Type of service: Interventions and therapies, Play and leisure

Service URL: http://www.redbankhouse.com

Two Sensurround Rooms where children and adults with special needs can explore and develop their senses and skills. The multi-sensory rooms have many different features ranging from soft areas, padded floors and walls together with interactive equipment which make dramatic changes to the sensory room environment using sound, light and fragrancing. The facilities are fully accessible and include a full overhead tracking hoist. There are significant benefits to both children and adults who use the facilities. They become interested in the environment. The overactive can be calmed, the inactive become interested. The partially sighted can see the vivid moving colours. Those mobile can chase the slowly moving images. The whole room can change colour by applying pressure to simple switches or pads. Colours can move or change simply by changing programmes, giving a constantly changing and interesting environment that is probably the most pleasant environment they have ever experienced even if all they can do is lay and enjoy it. The sessions are 50 minute time slots on the hour between 9am and 4pm, the cost is £10 per service user. We can accommodate a maximum of 8 people in the room, including carers. Please contact us for availability.

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Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult , Child , Young person

Specialisms: Generic