Level 1 · West wing
The Natatorium
A 20-metre skylit pool kept at 31°C, with a shallow entry, handrails and an aqua-fit class four mornings a week. Two lanes are always left quiet for laps.
Est. 1998 · Now welcoming residents for autumn
A warm, gracious home for the golden years.
Golden Oaks is a 120-residence retirement community set in eleven acres of old oak and walled garden. Independent living, assisted living and memory care — with a nurse on site every hour of every day, and a calendar full of things genuinely worth getting up for.
4.9 / 5 from 316 resident families
“Mum has more of a social life than I do.” — Margaret T., daughter of a resident
Nurse-led care, 24 hours
A registered nurse on site every hour of every day — never on call from home.
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Years on Ridgeton Lane, family owned since 1998
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Private residences across three neighbourhoods
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Care team to resident ratio, days and evenings
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Acres of oak, walled garden and level walking paths
Lifestyle & amenities
See them in person
Everything you’d keep at home — and a great deal you wouldn’t.
Six shared spaces, all on one level, all a short indoor walk from your front door. No stairs between you and the pool in January, and no garden to weed unless you want to.
Level 1 · West wing
Level 1 · North
The Oak Library
Four thousand books, two daily newspapers, three magnifiers and the largest-print collection in the county. Large-print and audiobook lending, no charge.
Grounds · South
The Walled Garden
Eleven acres of old oak, a reflecting pool and raised beds at waist height. Fifteen resident allotments, a greenhouse, and benches every forty paces along level paths.
Level 2 · East wing
Wellness & Therapy Rooms
Three treatment rooms for physiotherapy, podiatry and massage, plus a hairdressing salon and barber two doors along. Most appointments cost nothing extra.
Level 1 · East wing
Movement Studio
Seated and standing classes run by a qualified instructor: chair yoga, balance and falls-prevention, strength circuits, and a gentle tai chi on Saturdays.
Ground floor · Central
The Drawing Room
Panelled walls, a real fire from October, deep armchairs and a grand piano that gets played far more often than anyone expected.
Cinema room
Chapel & quiet room
Woodwork shop
Beauty salon & barber
Pet-friendly residences
Guest suite for family
Shuttle to Ashfield town
Post room & parcel desk
Residences & floor plans
Three layouts, one level, no compromises on light.
Every residence has a full kitchen, a step-free shower, a private outdoor space and a nurse-call pull in both the bedroom and the bathroom. Bring your own furniture — or ask us for the floor plan with yours drawn in.
The Meadow Studio
$3,850per month
540 sq ft1 bed1 bathGround floor
- Full kitchen with induction hob and waist-height oven
- Level-entry shower with fold-down seat and grab rails
- Garden door to a shared south-facing courtyard
The Garden One-Bed
$4,900per month
780 sq ft1 bed1.5 bathTerrace
- Separate bedroom with walk-in wardrobe
- Private terrace with a planted border and room for two chairs
- Kitchen with island, dishwasher and space for a dining table
The Oakwood Two-Bed
$6,400per month
1,180 sq ft2 bed2 bathCorner aspect
- Second bedroom for a carer, guest or study
- Two bathrooms, both with step-free showers
- Utility room with washer, dryer and drying space
What every residence includes
Nothing here is an upsell. Rent covers it — utilities, weekly housekeeping, linen, one meal a day, transport, and the care team's 24-hour presence.
- All utilities, heating and Wi-Fi
- Weekly housekeeping and fresh linen
- One meal a day in the Oak Room
- 24-hour nurse-call and emergency response
- All classes, clubs and outings
- Shuttle to town, three days a week
Dining
Three kitchens, one very well-fed community.
Our head chef, Ruth Delacroix, cooks seasonally and simply: a daily roast, a fish of the day, a vegetarian main that is never an afterthought, and puddings that people ask for by name.
The Oak Room
The main dining room, with tables for two to eight and a view over the walled garden. A three-course lunch and a lighter evening menu, served at the table.
Breakfast 7:30–10 · Lunch 12–2 · Dinner 5:30–7:30
The Bistro
Coffee and pastries from eight, sandwiches and soup at noon, and a proper bar from five with an honesty list of local wine and beer. No booking, ever.
Open daily 8am – 8pm
The Green Room
A private room for family occasions — birthdays, anniversaries, a christening lunch. Seats fourteen; we will cook the family recipe if you bring it in.
Bookable, no room charge
Every plate, made for you
A registered dietitian reviews the menus every month, and the kitchen keeps a card for every resident — allergies, textures, likes and the one thing you will never eat. Served at the table, not a tray left outside a door.
Heart-healthy
Low-sodium
Diabetic-friendly
Texture-modified (IDDSI)
Vegetarian & vegan
Gluten-free
Activities & community life
Join us for a taster day
A calendar built by residents, not for them.
Helen Morrison and her team publish the week every Friday; residents cross things out and add their own. If a club does not exist yet, we will help you start it.
Tuesdays · 2pm
Painting Circle
Watercolour and acrylics in the garden room, with a professional tutor twice a month. The summer exhibition fills the whole ground-floor corridor.
Daily · from 9:30
Green Fingers Club
Fifteen raised allotments, a greenhouse and the cutting garden. If you would rather direct than dig, there is always someone happy to take instructions.
