Déise Day Centre

Are you aged 65+ ?

Want to have a nice friendly centre to go to daily ?

Déise Day Centre is a "home away from home" for people aged 65 years and over.
We provide a safe environment where you can meet and join in social and therapeutic activities.
We can provide transport by bus within a 10 mile radius. We pick up and drop off from your home, Monday to Friday, 50 weeks of the year.

We are open to all over 65yrs!

Become a memebr

Our rescources -

A large modern purpose built building on ground floor level.
A building for the exclusive delivery of services for older people.
An excellent team of trained, caring and trusting people delivering our services.
A fleet of vans to deliver services and support to all our members.
A disability Access Vehicle and Bus to transport members to and from the centre.

We serve our members a home cooked nutritional dinner everyday at an affordable fee.

In house daily service -

Transport to the centre.
Morning Welcome!
Cuppa & Snack on arrival.
Morning Activity Programme.
Dinner ( 2 course).
Afternoon Activity Programme.
Mobility Strengthening Exercises.
Afternoon tea & snack.
Goodbyes & transport home.

Activities and Entertainment

Within our centre there are many daily activities and services provided to keep our members active and engaged. Listed below are the scheduled weekly activities but other activities are on going including Pool, Story Telling, Prayers, Competitions, Information Talks and lots of chat!

Arts and Crafts / Card Playing

Oil painting, card making, knitting & decoupage through out the day on Wednesday.

Pongo / Bingo

Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.

Physical Exercise / Music

Chair exercises suitable to the elderly.
Guitar, Accordion, Tin whistle, Singing & Dancing Mondays

Singing

`Young at Heart` Group singing Thursday mornings.

We also organise special day trips throughout the year to a variety of destinations that include transport, meals and entertainment.

Pride of Place
July 2nd 2019

`Congratulations to Déise Day Centre on their entry to the 2019 Cooperation Ireland National Pride of Place competition. Competition judging took place on the afternoon of Tuesday July 2nd and a fantastic time was had by the judges, the Centre members, staff, management, volunteers and friends of the Centre. The Pride of Place judges, John Fitzgerald and Declan Nelson, arrived at the Day Centre at 1.30pm on ‘Saoirse’, (the trishaw that the centre uses in conjunction with Waterford Sports Partnership) to be greeted by Pipers from the Dungarvan Pop-up Pipe Band.
Lunch was provided to all 150 in attendance which was followed by speakers Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr. John Pratt and Donal Connolly Chairperson of Dungarvan Care of the Aged. Centre Manager, Margaret Coffey delivered an extensive presentation showing us all what services are provided to the elderly in our community. This includes a Day service, transport, a hot meal, entertainment and activities. Meal delivery to Dungarvan, Abbeyside and as far as Newcastle Co. Tipperary on their Ballymac run.
The presentation ended with `Young at Heart` lifting the roof with their song!
All at the Deise Day Centre wish to thank all Elected representatives, both Local and National that attended on the day, all our partner organisations, our staff, our day centre members and all our volunteers whose assistance is invaluable. Finally we would like to thank Waterford City and County Council who facilitated the 2019 Pride of Place judging’