Day centres offer older people a range of activities, social and leisure time helping them to continue to live in their own home or with their family or carer.

All of our day centres provide a welcoming, comfortable and safe environment.

We offer practical and therapeutic support and the opportunity for you to:

• enjoy the variety of activities and entertainment provided;

• develop and practice your skills;

• find out about the things you can and cannot manage; and

• get access to a variety of health and care services.

Hounslow has two day centres:

• Heston Day Care Centre

• Roshni Day Care Centre

The day centres are accessible by all and have their own grounds, with a garden or patio. There are toilet and bathroom facilities, which are fully accessible for people with disabilities.

Centres provide a choice of lunches and have tea-making facilities.

Hounslow's day and residential care services were awarded charter mark status in March 2007 which has still been retained for the standard of excellence in customer care. Centre activities.

These include:

• speakers and theme days

• knitting and sewing

• exercise and relaxation classes

• video shows

• cookery

• painting sessions

• music making, singing and karaoke

• summer and Christmas bazaars

• crosswords, chess and dominoes

• visits from the mobile library

• gardening

• internet; and

• bingo and raffles.

Other support at the centre

We can make arrangements for users to see a range of other professionals including:

• the district nurse

• the doctor

• your social worker

• the chiropodist and optician

• the community psychiatric nurse

• transport services

We may be able to offer transport to and from the centre.

Do I have to pay?

We have to charge for the day care we offer. The charge is based on your individual circumstances on a scale fixed by us. We also make a fixed charge for lunch. Please see paying for social care services link.

For more detailed information on paying for day support centres, download our fact sheet paying for adult social care services.

How to apply

If you feel that you, or a relative or friend, might like to attend a centre contact the adult access team, please see link on the right hand side of this page. A social worker will visit you to assess your needs and help identify the desired outcomes. Places are decided according to individual circumstances and allocated in relation to your location