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.
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