VIP Day Centres Specialise in Supporting People to Live Well with all Types of Dementia,
Sensory Impairments and Disabilities in your Local Area.
100% OF OUR CARE STAFF ARE FULLY VACCINATED AGAINST COVID-19 TO ENSURE ALL OUR MEMBERS RECEIVE SAFE CARE AND SUPPORT
About VIP Day Centres
Our Mission Statement
VIP Day Centres are committed to providing high quality holistic day care services to local communities in a stimulating and supportive environment where activities and care is person centred and planned around individuals skills, abilities and aspirations, promoting social interaction, health and independence, boosting self-esteem and maintaining skills.
Meeting others and creating friendships at our day centres helps to reduce social isolation within our community and delay the onset of dementia.
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Paula Watts
Operations Manager
VIP Day Centre is an inspiring, award-winning day centre specialising in adult care. Supporting individuals to live well with all types of dementia, sensory impairments, and disabilities. Helping to combat social isolation in your area.
Experienced people. Ongoing training.
Care you can feel confident in.
When someone you care about spends the day with us, you want to know they are surrounded by knowledgeable, compassionate people. Our team receives extensive training to help us provide safe, respectful and person-centred support.
Highly trained day care staff
Our staff hold Health and Social Care qualifications including Diploma Levels 2, 3 and 5, alongside the VIP Care Certificate and a broad programme of mandatory and specialist training.
Team members are enhanced DBS checked and receive training across areas including dementia support, safeguarding, first aid, medication awareness and management, mobility, nutrition, communication, dignity and person-centred care.
Training does not end with induction. Refresher training, team meetings and direct observation by managers help us maintain standards and respond to the individual needs of our members.
Care qualifications
Health and Social Care qualifications supported by ongoing professional development.
Enhanced DBS checks
Staff are enhanced DBS checked, helping families feel reassured about the people providing support.
Training that continues
Regular refreshers, team meetings and management observation support consistent standards of care.
Comprehensive knowledge across many areas of care
There is a lot behind good care. Tap or click a category below to explore some of the areas covered by our staff training programme.
Core care, safety & risk
- Care Certificate including 30 hours of shadowing
- Moving and handling
- Manual handling of objects
- Health and Safety Level 4
- Risk assessment and enablement
- Risk assessor training
- Accident and incident reporting
- Lone working
- Duty of care
- Professional boundaries
Safeguarding & governance
- Safeguarding Adults at Risk
- Mental Capacity Act and DoLS
- GDPR Stage 1 and Stage 2
- Information governance
- RIDDOR awareness
- Complaints handling
- Recording information
- Preventing extremism and radicalisation
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- LGBT awareness for care
First aid & health awareness
- Emergency First Aid
- First Aid at Work
- Basic life support
- Sepsis awareness
- Stroke awareness
- Epilepsy awareness
- Diabetes awareness
- Parkinson's disease awareness
- Multiple sclerosis awareness
- Motor neurone disease awareness
- Falls awareness
- End-of-life awareness
Dementia & mental wellbeing
- Dementia care
- Advanced dementia champion training
- Dementia interpreter training
- Anxiety awareness
- Depression awareness
- Mental health awareness
- Autism awareness
- Learning disabilities awareness
- Behaviour that challenges
- Positive behaviour support
- Self-harm awareness
- Substance misuse awareness
Infection, food & workplace safety
- Infection control
- COSHH – Control of Substances Hazardous to Health
- Hand hygiene
- Food Hygiene Level 4
- Nutrition and hydration
- Fire Warden training including extinguisher practice
- Legionnaires' disease awareness
- Workplace wellbeing
Person-centred & practical care
- Person-centred care
- Care planning
- Personal care
- Dignity in care
- Communication
- Medication management and medication training
- Catheter care
- Managing continence
- Dysphagia awareness
- Pressure area care
- Oral care
- Eating disorders awareness
Training doesn't stop after induction
Our team receives regular refresher training, attends team meetings and has their work directly observed by managers. This helps us maintain quality, share good practice and continue adapting support around the needs of each individual member.
Would you like to see what a VIP Day Centre feels like?
The best way to understand whether a centre is right for you or someone you care for is to come and meet the team. Funding support may also be available depending on individual circumstances and local authority assessment.
Who We Are
Our day centres are designed to provide you or your loved one with the support you need.
At our centres our members take part in activities that will improve their quality of life, help delay further deterioration of physical and mental health and ensure a positive and fulfilling experience. Our motivating activities ensure sensory stimulation a key factor in stimulating and retaining a healthy mind.
Vip Day Centres hold a five-star rating from the food standards agency, so our members can enjoy a nutritious home-cooked lunch as well as refreshments and snacks.
For more information or to arrange a visit call us at VIP Day Centre, where days are filled with fun, laughter and peace of mind.
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VIP Day Centre
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Bradford
View our Bradford location below, then visit the centre page for more information.
Could your area be the next VIP Day Centre?
We are currently actively seeking franchisees, including existing businesses and new start-ups, in a number of areas across the UK.
Get in touch and our team can help you find the right VIP Day Centre for you or someone you care for.
