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
Mission in possible commends
The resident of Peony court making a difference in our community by cleaning up our streets. Almost a year on what started as a simple idea to make a small difference in the local community has grown exponentially! Residents and staff members and volunteers from the local community to clean up local parks and streets; and this month we popped over to Park hill recreational ground, sadly we couldn’t cover the entire park, but every little helps!
Top 20 Care Home 2022 Award!
We are happy to announce that we have won a carehome.co.uk award and have been prized for one of the Top 20 Care Homes in our region for 2022. The awards highlight the most recommended care homes in each region of the UK and the recognition is based on published reviews from residents and their families and friends, as of February 2022.
World Book Day!
We were delighted to welcome the pupils from Elmhurst School to join us on Zoom for world book day. Today we visited the school and Head Teacher, Sara to thank them so much for their participation with a £50 Book Gift Voucher.
"Peony Puzzlers"
The first outing of the Peony Puzzlers quiz team, supporting Sanderstead and Selsdon Rotary fundraiser for Ukraine was great fun and a huge success. We didn't win, but we weren't last! Onwards and upwards!
Fresh Air!
Addington Heights was the perfect location for the "fresh air and views please" trip requested by our residents. A wonderful venue to take in the amazing scenery and nature our local area has to offer.
Shrove Tuesday
Chef, Anthony was kind enough to treat us to a display of pancake making expertise followed by the introduction to a whole host of amazing home made 5 star sauces and accompliments! Yummy!
