Your own room, your own things
All 34 rooms are en-suite, and each one is decorated around the person who lives there — their pictures, their chair, their bedspread. We move furniture, not people, until it feels right.
Life at Oakfield
What a week here actually looks like
An honest picture, not a brochure — because the best way to judge a home is by its ordinary days, not its open days.
The rhythm of the week
Always something on, never anything compulsory
| Monday | Gentle exercise with Maria, then the flower club in the garden room |
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| Tuesday | Minibus outing — the river in summer, garden centres when it's cold |
| Wednesday | Baking morning; the smell reaches every corner of the house |
| Thursday | Visiting musician and afternoon singalong in the lounge |
| Friday | Fish and chips, films and family visits into the evening |
| Weekend | Slower mornings, roast lunch, papers and long phone calls home |
Residents plan the month’s calendar together over coffee on the first Monday — and anyone who would rather sit it out with a book is left happily in peace.
The house and garden
Rooms that belong to their residents
Shared spaces that feel lived-in
Two lounges (one lively, one quiet), a garden room, a hair salon and a proper dining room. Nowhere in the house is out of bounds to residents.
The garden
Level paths, raised beds at wheelchair height, a greenhouse, and a bird table outside the lounge window that gets more attention than the television.
Food
Cooked here, eaten together
Everything is cooked in Oakfield’s own kitchen, and menus are planned with residents each month. Soft and fortified diets are prepared with the same care as everything else — the same meal, plated properly, never a lesser version of lunch.
Families are welcome at mealtimes once a new resident has had their first fortnight to settle. After that, Sunday lunch together costs nothing and needs no notice — just tell the kitchen when you arrive, and leave room for pudding.