westlake residents received a surprise visit from a local Shetland Pony, along with some rabbits and dogs. The Animals gave us a therapeutic afternoon and was enjoyed by Residents and staff.
A trip to Christ's Hospital Museum
We regularly have students from Christ Hospital school visit us at Westlake House. We look forward to their Tuesday visits, where they come to chat with our residents and join an activity.
It was a pleasure to be invited to see their school. We received a guided tour around Christ's Hospital Museum and a tour of their Chapel, followed by watching a performance by their marching band.
Thank you, Christ's Hospital for creating such memories for our staff and residents.
