Cottages Day Care

Located in the old Hoylake Cottage building, this Monday to Friday service provides friendly social support and companionship for up to 25 mentally alert older people in the community.

It is a well loved and much valued local facility providing a hot meal at lunchtime and refreshments throughout the day. Hairdressing and chiropody services are also available. Transport is provided to and from the Day Care Centre by Hoylake Cottage’s own minibus complete with wheelchair lift.

The Day Care Centre is managed by the Day Centre coordinator who is supported by a healthcare assistant, committed and dedicated volunteers and Hoylake Cottage management team.

This service enables carers to continue to care at home, giving them some free time and relieving some of the stresses of caring. This service is provided by qualified staff.  

Clients who visit on a daily basis can arrive by their own transport or alternatively request collection by our own minibus. Once here they can enjoy a cup of tea or coffee on arrival; friendly company during the day; a three course hot meal and transport home, door to door. 

Visitors to Cottages Day Centre can also enjoy visits from community police officers who offer advice on how to keep safe in their homes. There is regular entertainment through our social activities coordinator - and lots more.  

People wishing to access the service should contact the social service department on 0151 606 2006 to request the service or alternatively contact Renate Collins the Day Centre Coordinator on 0151 632 7316 for an informal discussion and advice.

The planned new Day Centre will enable Hoylake Cottage to:

• Increase numbers who attend the centre
• Offer greater value for money
• Develop the social activities programme to incorporate external speakers, police, fire safety, benefit advice
• Open a cyber café – so that carers can surf the internet for advice and support for conditions they are dealing with, e.g. dementia.
• Provide a drop in centre for people to visit to have a chat and gain information
• Provide high quality care with services such as chiropody, hairdressing, bathing, a GP MOT eg blood pressure monitoring, etc. Such services are important for more frail and dependent clients being cared for in their own homes
• Support the community by offering subsidised hot meals, access to facilities which will help them to stay in their own homes for as long as possible
• Minimise isolation and chronic illness such as depression
• Prevent or reduce readmission to hospital
• Offer on the spot advice from qualified staff