Activities at West Abbey Care Home
Our Activities Coordinators are constantly striving to mentally and physically stimulate those we support by organising group and individual activities for anyone and everyone to participate in. There are regular outings in the minibus to nearby places of interest, as well as visits from the Donkey sanctuary, musicians and entertainers. We also host evenings such as our Cheese & Wine evenings and BBQ's in the summer, that we encourage relatives to come to. Activities are one of the most important aspects of a care home, so it is essential that our team are dedicated to ensuring that residents are entertained. We encourage our residents to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can to ensure that life at West Abbey is fun and active for all.
Ryan Palmer
Hello, I'm Ryan and I joined West Abbey in 2018 in Hotel Services team where I was nominated 2 years running in the Barchester Care Awards by residents and their families. I moved to Activities in June 2021 which suits my outgoing personality. I know our residents well and love seeing their enjoyment of the entertainment we provide plus going out into the community on our mini bus, I have lived in Yeovil all my life so know all the best places to visit. The team call me the 'IT hero' as I'm always able to resolve the connection issues with our virtual events and our computer / tablets!
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 West Abbey Care Home
Twiddle Muffs
West Abbey have been lucky enough to receive 39 twiddle muffs from the local WI branch at Chilthorne Domer. Pictured are two of the lovely and talented knitters delivering their donations, along with resident, Norma, and Deputy Manager, Helen Colaco – all enjoying a good twiddle!
National Poetry Day
The below poem was put together by a group of residents on our Memory Lane unit to celebrate National Poetry Day. Enjoy!
Macmillan Coffee Morning
We Raised £122.37 by holding our own bake off during our Macmillan Coffee Morning on Friday 30th September. Staff brought in cakes to be judged and there were four finalists: Louis (Maintenance), Anna (Activities) Helen, (Deputy Manager) and Pete (Head Chef). Overall, Pete was declared the winner - congratulations!
Multicultural Day at West Abbey
On Saturday 13th August, our Memory Lane unit (the Lyde unit) held a multicultural BBQ, where residents and their families were invited to taste food from different countries. It started at 1:00pm and went on until 5:00pm. This was a great success and staff brought in dishes they had made, coming in on their day off to celebrate with us. We played 50s & 60s music, which people loved singing along to, and there were lots of different desserts and cakes, as well as plenty to drink.
The Gardening Dream Team
We were lucky to have 14 volunteers from the National Citizen Service help us with the front and back gardens for two days. Residents came out to see them working and give them drinks, which was all in preparation for the judging by South West in Bloom and Yeovil in Bloom in the week commencing 8th August. Thank you to the Dream Works team for all their hard work.
BBQ at West Abbey
We had a BBQ out in out memorial garden; there were sausages, burgers and plenty to drink. The weather was dry and sun came out to shine.
