Way Ahead Care

25/12/2025

🌟 Merry Christmas from all of us at Way Ahead Care! 🌟

On this special day, we want to extend our heartfelt wishes to all our clients, colleagues, families, and those in our local communities.

23/12/2025

🎄✨ Muchelney House Christmas Party Magic! ✨🎄

What a wonderful evening bringing everyone together to celebrate this special time of year as one big community 💖🎶 Laughter, festive cheer, and togetherness filled Muchelney House, making it a truly memorable celebration.

A huge well done and thank you to Lizzie, whose care and support helped make the evening so special for everyone 🎁👏
We’re so grateful for the dedication that turns moments like these into lasting memories. 🥰

Here’s to community, Christmas spirit, and sharing joyful moments together! 🎄✨

22/12/2025

🎄✨ Festive Fun at Bowhayes Lodge ✨🎄

Christmas party celebrations and Secret Santa were in full swing, with plenty of laughter, smiles and Christmas cheer all around 🎄🎅🎁

A huge thank you to our amazing staff, who worked incredibly hard to make sure everyone had a truly special and enjoyable time. Your dedication helped make the celebrations memorable and full of festive spirit ❤️

19/12/2025

📣 Our Winter Newsletter is now available to listen to ❄️

Our latest Home Care & Specialist Services Winter Newsletter his being shared with our customers, and you can now listen to it online too.

For anyone who prefers listening rather than reading, our much-loved Gillian Dosson from the Somerset Home Care team reads the newsletter aloud in a video recording, making it easy and accessible for everyone.

You can watch the video and read the full newsletter via the link in the comments 👇

We hope you enjoy the updates and wish you and your loved ones a safe, warm and relaxing winter season.

15/12/2025

🌟 Employee of the Month 🌟

Congratulations to Guy, our well-deserved Employee of the Month! 👏

This recognition reflects Guy’s outstanding hard work, dedication, and consistently excellent performance in delivering great service to our customers. We’re incredibly grateful for the commitment and positivity he brings to the team every day.

Well done, Guy – thank you for all that you do! 🎉👏

10/12/2025

✨🎄 Festive Christmas Party Fun at Keyford Heights! 🎄✨

We had a fantastic Christmas Party filled with laughter, music, and festive cheer! Residents enjoyed brilliant entertainment, a fun lucky dip, and our exciting Name the Bear game. 🎅

A delicious Christmas lunch and a festive raffle added even more joy to the day. 😋

Such a wonderful celebration to kick off the Christmas season together! ❤️✨

16/11/2025

🎄✨ 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬! ✨🎄⁣

We’re thrilled to reveal the winning designs for this year’s Christmas cards - created with incredible talent and festive spirit by our community!

🌟 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧⁣
🎨 Front cover artwork: Aammar, aged 11
🖼️ Inside artwork: Paul, a resident at Cary Brook in Castle Cary

🌟 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧⁣
🎨 Front cover artwork: Bunty, a resident at Croft House in Williton
🖼️ Inside artwork: A collective creation by residents at Frith House in Burnham-on-Sea

A huge congratulations to all our artists and thank you for sharing your wonderful talents with us! ❤️🎅✨

09/11/2025

At the going down of the sun and in the morning
𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.

30/09/2025

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨

We're recruiting Care and Support Assistants across several of Extra Care Housing Schemes. If you're compassionate, respectful and want to make a difference to your local community, then we would love to hear from you.

For more information, click on the link for each ECH scheme:

🌟 Pearson House: https://www.wayaheadcare.co.uk/careers/vacancies/extra-care-housing-pearson-house-care-support-assistant/

🌟 Keyford Heights: https://www.wayaheadcare.co.uk/careers/vacancies/extra-care-housing-keyford-heights-in-frome-care-support-assistant-female-only/

🌟 Bowhayes Lodge: https://www.wayaheadcare.co.uk/careers/vacancies/extra-care-housing-bowhayes-lodge-in-crewkerne-care-support-assistant-female-only/

🌟 Muchelney Lodge: https://www.wayaheadcare.co.uk/careers/vacancies/extra-care-housing-muchelney-house-in-ilminster-care-support-assistant-female-only/

🌟 Malmesbury: https://www.wayaheadcare.co.uk/careers/vacancies/extra-care-housing-malmesbury-in-yeovil-care-support-assistant-female-only/

🌟 St Gildas: https://www.wayaheadcare.co.uk/careers/vacancies/extra-care-housing-st-gildas-in-chard-care-support-assistant-female-only/

Since 1994 Way Ahead Care believe in providing individual care for individual people. We are proud of the quality of care and support we provide to our customers. Everything we do at Way Ahead Care is underpinned by our four core values: Connecting with people Making a difference Doing the right thi...

10/09/2025

A big thank you to everyone who stopped by our pop-up stand at Taunton’s Orchard Shopping Centre today!

We loved connecting with the community and sharing more about what Somerset Care and Way Ahead Care do to support people in living well and independently. 🌟

It was great to chat, answer your questions, and hear your stories. 👏

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13/07/2025

🌟 We’re Hiring in Taunton! 🌟

Looking for a rewarding role where you make a difference every day? Join us as a Support Worker!

💷 Great pay
💪 Flexible hours (full and part-time hours available)
❤️ Meaningful work
🚗 Full UK driving license and vehicle required

👉 Apply now: https://www.wayaheadcare.co.uk/careers/vacancies/support-worker-taunton/

Way Ahead Care are Proud to be a domiciliary care company providing support and companionship to individuals in their own homes. Our support team are at the heart of our social care and support. As a support worker not one day is the same, our dedicated team support individuals to and from appointme...

18/06/2025

🙏 DONATIONS NEEDED - CAN YOU HELP? 🙏

We are in need of materials that could be used to offer activities for adults within the Extra Care Housing (ECH) schemes we support in South & East Somerset.

ECH offers specialist independent living options for adults with health and social care needs, enabling them to live as independently as possible with 24/7 support when they need it. Activities help to reduce social isolation and promote wellbeing.

Do you have any of the following, which you could donate?
🎨 Art materials - such as paper, card, paints and coloured pens
🃏 Table-based games - such as board games and puzzles
🌱 Gardening equipment - to enable individuals to create their own pots, planters and floral displays

If the answer is yes - thank you!

Please contact ✉️ info@wayaheadcare.co.uk or ☎️ 01823 321123 to arrange your donation.