Mon & Thu · 10am
Chair Yoga & Balance
Eighteen classes a week, from seated yoga to falls-prevention and a very sociable aqua-fit in the warm pool. All led by a qualified instructor.
Every morning
Coffee & Conversation
The morning table in the Bistro, where the crossword gets done by committee and nobody minds being corrected. New faces are absorbed within a day.
Wednesdays · 4pm
Reading Circle
One book a month, read aloud for anyone who prefers to listen, and a poetry afternoon on the last Friday. Large-print copies for every member.
Sundays · 11am
Sunday Table
A long shared table, no set places, families welcome at no charge. The most-booked thing in the building — put your name down by Friday.
A week at Golden Oaks
Printed every Friday · suggestions always open
MondayGentle start
Chair yoga at ten · Shopping shuttle to Ashfield at eleven · Bridge in the drawing room, 2pm · Film night in the cinema after supper.
TuesdayMaking things
Aqua-fit at nine · Painting Circle with tutor, 2pm · Woodwork shop open all afternoon · Bistro bar from five.
WednesdayOut and about
Morning walk in the arboretum with a flask of tea · Book club 4pm · Reading aloud in the library · Choir practice, 6:30pm.
ThursdayHealth day
Physio clinic from nine · Balance and strength class, 10am · Podiatry in the afternoon · Fish and chips in the Oak Room at supper.
FridayThe big one
Morning coffee concert · Green Fingers group in the walled garden · Wi-Fi and iPad help desk, 3pm · Poetry afternoon on the last Friday.
SaturdayQuietly sociable
Tai chi on the lawn at ten (weather permitting) · Afternoon tea in the drawing room · Classic films at 4pm · Visitors and families welcome.
SundayFamily day
Sunday Table at eleven — a long shared lunch, families at no charge · Chapel and quiet room open · Garden chairs out by three.
Health services & care
Care that steps up quietly, without ever moving you out.
The whole point of Golden Oaks is that you do not have to move again. Care is delivered to your own front door — assessed, reviewed and adjusted as things change, in the residence you already call home.
A registered nurse is on site every hour of every day, and a second is on call overnight. Nobody waits for a district nurse to drive over.
- Medication management and pharmacist review
- Nurse-call pull in bedroom and bathroom
- Average call answered in 38 seconds
The same small team every day, in your own bathroom, on your own schedule. Bathing, dressing, continence support, and help with the things nobody wants to ask for twice.
- Named key worker for every resident
- Care plan reviewed with you every 12 weeks
- All staff trained in dementia and continence care
Two physiotherapists and an occupational therapist work on site — including a fast-track six-week recovery programme after a hospital stay, so you come home rather than to a nursing bed.
- Post-hospital recovery programme
- Falls-prevention and strength classes
- Walking aids assessed and fitted on site
Our GP practice holds a weekly surgery in the building, and the optician, dentist, chiropodist and hearing-aid clinic all visit on a published rota. No taxi required.
- Weekly GP surgery on site
- Monthly optician, podiatry and hearing clinics
- Pharmacy delivery to your door twice weekly
Level one
Independent Living
A residence of your own, the full amenity list, and help waiting on the end of a pull cord if you ever want it. Most residents start here and settle in for years.
Level two
Assisted Living
A care team visits your own residence up to four times a day for personal care, medication and mobility — retaining independence while quietly removing the risk.
Level three
Memory Care
Our nine-residence memory neighbourhood: a secure walled garden, calm daily routines, familiar staff faces, and a life story and sound library for every resident.
Licensed and inspected. Golden Oaks operates under state licence #AL-4471 and is inspected annually by the Department of Health. Last inspection: zero deficiencies, with particular praise for medication practice and resident involvement. Outcome reports and our CQC-equivalent quality rating are available at reception and posted to families each quarter.
“Dad was adamant he was never going into a home. Eighteen months on, he runs the film club, has a better social diary than I do, and told me off for visiting on a Tuesday because he was busy.”Eleanor Whitcombe · daughter of a resident, Ridgeton Lane
Schedule a visit
Come for tea. Stay for lunch.
Visits last about an hour and there is no sales pitch at the end of it. You will meet the team, walk the whole building if you would like to, and eat with us if you come at noon.
What to expect
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A proper conversation
Forty-five minutes with a senior member of the team, over tea, in a private sitting room. Bring your questions — and bring the awkward ones.
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The full walk-round
Every part of the community, including the kitchens and the care office. Nothing is off-limits, and nothing is staged.
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Lunch on us
Stay and eat in the Oak Room with the residents — the truest test of any community, and the thing families remember.
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1400 Ridgeton Lane, Ashfield
Free parking at the gatehouse; step-free entrance under the oak portico. -
Visits daily, 9am – 6pm
Weekend and evening visits happily arranged. Somewhere to stay overnight? Guest suite available. -
(555) 214-0900
Someone answers between 8am and 8pm, every day of the week — a person, not a menu.
Book your visit
Tell us a little and we will call to confirm within one working day. No obligation, and no contact list — we never pass details on.
Thank you — that’s us on it.
A member of the Golden Oaks team will call you within one working day to arrange a time. If you would rather speak now, ring (555) 214-0900 and ask for the visitor desk.