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
National ICE CREAM Day!
Did you know? The creamy deliciousness that is ice cream was once a rare luxury treat for the wealthy only, first seen at the banquet table of King Charles II way back in 1672. Nowadays ice cream is of course more readily available to everyone, not just the wealthy and the amount of flavours is almost infinite!
We decided to celebrate National Ice Cream day with a visit from a local ice cream van, 99's were the general favourite amongst our residents and whilst the sun was shining it thankfully wasn't quite hot enough to melt our ice creams... phew!
Peony Pets
A great deal of our residents and team love animals so we thought we'd throw a competition to find the cutest. We were not disappointed, there were 32 entries in all, the finalists were decided by Facebook 'likes' and the overall winner was picked by our residents. Congrats Mimi the cat and owner Jane, one of our valued volunteers here at Peony Court.
We made the finals!
We made the finals! Well England did anyway......sadly that's where the journey ended for the UEFA Euro 24 football this year. Our residents regardless enjoyed the games, cheering the team along throughout the knock out phases and all gathered with tenterhooks for that final against Spain.... better luck next time England!
Have pony, will travel... in an elevator!
At Peony Court this week residents were joined by a selection of furry friends brought to us by 'Karen's Pet's and Ponies'. Karen runs a local rescue and looks after a whole host of different animals. Residents got the opportunity to interact with a rabbit, a chicken, 2 guinea pigs, 2 dogs and a Shetland pony called Dotty! Resident's unable to join us outside didn't miss out either, Dotty travelled to all floors of our house in the lift to make sure everyone got to say hello!
The 'Not' so Hidden Voices
Residents were in for a treat recently with a visit from The Hidden Voices Choir. They are a local community choir with members ageing from 40 to 84 and sing an eclectic selection of music from Mozart to Billy Joel, Coldplay to John Rutter and everything in between. What's more the choir is directed by our very own Senior HCA Lee! Residents had smiles and tears throughout and said they thought it was a wonderful performance.
Tea, cake and friends
Every month here at Peony Court we host a wonderful afternoon tea known locally as 'Tea at the Court', with sandwiches, home made cakes, tea and live entertainment. What makes the afternoon even more special is bringing together our residents with family members and friends old and new.
Upcoming events
Countdown to Christmas
Counting down the days to Christmas with a fun filled month ahead and we extend a warm invitation for you to join us as we get into the festive spirit. Merry Christmas!
Countdown to Christmas
Take a look at all of the wonderful festive events and activities throughout December. Please feel free to join our celebrations. Contacts us for more information.
