Locations > Day Centres > The Burys
A Day Centre for
- Adults (18+) with learning disabilities, autism, epilepsy, behaviours that challenge, communication difficulties, and co-morbidities
- Service users in a wheelchair (wide doorways)
- People with visual and/or hearing impairments, and/or non-verbal with learning disabilities (Makaton and BSL supported)
Typical stay
Day visits between 9am-3.30pm, Monday-Friday, with flexible attendance available based on funding and individual needs.
Suitable for
Families looking for a safe, fun and social environment for their loved one to spend time to enjoy life, have a laugh and learn some life skills in a social, supportive and inclusive person-centred environment.
Places can be Local Authority funded or private pay, providing a flexible approach to ensure the right level of support is available to those who need it.
Exclusions
- Personal care where the use of a hoist is required
- Behaviours that may harm others (will consider all and risk asses – the right environment can improve how people act and behave)
Centre Manager: Moira Kefford
Features
Property
- Ground floor purpose-built building
- Multiple multi-use activity rooms
- Wheelchair friendly
- On-site parking
Shared activity spaces
- Kitchen with cooking facilities
- Large garden
- Music room
- Multi-purpose activity rooms
The Burys
63A Margetts Road, Kempston, Bedford, MK42 8DT
The Burys is a social and enjoyable day centre for people with learning disabilities and autism, with multiple activity rooms and facilities, and a large garden. The centre is a safe environment which specialises in catering to the various needs of its service users, ensuring everyone has a positive experience.
The Burys day centre is a space where experienced and long-standing staff provide a supportive experience daily, including a wide variety of day trips and activities. Most current users have been coming to the service for decades; a testament to the environment and experience.
Service users usually live at home with family and use this day service to provide support, respite and a positive experience. The Burys is ideal for people who enjoy a social environment with lots of variety and activities, supported by fellow users and staff.
Our learning disability day service
The Burys LD day centre is a place that your loved ones will enjoy, feel included and supported in a fun environment. A lot of current service users have been coming here for decades, with a stable and experienced team that have worked here for years.
A variety of daily activities are provided with flexibility and a person-centred approach, keeping everyone engaged in a way that best suits them, from educational to creative, living and sensory, and with access in the community and a variety of day trips.
Service Users Supported
The team at The Burys provide support to adults 18+ with learning disabilities and/or autism, and co-modalities during day time ‘school’ hours.
Most service users use our day service as an enjoyable and educational experience away from home in a familiar and social environment with trained professionals. It’s a place they will enjoy and benefit from, while providing respite for families and carers.
All our staff are highly experienced in looking after people with behaviours that challenge and complex needs.
The team will always consider all cases and are open to trialling bigger challenging behaviours. They pride themselves on accepting many people over the years which other services have turned down or failed to manage.
“Feedback coming soon”.
Tester Days
Finding the right place is a three-way decision. We need to be happy with the person, ensuring we can support their needs safely. The person themselves need to be happy coming to our day centre, and equally important is the family feeling happy that the centre is the best place for their loved one.
Our Tester Days are the best way to ensure everyone is happy, providing reassurance of the environment, culture, activities and support. Families stay with their loved one to see what they do and how a typical day is.
Whether you have local authority funding or are self-funding, if you are considering where is best for your loved one, get in touch and have a chat with our team about arranging a tester day.
Activities Programme
The Burys service users have access to and will enjoy a variety of activities, with all requests considered and included where possible. We’ll always find a creative way to fulfil needs and wants as best we can.
Creativity is a big part of daily activities, with a variety of arts and crafts, music and life skills playing a key part in most days. These activities are enjoyed by all, are super fun and put a smile on all faces.
Living skills, such as managing money, cookery and baking also feature regularly, with key and new skills learnt, achievements reached, and the smell of freshly baked foods filling the air.
Access in the community and day trips also feature regularly, which can be as small as a visit to the local shops or park, a picnic, or museum. All trips are carefully planned with family input in advance.
Service users also enjoy the garden with large grass areas, planters, planted borders and raised allotment beds.
“Feedback coming soon”.
Kempston, Bedfordshire
Kempston is a residential suburb south of Bedford, known for its village-like feel despite its size, with the River Great Ouse flowing alongside. It offers convenient amenities, including local shops, with green parks and beautiful countryside nearby and access to Bedford town centre within easy reach.
Staff & Training
At The Bury’s Learning Disability day centre, there is a skilled and highly experienced team who have all worked at this service for multiple years.
The expert team have the specialist skills to support individuals with learning disabilities and autism conditions, and behaviours that challenge, who have all built strong rapports with the current service users – most of whom have been coming to The Bury’s for decades. Staff are provided advanced training on an as-needed basis to meet the specific needs of the service users they are supporting, with additional training available to support their progression and career goal needs.
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