Activities at Red Oaks Care Home

Residents and staff at Barchester’s Red Oaks care home, in Henfield, celebrated Harvest Festival led by Rev. Andrew Lawton of the Henfield Evangelical Free Church.

Residents at Red Oaks enjoyed attending the service with friends and family.  The home produced a wonderful display of bread, baked by the senior head chef Leigh Clifford. This enabled residents to continue the tradition of taking a loaf of bread to a church service for harvest festival to celebrate the reaping of the crops.

Each year, our residents look forward to the Harvest Festival church service and to giving thanks. Our residents enjoy being able to carry on traditions and presenting bread to the church as a thanks to god.

Each year St Barnabas house is the hospice for the Henfield area. They support the local community, people with life-limiting illnesses and their loved ones. Care extends beyond the hospice and the team at St Barnabas support the community and us here at Red Oaks.

Wanting to say a huge thank and give something back to this worthy charity staff took park in the hospice's annual 'A night to Remember' walk a 7.5 mile night time walk around Worthing.

The Red Oaks team was led by our palliative care champions at Red Virginia and Sorina who bring there own expertise and knowledge at the home to residents and family members.

A wet Red Oaks always enjoy taking part in our Art Club each week, on alternate weeks we are joined by local school children sharing our love for painting. 

There are many positive well being effects of painting from reducing anxiety to enhance motor skills with the exercising of hands and arms improving muscle coordination, building dexterity and enhancing blood flow.

Residents at Red Oaks particularly enjoy painting flowers and landscapes. There is always a selection of art work proudly on display outside reception.

Everyone was excited for our first trip out in Red Oaks new mini bus having said goodbye and thank you for the wonderful outings in our old minibus we took delivery of brand new one.

For our first trip we visited a firm favourite of ours Camelia Botnar Garden-Centre it was fantastic to see all the changes in the seasonal plants and flowers, shopping for our Autumnal display and stop in their cafe for tea and cake. 

Our weekly outings are popular with all, changing destinations each week with requests taken from residents.

Thank to all the residents, family, friends and staff who joined us for this fantastic morning raising over £100 for this amazing cause. 

Our cupcake competition is always a firm favourite with staff. This year judged by Linda and Gabriel congratulations went to Louise for the best looking and Kelly for the best tasting cupcakes. 

MacMillan Cancer Support raises money to provide vital cancer services, supports research and campaigns to achieve better cancer care and support the cancer workforce.

A trip to the theatre to see Oliver in Chichester.

At Red Oaks we believe that every moment in life is worth cherishing and we are thrilled to share the heart-warming fulfilment of a special wish for some of our residents.

We took a trip out to go and see the oliver at Chichester Theatre. This brought back many warm memories of going to the theatre with their loved ones.

Here at Red Oaks we continue our mission to provide exceptional care and support to all our residents. We are committed to creating an environment where dreams are nurtured, cherished, and celebrated.