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
Barry Pentelow Visits West Abbey
Barry Pentelow came to visit the residents and bought some memorabilia to look at. All the residents had a delightful afternoon looking at hats and decorations and dressing up in them!
Christmas Celebrations at West Abbey
A resident set up a lights display in the main reception one evening in December so that everyone could Christmas music, drinks and nibbles!
Olive Tree Company Visits West Abbey
Two ladies from the Olive Tree Company came to West Abbey to entertain the residents with the singing and dancing performance of Winter Wonderland!
Special Christmas Visit
Mayor of Yeovil Mike Lock and his wife came to West Abbey in December to wish all the residents a Merry Christmas. They brought along the Town Crier Bruce Tigger to wake every one up with his bell ringing!
