Westlands provides long term residential, and respite, care for older people and people living with dementia.

Designed as three separate households, each household has a living area with a lounge, dining area and kitchenette. The decor in the households is based on one of three lifestyles reflecting town, country and classical living. Hobbies, interests and local information are represented in the hallway decorations. This is because the space in-between places creates more opportunities for conversation and reminiscence.

There are also quiet lounges, a conservatory on the lower ground floor, a café in reception and a hair salon offering unisex hairdressing and manicures.

Outside, the gardens have seating areas, lawns and raised beds which staff and residents take care of.

As part of our activity provision, WCS Care employs dedicated Community Musicians who deliver one-to-one or group music-based activities. And our Memory Maker minibus provides regular, local trips for residents, including those who need to use a wheelchair. We invite relatives to join our trips so families can make new memories together.

Volunteers from The Gift of Years Rugby visit the home regularly to provide services of worship, befriending, singing groups and one-to-one activities.

WCS Care offers the Relatives’ Gateway service for relatives with the necessary consent in place. This is an innovation that picks up most care and activities in real time, creating text from icons selected by staff. Loved ones and staff can also use the gateway to send pictures and messages, keeping everyone up-to-date anywhere in the world with an internet connection. You can sign into the gateway using the link at the top of the website.