Where Compassion Became a Vision
VIP Day Centre was never created to be just another care service. It was created to change lives.
Our story began with personal experience, professional expertise and a belief that people deserve more than safety alone. When Natalie’s own grandmother was diagnosed with dementia, she saw first-hand how easily someone could become isolated at home, even when their basic care needs were being met.
From that experience came a simple but powerful vision: to create welcoming day centres where adults can remain active, connected and independent, while families gain confidence that their loved ones are safe, valued and enjoying meaningful days.
Today, VIP continues to grow with the same promise at its heart — to see the person before the condition and help every individual live with dignity, purpose and belonging.
“Will this improve someone’s quality of life?”
The question that still guides every decision we make.Person First
We see the individual before the condition, building support around personality, preferences, dignity and choice.
Purpose Every Day
Members are encouraged to enjoy meaningful activities, regain confidence, make friends and stay active.
Family Reassurance
Families know their loved ones are safe, supported, stimulated and enjoying their day with people who care.
Community Belonging
Our centres help adults remain connected to local life, friendship, conversation and shared experiences.
More than care. A place to belong.
VIP Day Centre is a place where lives are enriched, families are supported and every individual is truly valued.
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AFFORDABLE, HIGH-QUALITY CARE SOLUTIONS
VIP Day Centres hold a 5 star rating from the food standards agency and provides refreshments and snacks free of charge. We can also provide lunch and pudding for a small extra cost.
Care and support for people living with dementia, sensory impairments and disabilities by our award winning, experienced team.
2645+ Happy People
This centre has changed my parents lives. They love coming here. Mum said she feels so looked after and doesn’t want to come home, and my dad says he has so much fun joining in with the activities. The staff do an amazing job and I can whole heartedly say that this centre is exactly what my parents need: social interaction, activities, kind staff and a really well organised team. Thank you for everything you do.
I really enjoy attending the centre as they are very kind, passionate, loving and extremely helpful. Everyone is very patient, I love going. VIP Day Centre is better than sliced bread!
The VIP Day Centre is a lifeline to P’s family. We wouldn’t manage without it. P is happy to come and is treated with dignity and respect. I would have no hesitation in recommending their services.
I would like to take this time to thank the staff at VIP Day Centre. My husband has been visiting them twice a week since March 2018 upon release from hospital. Initially he was reluctant to attend but was made to feel at home and quickly got involved in the activities. His mental health and well being has improved which we feel is due to his 2 days with the staff at the day centre. Thank you to everyone involved with this service, it is much appreciated.
I would like to take this time to thank the staff at VIP Day Centre. My husband has been visiting them twice a week since March 2018 upon release from hospital. Initially he was reluctant to attend but was made to feel at home and quickly got involved in the activities. His mental health and well being has improved which we feel is due to his 2 days with the staff at the day centre. Thank you to everyone involved with this service, it is much appreciated. Staff moral is high and they really do care. They deserve any awards that they have been nominated for.
I would definitely recommend the VIP Day Centre, I was able to experience for myself through having my placement there how friendly, welcoming and supportive the staff are. How they are there throughout the day encouraging members to stay motivated and join in with all the activities such as board games, quizzes etc.
Finding the VIP Centre has been, for both of us, a ‘life saver.’ always have a really warm welcome from very professional, caring staff. VIP to us is a very important place – a real refuge and respite for the carer. The service is essential.
They also have people that come in with all kinds of activities including exercise classes, dance groups, arts and crafts, music and also a local beautician. The centre is very welcoming and sociable, it offers a great day for the people that attend and allows them to also be able to socialise with new people and gain some good friends.
I would like to thank the staff who are so understanding and helpful. Everyone is made welcome and the atmosphere is so warm for everyone when they walk in. I couldn’t ask for more, well done VIP.
After becoming aware of how expensive and inadequate dementia care facilities can be, trained dementia specialist Natalie Allcock realised that there was an urgent need for a new approach. To provide high quality care at a reasonable cost, Natalie launched VIP Day Centre in Worcestershire. People with dementia are given individual care with specialists brought in when needed. That was five years ago and today the company has two care centres and Natalie is looking to franchise the business. Congratulations to VIP Daycare Centre for improving standards of care and providing urgently needed dementia care services.
VIP Day Centre will be personalised to the needs of you the individual, integrated with local communities and dedicated to promoting the independence, well-being, dignity and peace of mind of all members.
We want to ensure that the right support and the right environment are in place so that you can fulfil your potential and reach your goals. We work together with local agencies to support you in a holistic way and strive to meet all language and cultural needs. We aim to give you control over your own person centred care plan, to ensure you are at the heart of the decision making process and receive the support you need.
At The VIP Day Centre, we are committed to providing high quality care that promotes mental and social interaction. We have regular visits from hairdressers and chiropodists, so you’ll be well looked after from head to toe.
Please get in touch for more information.
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What an amazing team. After a disastrous experience mum had in respite …. the team at VIP have opened my eyes to what true caring, respect and understanding is for members with dementia. Thank you for welcoming my nervous mum into your care. She had a great day and you have my overwhelming support and respect for the service you provide. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.