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.

Enriching life
Watch our video on life enrichment in our homes.
Life-encriching activities booklet

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

Bird Watching in the Surrey Downs

Enjoying the outdoor in the beautiful Surrey Downs is such a bonus here at Westlake House.  Bird watching is a recent addition to our outdoor recreation but is truly a popular and enjoyable one that our resident's just love. 

Cantatrice Voices visits Westlake House

On Saturday 10th July 2021, nine of the now 150 members of the fabulous Cantatrice Voices  came to Barchester Westlake House to sing a variety of songs for our residents, who thoroughly enjoyed the singing and some joined in with tunes they knew. A lovely afternoon.

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Enjoying our fabulous Gardens

The sun is shinning and there seems  no better way than to enjoy a visit with the ones you love than by sitting with them in our fantastic natural gardens and grounds. Here at Westlake House,  we are proud to say our enchanting gardens are  well maintained by our fabulous maintenance  team, Peter and David, allowing residents and families to relax in great surroundings.

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What a lovely thought

This lovely young lady took up Challenge 21 and created six pictures for a nursing home in East Sussex for residents with neurological conditions. However, she didn’t stop there, and with the help of her grandmother she coloured in another fifteen pictures for the residents at Barchester Westlake House. These pictures have been shared and have brought smiles and happiness to all of our residents. Thank you for all of your hard work, your kind and thoughtful idea and your lovely colourful cheerful pictures.
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Tea and Cake at the Garden Centre

      We had such a lovely time when we went on a trip to our local Garden Centre We enjoyed Tea and Cake and had a lovely morning, people watching from a distance and enjoying the fresh air. Thank you Newbridge Nurseries Garden Centre for the delicious cakes!
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Anniversary Celebrations

At Westlake House, we love to be involved in celebrations. This was a very special 63rd wedding anniversary. Both husband and wife were presented with flowers and chocolates from our manager, Kate.

Our Head Chef made a gorgeous afternoon tea for them both to enjoy. In the morning, our carers went out to our gardens and picked some fresh flowers for Mr turner to give to his wife when she came to visit.