DALLAM Day Centre set to close its doors for final time.

8:00am Monday 20th August 2012 in News

 DALLAM Day Centre is set to close its doors for the final time.

Councillors have approved plans to change the way specialist day services are run to create more community based sessions closer to residents homes.

But those changes mean there is no more room for the work being done at Dallam Day Centre, on Back Dallam Lane.

The closure would save £200,000 a year.

Clr Pat Wright (LAB – Bewsey and Whitecross), executive board member for health, wellbeing and adult services, said: “Services changed to offer greater choice and flexibility and committed them to be tailored to more individual needs in smaller groups in the community.

“There is no requirement for Dallam Day centre and it is deemed surplus.”

The centre, which has been offering specialist care for residents with a wide range of care issues, currently has 45 users.

Warrington Borough Council ’s executive, on Monday, board was also told that with the opening of Orford Jubilee Neighbourhood Hub it could offer space for small groups.

Clr Colin Froggatt (LAB – Poulton South) added: “It has served it’s purpose and it’s done very well but times have changes and services are developed in different ways.

“It’s sad to see a community building closing but it’s also good to see people are going to receive more localised services.

“We know it is going to be for the better of changed services.”

Dallam Day Centre will be the third day centre to be closed by the council in five years, following those in Orford and Penketh.

As part of the changes to day care provision Gorse Covert Day Centre will get £300,000 to develop specialist care for people with complex needs.

Users of Dallam Day Centre will be contacted with care moving to Gorse Covert Day Centre or to community based centres before it closes at the end of the year.

Comments(13)

chunkymunky says...
9:51am Mon 20 Aug 12

Basically its a shed load cheaper to have someone socially isolated to have someone keep them in their home alone all day with a 'carer' popping in a few times a day.......that'll do their mental stimulation well wont it WBC?!?!

Yet again the link between someone mental health and physical health simply eluded WBC!

Utterly shameful!

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Cleopatra says...
11:08am Mon 20 Aug 12

On this rare occasion, I can only agree with the munky.

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bill_paddington says...
1:15pm Mon 20 Aug 12

Cleopatra wrote:
On this rare occasion, I can only agree with the munky.
“We know it is going to be for the better of changed services.”


Who writes this rubbish

it’s done very well but times have changes


Come on Guardian staff. We know the councill write this stuff for you but you could at least check the words make sense before publishing.

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LJ says...
2:49pm Mon 20 Aug 12

Perhaps they should re-open it as a literacy centre

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Cleopatra says...
4:04pm Mon 20 Aug 12

I wrote your first quote bill and it makes perfect sense to me.

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Daz@SankeyviaOrford says...
7:44am Tue 21 Aug 12

Sad to see this facility go ! I can remember helping out at some of the christmas parties in the early 80s. The services provided there have been excellent, for many many years. However all good things come to an especially when WBC are involved. Besides lets not forget it is built on a prime site for the council to sell off ! Watch this space within 12 months they would have flogged the full site .. Sly B*******s

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Daz@SankeyviaOrford says...
7:46am Tue 21 Aug 12

"all good things come to an end especially when WBC are involved" is what i meant to say

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bill_paddington says...
8:50am Tue 21 Aug 12

Sorry Cleo there's no edit button plus I got an emergency call out so couldn't even apologise!

Suppose apologies are also in order for Cheeky Monkey as it looks like I’m implying nobody ever agrees with him. LOL

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chunkymunky says...
9:19am Tue 21 Aug 12

....thats because people usualy dont ;-)

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annie1275 says...
1:33pm Tue 21 Aug 12

Councillors aren't A**ed about people and their needs,so long as they keep getting their huge pay packets..
Shame on the lot of them.

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Cleopatra says...
6:09pm Tue 21 Aug 12

Back in the old days, when I was my daddy's little princess, The candidates would be knocking on your door at election time to introduce themselves and ask for your support and if you had any concerns about your area. Elected councillors worked tirelessly for their constituants and area needs. All for nothing more than basic expenses because they had a real interest in the people of the town and a real desire to do whatever they could for the electorate.
Today it's a different story. Just a few candidates will bother to knock on your door to introduce themselves to you and ask for your support. Once elected the electorate can go to hell. They are happy snatching away from you whatever they can, they don't give a ****! All they are interested in is claiming as much expenses as they can get away with and the council jollies at the tax-payers expense!

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old-codger says...
11:17pm Tue 21 Aug 12

Nice one cleo, Well said, I havnt had a candidate at my door for over 20 years, They dont care anymore,
annie1275 is right, Big pay packets and large expense account matter more to them...

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Justin72 says...
4:35pm Sun 2 Sep 12

Hi, we maybe close enough for some people in Warrington?? We offer day time opportunities for adults with learning disabilities from a community base in Leigh. We are a C.I.C not for profit. Please take a look at what we are doing.

www.facebook.com/jus
tBUcic

Justin Fellows

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