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
Keeping Busy....
Some of us dream of retiring, others not so much. We try to ensure our residents feel fulfilled as much as possible and for some they miss working, miss being part of a team and taking pride in a job well done. Miss S a former teacher is no exception and often volunteers to help out with admin tasks. Miss S says she enjoys having a role within the home and feeling important and taking on this job on a weekly basis is something she truly values.
Life's a Beach!
A first for Peony.... we took a coach load of residents, relatives, staff and volunteers to the seaside! Many of our residents had expressed a wish to see the sea so we made it happen... It took a fair bit of planning to make the day a success but everyone agreed how wonderful it was. We took a stroll along the pier, played 2p games in the arcade and enjoyed fish and chips and ice creams, thankfully the sun was shining for us the whole day. Just check out the smiles in the photos to see how much fun we all had!
Celebrating International Youth Day
In celebration of International Youth Day residents headed to the local theatre Fairfield Halls to see and hear the wonderful Chineke Youth Orchestra. Chineke's goal is to provide career opportunities for Black and ethnically diverse classical musicians in the UK and Europe - their mission: ‘Championing change and celebrating diversity in classical music’.
The youth orchestra was aged between 11 and 22 and are tutored and mentored by older members of the orchestra. They were really fabulous to watch and they've even been featured in the BBC Proms, how lucky are we to have caught a performance!
Supper Club
We went all out recently to arrange a fancy dinner party at the request of some of our residents. They asked for good company, paired wines and some classy food options... and we delivered! We'll be hosting more of these nights in the near future...... once our residents decide on the cuisine they'd like to experience....
Park Life!
When the weather is agreeable our residents like nothing more than a stroll in the park, checking out beautiful greenery and flowers and more often than not stopping off for an ice cream or a cuppa!
Not the Paris Olympics..... The Peony Olympics!
The ancient Olympics started life in Olympia, Greece in the 8th century BC and in one format or another has been a lasting event across the world giving athletes the opportunity to compete with the best of the best in their chosen events...
The average person usually doesn't get the opportunity to be a part of the action but what most people do remember is taking part in a good old school sports day! So to mark the opening of the Paris Olympics 2024 we did just that, we hosted our very own sports day, AKA The Peony Mini Olympics!
Aiming for 'traditional'... Residents, staff and guests competed in a selection of games including swing ball, the bean bag toss, Velcro target ball, Quoits and more!
Upcoming events
Barchester's Big Quiz - Live Virtual Event
Calling all quizzers!
Join us for an exciting quiz to test your general knowledge and see who is the biggest brainbox of them all!
