HEADWAY DAY

FACILITY

Headway Day Opportunities

The Mill

Gregory’s Mill Street

Worcester

WR3 8BA

01905 729729

Headway Worcester Trust in Partnership with Worcestershire County Council Social Services are offering Day Facilities for adults with an acquired brain injury.

The day opportunities facility is custom built and provides a modern, comfortable facility in which the clients can relax and spend their day. The emphasis is on social interaction and there are numerous activities that take place in which the clients are encouraged to take part.

Whilst at the day facility they will be encouraged, prompted and enabled to carry out day to day tasks.

The aim of the day facility is to provide an environment where the clients can feel at ease and spend their time participating in many activities all of which are geared to encouraging them to socialise, build up their social skills and networks.

The day facility is open for five days a week and caters for 20 clients each day. There are a small number who attend two days each week and also a number who drop in when they are able.

There is a day room, that also acts as a dining room, Full kitchen facility where meals are prepared each day.

Music room with key boards – trumpet – guitars – recorders – percussion – drum kit.

Aroma therapy room attended each week by a volunteer from the Red Cross who massages clients hands for movement and neck for relaxation.

Computer room with a number of units geared up with games to help clients with co ordination and manipulation of the fingers.

Quiet room which allows clients to sit quietly and relax when the need arises.

Charity shop which is organised and looked after by one of the clients.

Workshop that is used for art work and wood work.

There are three important factors that influence the day opportunities attendance.

First of all Social interaction for the client both with people with similar disabilities and also with the members of staff and volunteers. Secondly, but no less important is respite for the carers especially those who are family members, who benefit greatly from the opportunity to do other things for a few hours. Thirdly to monitor and assist the client to maintain the activities of daily living which enables them to continue to live in the community.

The emphasis is on prompting and enabling and not doing things for or caring for.