Westlands is a care home that 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.
Tash has worked at WCS Care since 2008 in a variety of roles, starting as a carer, and progressing to Care Manager at Drovers House before moving to Westlands.
Tash loves putting a smile on residents’ faces. She has always enjoyed getting to know people, to understand what makes them who they are and what makes them smile, she says that "making others feel good makes me feel good."
Geanie joined the Westlands team in 2021 and is often the first person you’ll speak to on the phone or see as you walk through the front doors.
As a child, Geanie learnt about treating everyone with kindness and respect from her family and some special neighbours. These principles have shaped Geanie throughout her life and career and helped her connect with people, from handling sensitive conversations in her previous role as a funeral director to building relationships with residents and their loved ones in her current role as Concierge.
Geanie enjoys the interactions she has with residents, be it sharing life stories or surprising them with her favourite Indian dishes.
Here are just a few of the faces that make up our team at Westlands.
No matter what their role is, every member of our team is a carer at heart and contributes to the day-to-day experience of our residents. We know we’re only as good as our last act of care, so we recruit team members who embody our values whilst also simply being themselves, bringing all of their different personalities, interests and passions to work to create a diverse team of carers.