Activities at Westwood House Care Home
As Activity Coordinator at Westwood House I am fully committed to organising activities for all of the residents. This includes activities within the home such as reminiscence sessions, and planning events such as the Summer and Christmas parties. We have also provided some very successful trips out to local places of interest in our minibus and have monthly visits from entertainers and musicians. We are always encouraging local schools to get involved and have recently managed to get a local charity 'Spare tyre' working with us very successfully.
It is important to me that each individual who we support can get as much from these as possible, so we try our best to arrange activities that reflect their interests and capabilities as best as possible, and encourage them to participate in any way they can. We also encourage relatives to join with activities and events as often as they can.
Liz Wickers
My name is Liz and I am the lifestyle coordinator at Westwood House. I have always lived and worked in Southwark and Lambeth boroughs. I spent 25 years within the education sector before deciding to try new roles. As well as teaching I have also had the privilege of being a personal carer in Dementia. I am so happy that I have been welcomed into the Westwood House family where I can continue to grow and develop.
I aim to offer a range of varied and tailored activities and group sessions that are meaningful to each of them. I am thrilled to be supporting the team in delivering fun, engaging and interesting activities for our residents.
I look forward to meeting you all!
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 Westwood House Care Home
New Mini Bus for Westwood House!
We are so delighted to have received a brand new mini bus. We all love day trips here at Westwood House and with our new bus we will certainly be travelling in style. Celebrations of fizz and cake were most definitely in order!
Westwood Workout!
We understand the importance of keeping fit both physically and mentally and here at Westwood House we hold regular music and movement sessions for all ability's. The residents and staff absolutely love these sessions, always giggling and having a great time.
Proud of our boys!
Here at Westwood House we had a wonderful time celebrating and hoping that 'Football was coming home'
Alas, it wasn't meant to be, however we all agreed that the boys did us proud and we can’t until the next time.
Westwood House Pride Celebration!
Westwood House raised the roof to celebrate Pride.
We had a wonderful Pride Party to celebrate equality and diversity in our home. Lots of dancing and laughter while Daniel belted out the most wonderful disco classics, and we enjoyed a tipple of two.
A Wonderful Day at the Park!
We had a wonderful day at the park, enjoying a picnic under the shade of the trees, followed by ice-creams. The ducks were so very pleased to see us. Sizzling Summer memories! We are all looking forward to getting back out and doing it all again soon!
Art for Dementia
We have some wonderful artists here at Westwood House. On our Dementia unit we encourage the use of art to alleviate stress and bring joy. We use water based magic painting to ensure our residents can all enjoy and have a wonderful experience.
