Welcome to Halstead Day Centre

 

We offer an environment for elderly, alert housebound people, where they can socialise and remain stimulated by our daily activities. We cater for people in and around Halstead, especially for members from rural areas that may feel excluded from mainstream activities and community involvement. Our aim is to deliver a preventative service that reduces isolation and supports aspirations for independence and greater control over their own life. Advocacy and help with form filling is also available. Promoting independence in a practical way can prevent or slow down the need for premature admission into residential or nursing care and help people remain with dignity in their own homes for longer. This also gives carers the chance to have their own quality time knowing that their loved ones are stimulated and cared for.

 

The Team

 

We have 4 full time staff, 4 part time staff and a team of 21 volunteers. All our care staff are NVQ qualified, and volunteers can undertake any training required. Our 2 friendly ambulance drivers, who are Midas trained, collect members from their homes in the mornings and return them home later in the day. All craft done at the Centre including door numbers and bird boxes made by the drivers, is available for sale, although craft is mainly done as a therapeutic activity. Proceeds go back into investing in the Centre’s activities.