Activities at Westvale House Care Home

For residents at Westvale House Care Home in Warrington, the long awaited reunion with one family member has become a reality, as one single named visitor is now allowed to visit each resident in their bedroom.

There has been much anticipation of this moment by families and residents alike.  Guidance was issued by the Government on March 4 and Barchester Healthcare, who run Westvale House Care Home, is proceeding with a safe and cautious approach to visiting. Strict protocols are in place with all visitors required to have a negative Lateral Flow Device test result before being allowed into the home, and infection control measures and social distancing in place for every visit, with hand holding allowed but not recommended.

Despite the need for testing and social distancing, it was still welcome news for so many residents and their family members to be able to meet in the comfort of their bedroom. Residents and their relative enjoyed getting together and catching up face to face.

Residents from Westvale recently enjoyed an afternoon of cupcake making as part of their baking club, which took them back to their younger years.  Baking sessions are a popular activity for the home and the activity had taste buds tingling.

Charlotte Aspinall, General Manager said: “The residents enjoyed getting creative with their decorations as it not only brings back memories of their childhood, but also times when they’ve baked with their own children and grandchildren. Once all the cakes were decorated, we all enjoyed sitting down with a cup of tea and a home-made cake.”

Residents of Westvale enjoyed a little movie magic and a socially distanced relaxing morning to enjoy their chosen film accompanied by refreshments and delicious chocolate treats. Residents were captivated by the colours and sounds of this wonderful movie.

Residents at Westvale recently enjoyed a visit from their community friends, Bethel Free Church who were delivering calendars for each of the Residents. Residents at the home enjoyed looking through the pictures of the calendar and the gift has meant such a lot as visitors are currently not able to visit the home at this time.

Residents were overjoyed at Westvale when their favourite entertainers paid a visit to give a festive performance in the homes beautiful grounds. The trumpeters played an array of Christmas carols to the delight of the Residents.

Obviously during lockdown it wasn’t possible for Westvale to have live performances but the new visitor suite also means that small groups of residents can once again enjoy live entertainment.

Residents at Westvale enjoyed a good old fashioned knees up as they hosted their Christmas party.  The residents loved dressing up in their favourite festive clothes to capture the magic of Christmas in front of an 'open fire' before tucking into a delicious buffet of festive treats especially created by the homes hospitality team.  Everyone had a wonderful time!