Day Care
What are they?
A range of day care services is available across Westminster. These provide a variety of activities from social and recreational activities through assistance with personal care to training and employment opportunities.
Westminster also supports some day centres across the city. You do not have to be referred to attend a day centre.
For more information on day centres available near you, check the WELDIS database, which will have the necessary information.
Information on day care services for older people
How do I get it?
In most cases you will need to have an assessment to use day care. If you would like to ask for an assessment of your needs, you need to contact the care management team in the area you live. They will discuss and assess with you whether day care can help to meet your needs.
Information on assessments
You do not have to be referred to go to the many drop in and day centres in Westminster – for details of some of the centres click here.
Who do I contact?
If you would like to have an assessment of your needs, which may consider day care as an option, you should
contact the care management team that covers your area.
Is there a charge
You don’t have to pay if you are assessed to attend day care, however you will have to pay for your lunch.
If you attend a day centre or drop in centre, you will usually have to pay for your lunch.
