Bakewell Day Centre

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Bakewell Day Centre gives much needed support to elderly people (who we call ‘members’) enabling them to remain in their own homes and maintain independence for longer and provides essential respite for their families and carers in Bakewell and the surrounding villages. Bakewell Day Centre is not a luncheon club; we are a specialist and experienced centre run by staff who are expertly trained in safeguarding, risk assessments, health and safely, personal care, wheelchair use, falls prevention, music and movement, food hygiene and nutrition and ‘Dementia Friends’ and has 3 distinct purposes: 1) Reduce Social Isolation and loneliness in the elderly; 2) Monitoring 3) Signposting to health professionals. Members are isolated from their communities, often speak to no one from day to day and because of reduced mobility are often confined to four walls. Family members and carers repeatedly tell me how vital this Day Care service is in providing their loved ones with the interaction, stimulation and specialist care which enables them to remain in their own homes and lead independent and purposeful lives for longer. • Music and Movement - Staff are fully trained to run sessions which guide members through practical useful exercises to keep their bones strong and improve their balance to prevent falls at home, using practical and age/mobility appropriate exercises. Exercise is beneficial for physical and mental health and can improve the quality of life for people at all stages of dementia. • Members can lead an activity such as talking about a holiday, job, raising children; showing us a craft which helps a person feel important and valued because it relates to past roles and experience. • Fully engaging members as full citizens of their local community is incredibly empowering and an essential part of improved health and wellbeing. We enable members to connect and interact with all ages in their community by inviting local children and pupils from schools (from Lady Manners and Litton School) to get members singing, dancing and storytelling with the children. • We are part of vital work to secure a flow of young people into the caring profession by providing excellent work placement opportunities for pupils from Lady Manners School and University students such as Occupational Therapists and Dementia Specialists who are looking to pursue a career in the care of the elderly. • Poetry and Arts and Crafts. • Memory and reminiscence where members have shared experiences • Skittles, crosswords, quizzes, bingo.