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.
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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
Juke Box Jive by Tickled Pink Productions
Residents and staff enjoyed an afternoon of Juke Box Jive by Tickled Pink Productions.
This high energy colourful show was full of everyone’s favourite numbers from the 50’s, 60’s, Elvis and the beach boys to name a few.
Lots of costume changes and dance routines residents were singing and dancing along to their favourites.
Out and About throughout August
Residents at Red Oaks through August have enjoyed several trips out and about in the local community.
On a sunny day residents walked the short distance into Henfield prow sing in all the shops and purchasing local produce including a treat of ice cream.
Several resident have served in the RAF and have interests in aeroplanes so a trip to the Shoreham airport to watch the planes instigated many discussions and memories.
A trip to Worthing beach was a popular excursion, everyone enjoys the smell of the sea air and the sound of the crashing waves.
Walks in Red Oaks award winning gardens are a daily occurrence enjoying the sights of the ever changing mature gardens.
Celelbrating 100 years old
Everyone at Red Oaks wished Edna a happy 100th birthday. With special surprises Edna was treat to a trip out, a party with family and a party with all her Red Oaks friends. We asked Eden what her secret was... Apparently you needed to be a bit crackers! Edna's keyworker Donna involved the community asking them to send in a birthday card and over 100 cards were received. Edna was over whelmed by everyone's generosity and thanked everyone who gave her a birthday card especially the King which she shows all her visitors!
Garden Centre
Residents all enjoyed a trip to Camelia Botnar Garden Centre where they spent time looking at the array of flowers and plants. The staff at Camelia Botnar created an amazing afternoon tea for everyone to enjoy. Camelia Botnar support Red Oaks throughout the year with our Monthly Gardening Club.
Celebrating Life
It's never too late to fulfil that special wish! A trip to the theatre to see the Sound Of Music 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 Sound Of Music 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.
Flower arranging
Amongst residents at Red Oaks flower arranging is a firm favourite. The wonderful smells and colours of the instigate so many memories and lots of chatter around the table. With some flowers and greenery grown in the Red Oaks award winning garden.
