My MIL refuses to go to any Day Centres. She is 91 yrs old and says that Day Centres are full of old people!
I find that the Day Centres in our borough are only available during the working week and typically they start at 10am and finish at 3pm. Impossible for me to take my MIL because I work.
In addition, our borough is starting to close down its Day Centres and is creating a Hub centre instead.
On a positive note, in my line of work I visit an Alzheimer's Day Centre for early onset dementia (under 65 years), which is located in a neighbouring borough. I give hand or foot reflexology and aromatherapy hand or upper back massages to the "service users". I find that they are very appreciative of their reflexology and aromatherapy treatments and look forward to me coming in. I look forward to seeing them too and to catching up with their news. Also, the staff at the Day Centre are very welcoming, friendly and helpful to everyone.
I am always amazed at the differences in the help that people with dementia and their carers receive in that borough compared to our borough, where MIL and my OH and I (as carers) receive no help at all.