A DAY care centre is supporting elderly residents and those living with dementia with a brand-new "tiny" tablet.

Knightswood Day Centre in Asheldham has been supporting its clients - elderly, socially isolated residents and those with dementia - with its new supersized touchscreen table.

Knightswood’s "tiny" tablet, as the residents are calling it, is proving popular with all of the centre's clients and is particularly beneficial to those living with dementia.

"Tiny" is said to provide the perfect tool for the stimulation of light, sound, touch and movement - which bosses say is proven to "enhance the senses and activate body and mind".

Clients can use the supersized device to get creative with colouring in and drawing, games, quizzes, music and videos, and stimulate their senses with interactive apps which create patterns, colours, shapes and sounds as you touch the screen.

The tablet is extra special as it was a gift from one day centre to another.

The Burnham Day Centre, which supported the community for more than 40 years, sadly closed this year due to the impact of Covid.

Joan and Tom Cooper, who ran The Burnham Day Centre for many years, met with their volunteers and decided to donate a portion of their funds to a similar charity - and they chose Knightswood.

They wanted the donation to go towards something useful which all the clients would benefit from.

After Knightswood discussed their ideas with Tom and Joan they invested in "Tiny".

Brenda Hopkins, Knightswood senior team leader, said: "It feels like Christmas has come early. A touch screen device has been on our wish list for many years but we never thought we would be in a position to buy something like this.

"We've only scratched the surface with the possibilities we have with 'Tiny'. We can tailor its use to each client and add new apps to keep it fresh and exciting.

"It literally is the gift that keeps on giving."

Evelyn Fitz-Patrick, Knightswood's CEO, added: "We will be forever grateful to Joan, Tom and everyone at The Burnham Day Centre for gifting this money to us and it’s an honour to continue their legacy at Knightswood."

For more information on Knightswood and its work visit knightswoodcare.co.uk.