Activities at Red Oaks Care Home
We believe in making a difference to the lives of people living here with us and ensure that we provide a lifestyle full of choice and stimulation that is centred around each resident here at Red Oaks. This includes a whole host of varied activities, together with regular trips out around the region, taking full advantage of the home’s minibus. Our aim is to enable each person we support to continue to do the things they enjoy for as long as they possibly can.
Sue McHoy
My role as activity coordinator at Red Oaks is ensuring that all residents have a full and varied activity program. Using our getting to know me books and knowing our residents backgrounds develop our activity program. Having lived in Henfield for the past 10 years I enjoy assisting residents maintaining and forming new the community connections.
I am passionate about my role, the part is having fun and making people smile.
Read our brochure 'Life-enriching activities' for more information about life in our care homes.
Read our brochure
Activities and Events Partnerships
As part of our bespoke life-enrichment programmes, we host a number of live virtual events in the home on a regular basis through a number of partnerships with places of interest and world class performance companies
Life at Red Oaks Care Home
Donating to the Shoe box Appeal
Residents recently got involved and helped the local shoe box appeal. They always like to help and be able to give something back where they can. We all understand how vital these essentials are to others. They had fun packing up the boxes and learnt a lot about the cause and how it helps the people it reaches.
Remembrance Sunday
It was such an honour for Red Oaks to be part of the Remembrance parade in the village. Everyone came together to pay their respects. Linda bought down a beautiful hand knitted wreath that had been made by the residents and care staff at the home.
Halloween Celebrations
Halloween celebrations that spanned the whole day. Starting with pumpkin carving and then competition. Dressing the home, the residents and even the door and window display. Red Oaks took part in the Henfield village Pumpkin trail. All topped off with a party for everyone.
Our National Winner!
Marilyn Knight was crowned as the national winner in the Lifetime Achievement category at the 2020 Barchester Care Awards, held virtually on 8th October.
The awards celebrate staff and volunteers who go the extra mile for the benefit of residents and patients living in Barchester care homes and independent hospitals.
More than 2,800 nominations were received from homes, residents, staff and relatives across the UK this year, which is nearly 1000 more than was received last year. Nominations were sent in by Barchester staff, but many more were also from residents and their families who have praised the fantastic care provided to their loved ones.
All entries have been of a very high standard and Marilyn is thrilled to have been declared as the national winner!
Care Awards Celebrations
Residents and staff all came together to celebrate the honour of winner two awards this year. Both very well deserved and very much appreciated. Best Garden & Life time achievement award. Marilyn was thrilled to be awarded this, for her 35 years of dedication to the home and all of its residents. Everyone clapped, cheered and toasted the afternoon away.
Salt dough creations.
Residents had a great afternoon, designing, cooking and then decorating salt dough. They watched videos to help with their creativity and were very proud of their achievements. For some it made be a new found hobby and one the home will be trying again.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
