{"id":9078,"date":"2022-05-24T17:27:11","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T16:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/?page_id=9078"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:35:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:35:30","slug":"day-services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/support-for-adults\/day-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Day services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"align-full\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"banner    is-style-secondary-tint-10\">\t\t\t\t<div class=\"banner__flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"banner__figure\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/190524_sense_barnet_selects_edit_292-1-about-woman-dancing-900x600.jpg\" class=\"banner__img\" alt=\"two woman dancing in a garden\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/190524_sense_barnet_selects_edit_292-1-about-woman-dancing-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/190524_sense_barnet_selects_edit_292-1-about-woman-dancing-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/190524_sense_barnet_selects_edit_292-1-about-woman-dancing-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/190524_sense_barnet_selects_edit_292-1-about-woman-dancing-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/190524_sense_barnet_selects_edit_292-1-about-woman-dancing-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/190524_sense_barnet_selects_edit_292-1-about-woman-dancing-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/190524_sense_barnet_selects_edit_292-1-about-woman-dancing-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/190524_sense_barnet_selects_edit_292-1-about-woman-dancing-1600x1067.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" style=\"object-position: 45.58% 32.75%;\" \/> \t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"banner__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Opportunities to try something new, express yourself and build your life skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/information-and-advice-service\/\">Get in touch<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group    align-wide  margin-top-3xl\">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignright is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"A day in the life of a Sense Centre\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XaVBcg4lglE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">At our centres all over the UK, we offer a huge range of daytime activities for adults with complex needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Our day services offer the chance to learn, grow in confidence and try all sorts of interesting and fun things.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">You might want to learn a new life skill, like cooking or using public transport. Or you might try your hand at pottery, or take a trip in one of our wheelchair-accessible vehicles to a local theatre.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Whatever you want to try, it\u2019s always your choice. We tailor our support to you.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-primary-tint-10\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI come four days a week. I like it. I do crafts, baking and I join in the [adult education] classes. Today I\u2019ve done map reading.<strong>\u201d<\/strong><\/p><cite>John, who is supported at Coleridge Road, Rotherham<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group    align-wide\">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Opportunities with Sense<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">At Sense, the term \u201cday services\u201d covers a huge range of opportunities. Depending on where you live and your interests, you might want to try:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-primary-bullets\">\n<li>Swimming and hydrotherapy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cookery and baking.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fun fitness classes like dance, yoga, Tai Chi or zumba.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Training in key life skills, like using public transport, libraries or shops.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Messy sensory sessions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Making arts and crafts, including digital art, pottery, woodwork and more.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Activities in the community, like horse riding, trampolining or climbing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Music sessions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Growing things and gardening.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Relaxing in a multi-sensory room, experiencing different colours, sounds and textures.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learning how to use IT and technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Taking day trips to the cinema, theatre, zoo or natural beauty spots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box  ctaBox    is-style-textured-secondary-tint-10\">\n    <div class=\"ctaBox__row\">\n      <div class=\"ctaBox__content\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sense College<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Do you want to build up your life skills, or work towards an educational qualification?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Sense College is an independent specialist college for people aged 16-25 with complex needs.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ctaBox__cta\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/education-and-work\/sense-college\/\" class=\"button  button--primary\">Find out more about Sense College<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-grey-tint-10\"><blockquote><p>\u201cYou have one-to-one and you can decide what you want to do. They are supportive, friendly, patient and good at listening.\u201d<\/p><cite>Donna, who is supported on Rawmarsh Road, Rotherham<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block  slab    is-style-textured-primary-tint-10  align-full\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who Sense day services are for<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Sense day services are for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/conditions\/deafblindness\/\">adults who are deafblind<\/a>, have multi-sensory impairment or have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/conditions\/what-does-complex-disabilities-mean\/\">complex needs<\/a>.<br><br>Everyone is different, but complex needs could mean that you have two or more of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-secondary-bullets\">\n<li>Sensory impairment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Learning disability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Physical disability<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Autism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">This isn\u2019t an exhaustive list. Not sure if our support is right for you or your loved one? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/ask-us-for-help\/\">Speak to a member of our team<\/a> to find out more about who we support.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group    align-wide\">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"day-service-locations\"><strong>Where can I access Sense day services?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">Sense day services are offered at our accessible centres, all over the UK.