Day centres provide an important service for many older people, but the sector faces challenges. Currently there are around 3,500 day centres nationwide that are well-used and easily accessible, providing activities like bingo. In contrast, there are only 8 national pilots of a newer Link Age Plus model, and most counties have fewer than 10. The future of day centres is uncertain as many can now only be accessed through a social care assessment. Going forward, diversity among centres is important but also maintaining a common standard of quality. Day centres give people places to stop along the way and remain vital, such as through offering arts activities. There is a need to guide funders, re-ignite policy debates, and support centre operators to

1. The Future of Day Centres

2. Our preconceptions?
We need more than just comfy
chairs and bingo…

3. A Tale of Two Services
Around
3500
centres
na0onwide
used
by
the
majority
of
women
Easy
to
find
and
access
your
local
centre.
Link
Age
Plus
had
just
8
na0onal
pilots.
Most
coun0es
have
less
than
10.
There
are
no
na0onal
networks.
Many
centres
can
only
be
accessed
via
social
care
assessment.

4. The Future? A Sector Under Threat

5. What the future might look like?
Diverse but with a common
sense of quality

6. We walk in different shoes, but
we all need places to stop
along the way

9. The Power of the Arts

10. Claremont

12. But how do they do it?

13. Considering who has the power?

18. To guide funders
To re-ignite policy debate
To support those running centres
Our Aims