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
Murder by "Zoom!"
A fantastic "Murder Mystery" event facilitated by John Howard over Zoom. 9 people dressed up as different characters and were scripted while others watched over. The murdered was eventually uncovered and arrested! Just fantastic and absolutely hilarius!
International Flower Day
International Flower Day gave us the opportunity to not only "Flower Arrange" which we enjoy regularly, but really delve in to the history of the day and the art of arranging as well as discussing where all the blooms derived from and our favourites! South Croydon #Croydon
Peony Court Choir
Every Tuesday at 11.30am our newly formed choir will get together and enjoy rehearsing a mixture of wonderful songs from all musical genres and aim to perform for audiences internally and externally in the very near future! Exhilarating and exciting times!
Many Happy Returns!
"Many Happy Returns!" Peony Court know how to celebrate and nothing stops us helping our residents to have the best birthday! A bottle of our finest Prosecco and an amazing cake made by Debbie with Chefs Paul and Yann helps make the day extra special!
Protect yourself from Fraud!
Peony Court are so grateful to DS Sam Lockstone from The Met Police who took time out of his ridiculously busy schedule to share an informative and insightful Power Point about how to identify and protect ourselves from fraud! Please do call if you'd like a copy of his presentation!
Sporting Memories
Peony Court are delighted to have met with the team at "Sporting Memories" last year and introduce the initiative to help people overcome loneliness, isolation and even dementia, to all Barchester Healthcare homes. The KITbag provides a gentle, practical way to encourage and aid activity at home.