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-primary-bullets\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/aldeby-suffolk\/\">Aldeby, Suffolk<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/barnet-hertfordshire\/\">Barnet, Hertfordshire<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/bedford-bedfordshire\/\">Bedford, Bedfordshire<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/sense-northern-ireland\/where-to-find-sense-in-northern-ireland\/carrickfergus-county-antrim\/\">Carrickfergus, County Antrim<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/coleridge-road-rotherham\/\">Coleridge Road, Rotherham<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/dereham-norfolk\/\">Dereham, Norfolk<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/knapwell-cambridgeshire\/\">Knapwell, Cambridgeshire<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/leeds-and-wakefield\/\">Leeds and Wakefield<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/sense-northern-ireland\/where-to-find-sense-in-northern-ireland\/newtownabbey-county-antrim\/\">Newtownabbey, County Antrim<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/peterborough\/\">Peterborough, Cambridgeshire<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/pinchbeck-lincolnshire\/\">Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/rawmarsh-road\/\">Rawmarsh Road, Rotherham<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/rothwell\/\">Rothwell, Northamptonshire<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/places\/sense-cymru-wales\/sense-hub-denbigh\/\">Sense North Wales<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/places\/sense-cymru-wales\/sense-hub-caerphilly\/\">Sense South Wales<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/touchbase-pears\/\">Sense TouchBase Pears, Birmingham<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/smethwick-sandwell\/\">Smethwick, Sandwell<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/hubs\/streatley-luton\/\">Streatley, Luton<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote is-style-grey-tint-10\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI come three days a week. I like it. I do swimming, trampoline, cookery. Cookery is my favourite.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p><cite><strong>Marcus, who is supported in Barnet, Hertfordshire<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-hs-group    align-wide\">\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How to access Sense day services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">You could be referred to Sense day services by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-secondary-bullets\">\n<li>Your social worker or transition worker.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your GP or another health professional.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your family or a friend.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">We\u2019ll meet you to get to know you, your strengths and your needs. If we feel like we can offer the right support for you, we\u2019ll offer a place on our services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\"><strong>Who pays for day services?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Sense day services can be funded by continuing health care, social care budgets or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/life-stages\/adult-life-and-planning-for-your-future\/personal-budgets\/\">personal care budgets<\/a>, including direct payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/life-stages\/adult-life-and-planning-for-your-future\/who-pays-for-your-care-and-support\/\">Find out more about paying for care and support when you have complex needs.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <div class=\"wp-block  box  ctaBox    is-style-textured-grey-tint-10\">\n    <div class=\"ctaBox__row\">\n      <div class=\"ctaBox__content\">\n        <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to try something new?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Get in touch to find out more about our day services for disabled people with complex needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"ctaBox__cta\">\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/information-and-advice-service\/\" class=\"button  button--primary\">Contact us<\/a>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block  slab    is-style-textured-primary-tint-10  align-full\">\n  <div class=\"wrap\">  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explore our other services <\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-card-group aligncenter\"><div class=\"grid  grid-flexbox  grid-3-cols\"><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/visual-arts-norfolk-2023-4-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"Three people chatting over artwork\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/arts-sports-for-disabled-people\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Arts and sports activities\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\t\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sense-Loughborough-Final-Selection-Office-Skills-_Counting-Money_-11-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"A woman in a hijab points to some paperwork, 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href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/meeting-people\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Meeting people\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\t\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div>\n<div class=\"card\">\n      <figure class=\"card__figure\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/horton-2-adults-600x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-card-supportive size-card-supportive\" alt=\"A woman and a man communicate through touch\" style=\"object-position: 48.37% 7.45%;\" \/>\n    <\/figure>\n  \n  <div class=\"card__content\">\n    <h2 class=\"card__title  h4\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/our-services\/support-for-adults\/\" class=\"card__link  link--stretched\">\n              Support for adults\n              <\/a>\n          <\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card__description\">\n\t\t\t\n    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class=\"wrap\">  <div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\"><strong>Support from Sense<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"{width:800px;} has-large-font-size\">We\u2019re the national disability charity supporting everyone who is deafblind or has complex needs. We\u2019re here for people of all ages and their families. If you need more information and advice about the services we provide, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/information-and-advice\/\">you can find out more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At our centres all over the UK, we offer a huge range of daytime activities for disabled people with complex needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":6741,"parent":1749,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"_searchwp_excluded":"","footnotes":""},"content_label":[],"class_list":["post-9078","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9078\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1749"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"content_label","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sense.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content_label?post=9078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}