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
Cupcake Competition
Each year residents, relatives and staff enter into a cupcake competition in support of the Alzheimer's Society. This year, the competition was as strong as ever, with many entries and the winning cupcake judged by a panel of staff.
We'll Meet Again
Residents and staff of Red Oaks had a wonderful evening welcoming a Tickled Pink production of We'll meet Again. This best of British show was packed full of favourite songs which we sang along to.
It was fantastic to be able to welcome outside entertainers into Red Oaks once again for everyone to enjoy.
International Nurses' Day
Coinciding with the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, International Nurses Day, held on Wednesday 12th May, is a day to celebrate nurses and care staff around the world. Residents and staff at Red Oaks were happy to get involved by hosting a much deserved celebration.
Out & About... Finally
Staff and residents were celebrating being able to go on short excursions again as lockdown restrictions ease across the country. Residents are now able to go on a short trip to outdoor spaces without having to isolate on their return.
Residents from Red Oaks enjoyed a long-awaited trip to South Water Park, where they were able to enjoy a walk around the lake and take in the lovely views.
It is absolutely wonderful to be able to take our residents out for trips again. We have all been waiting for this day and we are so thankful it is finally here. Our residents have enjoyed all sorts of different entertainment during lockdown, but nothing beats some fresh air and a change of scenery to blow away the cobwebs.
Challenge 100
Residents at Red Oaks have taken part in the Captain Tom 100 Challenge to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Carrying on the legacy of Capt. Sir Tom Moore walking his famous 100 laps of the driveway that became so famous, the family have asked people to create their own '100 Challenge' for charity.
The residents at Red Oaks decided to complete 100 different exercise moves to do their part for the 100 challenge. Residents and staff were all very supportive and were there to cheer on the participants as they began the fundraising challenge.
A Royal Celebration
Residents and staff enjoy celebrating birthdays at Red Oaks, and the Queen's is no exception. Celebrating with a high tea of wonderful sweet treats, residents celebrated not only the Queen’s birthday but 3 resident birthdays as well.
All had much fun being photographed with the Queen.
