Activities at Peony Court Care Home
Our Activities Coordinators are dedicated to enhancing residents' quality of life by providing regular social and psychological stimulation. The activities can be undertaken in groups or ‘one-to-one’ and are based on individual preferences. We have a varied programme, with the goal of appealing to the interests and capabilities of all residents as best as possible. For example, there's pottery, baking, Scrabble, art classes, exercise sessions and much more. The Activities Coordinators also organise visits from entertainers, local groups, including school choirs, religious services and outings on the minibus.
Paul McKee
Hi! I'm Paul, the Activities Co-Ordinator at Peony Court.
Before I joined the care sector I worked for many years in the hotel industry, managing housekeeping, hospitality and customer experience. Several members of my family have a history of working in care and I thought, maybe that could be me as well. I'm a natural entertainer with a flare for bringing smiles to people's faces and this was absolutely the right move for me.
Here at Peony Court, I make a point of getting to know each and every resident and their families. I tailor the activities program to suit individuals, no one is the same and everyone has different interests. It's my aim to be empathetic, enthusiastic and engaging with all of my residents. We have incredible activities and events here guided by exactly what our residents want, from pampering sessions to singing and dancing, chair exercises to arts and crafts, and diversity is absolutely the key!
I can't wait to welcome more residents and guests to Peony Court!
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 Peony Court Care Home
Celebrating excellence
Did you known Barchester has its very own Care Awards? The annual Care Awards celebrate excellence in the quality of care we provide individuals and teams that make a difference to the lives of residents, patients and the families we support.
Nominations are open to everyone, whether you live with us, work with us, or are just visiting. there are 15 categories to choose from.
Do you think one the Peony Court Team deserves some recognition? If so please head to https://www.barchester.com/barchester-care-awards-nomination and submit your nomination.
Entries for the awards close Friday 24th May - don't hesitate, get your nomination submitted ASAP!
The way we were.....
Residents took a step back in time recently at the 1940's style café at Biggin Hill Airfield. There were ration books, old newspapers and tea served in proper cups and saucers from proper teapots! Not forgetting of course that Biggin Hill is a great place in terms of the scenery and the planes taking off and landing, we could have spent hours there just soaking up the atmosphere... if you haven't already been we suggest you add it to your bucket list!
Florence Nightingale's Birthday
International Nurse's Day AND Florence Nightingale's birthday didn't go unnoticed, we headed over to our local hospital and visited 9 wards. We presented the hard working nurses with sweets and goodies from Peony Court and right old giggle! THANKS to all the nurses out there for all you do.
Peony does Pointless
We like a challenge here at Peony Court so we thought we'd try a general knowledge quiz with a difference... our take on the hit TV series Pointless! It took us all a while to get our heads round the fact that the object of this game is to find the obscure answer rather than the obvious answer but we got there in the end and it was great fun!
Happy Valley Happy Days
Keeping well is really important to our residents and they always enjoy a walk in one of the many local parks and beauty spots practically on our door step. This week was no exception, we headed off to Farthing Downs, AKA The happy Valley! We are hoping for more sun and less rain so we can get out and about even more!
Gin Club in the Sunshine
On the 2nd Monday of each month we host 'Gin Club'. We have an extensive selection of different types of gin including dry, fruit and botanicals to sample with our residents and friends of Peony. As the days get longer and the sun shinier we took full advantage and took the club outside this week, good job too as we had a fair few guests taking part!
