We had some lovely little visitors from Pipers nursery visit us this afternoon to perform their nativity play.
They did really well despite their shyness and we loved their costumes. Merry Christmas to all the children from all at Westwood!
JOB OPPORTUNITY!
We are currently looking for a self motivated Activities Co-ordinator to join our team on a part-time basis.
The hours of work are 1 – 5 pm four afternoons a week, with occasional extra hours on a weekend/evening to cover events.
If you are an enthusiastic, friendly individual – who has a genuine interest in working with the elderly- please get in touch for more details. You can contact our Manager Jackie on 01257 264626 or via her e mail address: Manager@westcliffehomes.co.uk
We invite all friends and family to join us for our Christmas party on Friday 14th December, from 6 pm to 8 pm, to be held in the main lounge. Food and drink provided, raffle with first prize being a large hamper of goodies. We do hope you will join us.
This afternoon we enjoyed a short remembrance service at Westwood to remember our loved ones.
It was lovely to have friends join us and also share memories of happy times too. Lest we forget.
All are welcome to join us this Sunday, 11th November at 2 pm as we take a moment to remember our loved ones who are no longer with us.
You may remember that recently we heard that our Activities Co-ordinator, Jo Maxwell, was a finalist in the Great British Care Awards North West Region in the Care Home Activity Organiser category.
These well recognised awards celebrate the excellent work that takes place in Care Homes and to be nominated, let alone be a finalist is a great honour.
Yesterday afternoon Jo faced the judging panel in a Manchester hotel, and was proud to be amongst only 8 finalists in this category in the whole of the North West. Jo will now have a long wait until the 24th November to find out the outcome. At Westwood we are very proud to have Jo as a finalist and are all keeping everything crossed for her!
Earlier this week we were informed that our Activities Co-ordinator, Jo Maxwell, is a finalist in the Great British Care Awards North West Region in the Care Home Activity Organiser category.
These well recognised awards celebrate the excellent work that takes place in Care Homes and to be nominated, let alone be a finalist, is a great honour.
There is an interview process for Jo to go through on the 16th October, followed by the Awards Evening which takes place on 24th November in Manchester.
We send our thanks to everyone who supports Jo’s work at Westwood, making it the wonderfully vibrant place that it is, and we send our MANY CONGRATULATIONS to Jo too!
On the 13th September Westwood was visited by a representative from the Care Quality Commission as part of their regular inspection process, which takes place approximately every three years.
We are very pleased to let you know that Westwood has once again been rated as ‘GOOD’ in all areas. The inspection report is online if you wish to read through, the link will be posted below.
We send our thanks to everyone who was involved in the inspection process in any way and for all the very positive comments received. We really do appreciate your support.
Our inspection report can be found on the following link if you wish to cut and paste:
https://www.cqc.org.uk/location/1-111007459
Today we marked National Alzheimer’s Day with a little tea party. Our thanks go to our neighbour Judith who kindly played us songs from the musicals and war time favourites too. Our favourite song was ‘It’s a Long Way to Tipperary’ and we sang it twice! Thanks to our hard working volunteers Diana, Susan and Margaret for their help in making the afternoon such a success.
We’re pleased to report our Summer Fair was a great success with just under £400 raised for the residents Activities Fund. With the room and some staff dressed in a tropical theme there were plenty of lovely cakes on offer courtesy of our relief cook Julia. The jam jar tombola and raffle was a popular attraction too. We hope you enjoy a few photos of the day, we send our thanks to everyone for their support.
