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
The Croydon Scientific and Historic Society
We were delighted to be joined by Tony and Carole from the society who treated us to a morning of fascinating insight in to our local area with the use of maps, books, artifacts and much more!
The Croydon Society of Model Engineers
Melyvn Crabb joined us today and brought many model trains with him. It was a fabulous insight in to this amazing hobby and we may well construct a Peony Court model tram line together next year with his help! Wonderful!
Christmas cheer is almost here!
Peony Court's Christmas Festivity planning is well under way! Mother Christmas announces our amazing Raffle of which all proceeds will go to The Croydon Food Bank. What will she be up to next???
Armistice Day
Peony Court residents wanted to make their own display to remember and to welcome our Veterans as they came along and enjoyed a small, safely held celebration together!
Pet Therapy
There's nothing like a Sunday afternoon cuddle with a pet. Today we met Paynter, a bundle of cuteness who kindly took part in our Pet Therapy Session. Pet Therapy is known to boost health and well being instantly and includes stress relief and blood pressure regulation.
"Hair today, gone tomorrow!"
Resident, Ian has been cutting his own hair with the help of his wife since 1969! Not today! Today Ian was delighted to be able to make use of Peony Court's hair salon and hair dresser, Jackie's amazing skills. pop by for a cuppa, meet Ian, see the end result and take a tour of our wonderful home!
