RECREATION ROOMS
Each dorm has its own recreation room. This is a place where the children all sit together and watch TV; listen to the radio. Other activities such as puzzle building; block building and story telling also take place here. The recreation rooms also double up as a dining room at mealtimes and their meals are served and fed to them there.
DAY CENTRE
All Occupational Therapy stimulation sessions takes place in the Day Centre.
Water play – pool facilities are available during sunny days to facilitate a stimulating and socially stimulating environment.
Dressing Programme – to facilitate skills to improve dressing.
Feeding Programme - to facilitate skills to improve independent feeding.
Building of puzzles.
Music ring.
Music/dance therapy – social interaction amongst residents together with staff.
Sensory training – to facilitate visual and auditory input.
SENSORY ROOM A specially equipped sensory room is just off the Day Centre which is a visual treat for the children fitted with fish tanks; colorful chairs; special lighting and revolving image lamps. Sensory training is vitally important to our children because it assists with their visual and auditory input (a re-education of vision and hearing).
PHYSIOTHERAPY A department equipped with assistive devices that provides 24 hour postural control of the child in order to allow effective and efficient functioning in everyday activities. Specialized seating (in wheelchairs/buggies); standing and lying adaptive devices are provided for each individual to promote correct alignment and assist with preventing the development of deformities. A daily positioning programme contributes to maintaining/improving correct positioning.
