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.
Read our brochure
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
Bocha Tuesday's
At West Abbey we play Bocha every Tuesday morning. We have three volunteers from Yeovil College all day on Tuesdays. They help with the activities we have on that day and sit with residents and help them do the activity.
Magic Moments on Lyde
Chinese New Year Craft
January's Birthday Celebrations
Pantomime Time
West Abbey's recent pantomime was 'Jack and the Brussel Sprout Stalk' performed by our staff member on Christmas Eve! We played to a packed house of residents, families and staff. The pantomime was written and produced by Mark Kaleda Maintenance Manager.
Shelley Visits West Abbey
The residents from West Abbey enjoyed a story time session from Shelley who told stories from all around the world and introduced everyone to Holly the puppet!
