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Music & Sensory Room

At Darcy House, our Sensory Room is a space within our home designed to enlighten the senses of all of our residents especially those living with conditions such as Dementia, Cerebral Palsy, Sensory Impairment, Visual Impairment or Hearing Impairment. Our room has been designed to include and display multicoloured lights within the dark room, tactile objects and special sounds. Sensory Rooms are there to help develop communication skills, improve focus and provide a calming effect on each resident.

Whilst our Music Room has a variety of instruments available to our residents, from guitars, keyboards, a saxophone and more. This room has been designed to encourage residents to pick up past hobbies or learn something new, in individual or group music sessions. Supporting our residents with Music Therapy not only ensures a happy and healthy environment but can encourage residents to reminisce through music from their past.

The Benefits of a Sensory Room

A Sensory Room offers numerous benefits, particularly for individuals experiencing sensory decline, such as age-related hearing loss, or reduced touch sensitivity, which can limit sensory stimulation. Additionally, reduced mobility can impact sensory pathways that are essential to residents wellbeing. The various features of a Sensory Room are designed to stimulate and engage the senses that are most affected, providing gentle, non-cognitive activities that help residents feel relaxed, entertained, and content.

Residents can enjoy solo or group sessions within our sensory room, with a member of our dedicated team always on hand to support every step of the session.

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The Power of Music

A Music Room in a care home is a valuable resource that significantly enhances a residents wellbeing and quality of life. It serves as a space for emotional healing, with music offering therapeutic benefits that reduce stress, anxiety, and depression. For residents with dementia, familiar tunes can trigger memories and promote cognitive function, fostering a sense of identity.

The room also facilitates social interaction and community building through group activities like sing-alongs and performances, reducing loneliness and encouraging connections.

Residents can express themselves by playing instruments, composing, or creating playlists, leading to personal fulfilment. The room also offers cultural enrichment, allowing residents to explore diverse musical genres and engage in lifelong learning. Guest performances and workshops add to the cultural experience.

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What You’ll Find at Darcy House

To make sure all of our residents are comfortable and their wellbeing is on track, our care home has been designed to provide a range of facilities which enable residents to lead happy and fulfilled lives.

Interactive Sensory Screen

Group Activities

Various Musical Instruments

Sensory Rooms are designed with the thought of including sensory elements to help those with learning difficulties, developmental disabilities, dementia in stimulating and engaging their senses as well as sensory impairments. This serves as an environment suitable for physical activity, therapy and relaxation.

A Music Room in a care home is a dedicated space where residents can engage with music for therapeutic, and social purposes. It is designed to enhance wellbeing by offering opportunities to listen to, create, or perform music. Equipped with instruments, audio systems, and comfortable seating, it provides a calming environment for relaxation, memory stimulation, and social interaction. The room supports emotional and cognitive health, promoting a sense of joy, connection, and cultural enrichment among residents.

Our Music Room has a number of communal instruments available for all of our residents to use. From guitars, keyboards, tambourines and more.

Already play an instrument? Or have your own? Bring it along to the music room and jam out to your favourite songs!

Life at Darcy House Care Home

Discover the wonderful facilities and amenities that support our specialised care options and enable residents to live the life they choose. Beyond the initial medical and personal care we offer, our team are passionate about enhancing the overall well-being of our residents. Maintaining independence and dignity is a top priority for us, and we are proud that our residents can make full use of our range of facilities around the clock. Check out our facilities and allow them to give you an insight into what daily life is like at Darcy House Care Home.

Luxury, Person-Centred Care in Matlock

Our local care home offers a variety of personalised residential care, nursing care, dementia care and respite care for up to 78 residents. We have a team of care professionals who work around the clock to ensure our residents are provided with support and an environment that enables them to live a rich and meaningful lifestyle.

Contact Us

Darcy House Care Home
Derwent View
Bakewell Road
Matlock
Derbyshire
DE4 3EF

01629 365050info@darcyhousecare.co.ukBook a TourDownload a Brochure

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