Activities at Westvale House Care Home

Chris and Vanesa Song, owners of Tao Cantonese restaurant  in Warrington treated our residents and staff to a taste of their amazing food. The chef has been working hard to prepare the food for the afternoon.

Chris and Vanesa who’s mum was in the home, said it was a real pleasure to be able to give something back to the home for all that they had done for Chris’s mum.

Yasmin, our Admin Assistant arranged and coordinated the annual Macmillan fund raiser with the help of Sarah, Activities coordinator.  Together & with a whole home approach they raised £150.00 for the charity

Residents and visiting relatives enjoyed games such as “Guess how many sprinkles were on Colin the Caterpillar cake?” & the winner took him home for tea!  Westvale House’s fund raising efforts have been a big success - they managed to raise £150.00 (one hundred and fifty pounds) and, most importantly, everyone had a lot of fun doing it!

 Westvale House residents enjoyed celebrating the annual Roald Dahl Day. We enjoyed discussing Roald Dahl's life & his works.  Resident Vera Rudd won the Golden ticket finding it her Willy Wonka Chocolate Bar!  We read some favourite short stories and watched Charlie And The Chocolate Factory the movie!

After almost 14 years of continuous service at Westvale House in Old Hall, Warrington, much-loved Head Gardener, Alan Bellian has decided to retire.

Staff and residents at the home thanked Alan in style by hosting a small socially distanced garden gathering with a personalised cake, savoury buffet & presents to thank him for many years of dedication.  Everyone at the home has very fond memories of Alan and he will be sadly missed.

During his time at Westvale House, Alan has maintained and planted areas in the landscaped gardens to all aspects of the care home creating raised beds and colourful floral displays for residents to enjoy as views from the home or when strolling through the garden pathways.

A Chef, a Kitchen Assistant and a Carer at Westvale House, have all received prestigious Long Service Awards in celebration of working at Barchester Healthcare for ten, fifteen and twenty years!

Maureen Richards, a Chef for 20 years, Vanita Withnall, a kitchen assistant for 15 years and Kim Chamberlain, a Carer for 10 years have all worked with residents and their relatives to ensure that their needs have been met over the years.

Residents and colleagues at Westvale were delighted to answer the door to accept a special delivery from their local Boots, Gemini branch who were kindly donating a bag of wonderful toiletries and gifts to the homes Residents and staff.

On behalf of Westvale, Residents and colleagues would like to pass on their gratitude for being considered at this time of uncertainty and hope everyone stays safe and well.  Such a nice gesture thinking of us care homes and everyone joining forces to keep the community spirit together!