Multi sensory room
Our Multi sensory room in Burnley Lancashire is designed and equipped to suit the needs of both young people and adults who have physical disabilities, learning disabilities or sensory impairments as well as those with dementia. The Sensory Room is ideal for relaxation and de-esculation for people with autism, behavioural difficulties or any other special needs where the person can become overwhelmed and in need of a safe calm environment.
The benefits
As well as having a calming effect, our sensory room also offers stimulation, interactivity and adventure. The room is designed to give control to the user and interact with their surroundings. This enables them to develop skills such as understanding cause and effect and colour recognition. Our LCD Touch screen has ten different programmes to choose from. It can be used as a learning tool, improving hand-eye co-ordination, tracking skills as well as shape, colour and number recognition. Creating a calming mood enables users to more effectively engage with other activities and those around them.
Sensory Rooms are one of the newest methods of therapy for memory care. It can help to relieve stress and pain as well as producing feelings
of well-being. Time in a sensory room can improve a persons ability to focus and consequently improve concentration, memory and communication.
Who can use our sensory room?
The design of our sensory room in Burnley, Lancashire has expanded to support people of all ages and needs.
We welcome children who just want to enjoy this facility, it is perfect for birthday partys.
We also welcome those with visual difficulties, language difficulties, learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, and anyone who needs a safe, quiet room.
Each user is introduced to the sensory room based upon their individual needs.
Individuals with strong visual responses are encouraged to interact with our array of lights and visual effect equipment where as others will focus on movement and physical interactions.
A sensory room can be used to meet multiple objectives, depending on each persons needs.
Users would usually spend one hour with a carer. The Charter House staff soon get to know the needs of the individual and can tailor the room experience. Some of our users love to relax in a subdued environment whilst others love the full disco experience!