DAY care services in South Tyneside for older people and those with disabilities look likely to change.

South Tyneside Council is looking at a report to meet the changing needs of day care service users.

Councillor Michael Clare said: "We spent a lot of time talking to users and their families and listening to what they had to say about the service we provide.

"It gave the team a great deal of insight into what needs to be done to meet the needs of our users and help people to live more independently in the community."

Recommendations include opening centres at weekends and in the evenings, reviewing transport to the centres and exploring more ways of offering services in the home.

The results of the council's findings will be discussed at a meeting of the social care and health scrutiny committee meeting tomorrow, at South Shields Town Hall.