To do this they need to hear from the service users. The aim of the Community Consultation Project is to help people in the Borough of Eastleigh to become involved in the planning and monitoring of the services they use. Groups already established through the project include the Eastleigh Disabled People's Consultation Group, the Older People's Consultation Group, the Mental Health Forum, and Voluntary Sector Representatives. The latter group provides support and training for individuals, both service users and carers, who are involved in the formal planning processes co-ordinated by Social Services. The Day Care Service has been developed over the last decade to encompass a range of nine day care centres serving frail older people in the Borough of Eastleigh and surrounding areas.
Some centres cater for people with dementia or with a physical disability.
Opening days and times vary, but most are open two or three days a week, 10am-3pm, and transport is provided. Day centres are funded through local Health and Social Services, and a charge is made for the service in accordance with the Social Services Charging Policy. The centres aim to provide an enjoyable and stimulating day for people who, through frailty or disability, are unable to participate in other clubs and societies, and who would otherwise be socially isolated. The programme of activities reflects the comments and suggestions of people attending the centres as well as the ideas of staff and volunteers. Some time is spent in fundraising to finance occasional outings throughout the year.