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SERVICES
Our Day Centres are taking new clients
The effects of the coronavirus pandemic have not completely gone away but we are working hard to
get back to normal and increase the number of people able to enjoy a day at our day centres. We currently have vacancies in Northampton
and Kettering, so please get in touch if you or a family member
is interested in coming to one of our day centres. Our day centre managers are always happy to have an informal chat and to answer any questions you may have.
Our day centre staff arrange all kinds of activities and entertainment to ensure that our clients get the best out of their time with us. They also encourage people to join in gentle physical activities and not spend the whole time sitting down.
David looks forward to seeing his friends every week and says coming to the day centre “makes a good day out.” David’s balancing tricks with the bean bags amused
Kaysha helps Maureen on to the minibus
our little visitors from Footsteps Nursery when they called into the William and Patricia Venton Centre in June.
Being able to travel to the day centre independently is important to many of our clients. A few people make their own way on foot, and some come by taxi, and others are transported in our specially adapted minibus. It means they do not have to rely on relatives to take them in the car. All our minibus drivers have received First Aid, Dementia Awareness and Manual Handling training. They have also completed training from MiDAS (the Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) which is administered by the Community Transport Association and provides a nationally recognised standard
Monday
to Friday, 10am until 3pm.
All meals are freshly prepared on the day.
David amuses the little visitors with his bean bag tricks
Enjoy getting out to meet your friends in Kettering
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