It's been a busy month over at Westfield and we still have the Easter weekend to look forward too! We have been enjoying plenty of fantastic activities and entertainment over the last few weeks, these included a beer tasting session in our Westfield Arms bar to celebrate St Patricks Day. Resident's got into the Irish spirit,…
Westfield Park was the place to be during the Christmas season. We enjoyed many outings throughout December. These included trips to the local winter wonderland at Gilberdyke garden centre and Langland’s garden centre. The residents enjoyed a full Christmas dinner and had the chance to do some Christmas shopping while surrounded by the beautiful lights,…
We recently had the Virtual Dementia Tour Bus (VDT) for a visit at Westfield Park. The VDT helps staff and loved ones to truly understand that by making adjustments to our care we can really start to improve the lives of people living with dementia. In addition to the attendance of staff and resident’s relatives,…
Across all of our homes we have been introducing our new state of the art virtual reality headsets, after a successful trial at Westfield Park. So, it was with great honour that we were able to use the equipment to help one of our residents, Shirley, experience her son's wedding when she became too unwell…
As part of the ongoing 'Make a Wish' scheme, which continues to successfully run at Westfield Park, resident Maurice asked to go to the pub for "steak and chips with all the trimmings, washed down with half a pint of bitter"! Activity coordinators Trisha and Jane organised Maurice's wish so a group of residents headed to The King's…
Both Nursing and Haven residents enjoyed making sock snowmen at Christmas with great results.
Eileen loves owls. While she has owl brooches, owl ornaments and even owl bags, she had never been close to a real one before. Therefore when, as part of Westfield Park’s “Make a Wish” Scheme, Eileen wished that she could visit some owls the Activity Co-Ordinators got to work. Our sister home, Magdalen Park, often…
As part of our Make a Wish Scheme, lifelong Hull City fan Herb asked to go and watch a match at the KC Stadium. We arranged for Herb and his wife, Barbara, who were also celebrating their Wedding Anniversary to attend the home game against Bristol City. It was as though the Hull City players…
Our resident poet, Fred, has penned another poem for us to enjoy…. Angels by Fred Crosswaite They tell us that the Angels all live in Heaven above, They’re a symbol of protection, of sweetness and of love, Now God sent some down to earth for us, to tend the sick and the lame, He christened…
Residents, family members and friends all made the most of the nice weather over the Easter weekend by celebrating at the Easter Fayre. In the days leading up to the Fayre many of the residents were hard at work perfecting their entries for the cake competition. There were many excellent entries and the judges struggled…
