Find a Day Service in your local area.
Day services provide opportunities to meet others in a supportive environment, enabling you to enjoy your independence and get involved in a range of group or community activities. The service caters to different needs and can adapt activities to suit your interest and ability. Many people attend every day, taking advantage of the wide variety of activities across multiple sites. Others attend once or twice a week for specific interests or to meet with friends.
Day Centres Offering
Most Day centres offer a wide variety of activities, don't hesitate to get in touch with the centre for a detailed list; most offer.
- Days Out including - Eating out, Boat trips, Shopping, Swimming, Bowling, and Places of interest.
- Social events and Activities, including - Singalongs, Music, Board and Card games, Quizzes, Workshops, Cookery, Flower arranging, Arts and crafts, Storytelling, Puzzles, Dancing, Snooker, Exercises and Chair-based exercise
- Outdoor Games/Activities, including - Sports, Bowling, Games, Gardening
- Talks and Discussion Sessions - Speakers are invited to hold talks on topics of interest which help to support people's health and well-being.
- Kitchen and coffee bar.
- Sensory room, which can provide massage, aromatherapy or therapeutic exercises.
- Dementia Activities - Includes an Alzheimer's group, reminiscence and memory work, and activities designed to stimulate and encourage them.
- Personal care: We provide personal care to those who require it in a dignified and respectful manner. All our staff are fully trained in this area of care.
- Person-centres care - We try to accommodate individual requests made by citizens, for example, suggestions made regarding activities they would like to participate in.
Contacts
You can contact our day care and residential Centres online by clicking below.
Day Services
- The Acorn Resource Centre - Nottingham City Council
- Albany House Day Service - Nottingham City Council
- Martin Jackaman Centre - Nottingham City Council
- Spring Meadow Day Centre - Nottingham City Council
- The Willows Day Service - Nottingham City Council
- The Indian Community Centre in Carrington
- Marcus Garvey Day Centre – mgcentre.org.uk
- The Pakistan Centre
About Open Door
Open Door is a Day Service for people who are looking for help and support with their mental health issues or emotional distress. It aims to help these people lead healthy, active, and independent lives.
Benefits of Open Door
At Open Door we believe that recovery is an individual experience, and we aim to support you on your journey to regain a satisfying life alongside your mental health issue.
At Open Door you can:
- Be yourself amongst people who share similar experiences
- Receive support from staff with experience in mental health
- Access a wide range of therapeutic and social activities at the project and in the local community
What You Can Do at Open Door
We offer a wide range of Centre based and social activities including coping skills courses, discussion groups, cookery groups, walking, art, reading and relaxation. We also offer outdoor and adventure therapy.
Join Open Door
If you are interested in attending Open Door or know someone that may benefit from our service, Please visit us for an informal taster session.
- Tel: 0115 876 3222 or
- Email: Opendoor Project.
Personal Budget - If you are eligible for a personal budget through self-directed support, you can request to use the budget to attend Open Door. Alternatively, you can self-fund if you are not eligible for a personal budget.
Please request a self-directed support assessment, indicating that your patient wishes to access The Open Door Project.
Getting Support
Once you decide to take up a place at Open Door you will be allocated a key worker who can offer individual support to help you achieve your goals. Many of our members also value peer support at the centre, as well as the opportunity to participate in therapeutic groups and activities.
Help towards Costs
As with all social care services, there may be a small charge for the service depending on your financial circumstances.
Fairer Charging - Following your self-directed support assessment, the Fairer Charging Team will complete a financial assessment with you to find out if you will have to contribute.
How to find us
The Open Door Project is easily accessible by public transport. To access the centre please catch Nottingham City Transport Number L3, L4, L11, 28 or Y 28.
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