CARE FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED ADULTS

  Adult day service centers provide a coordinated program of professional and compassionate services for adults in a community-based group setting. Services are designed to provide social and some health services to adults who need supervised care in a safe place outside the home during the day. They also offer caregivers respite from the demanding responsibilities of caregiving.

  The rising costs for health facilities and in home care are frightening to many young caregivers who are trying to find the best way to care for their loved one. If your loved one is suffering from dementia or other chronic diseases such as chronic hypertension, physical disability, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mental illness and developmental disability, adult day facility may be worth checking into. Caring for a loved one can present emotional, physical, and financial tolls that are often too difficult to manage 24/7. Adult day centers can provide family caregivers a few hours of rest and rejuvenation while your loved one spends their day engaging in social and therapeutic activities.    

Adult day care can improve the care recipient's overall behavior 

and  provide the caregiver with much-needed time off.

Generally, a care recipient can benefit from adult day care because:

• It allows him or her to stay in his or her community while the caregiver goes to work

• It gives him or her a break from the caregiver

• It provides needed social interaction

• It provides structure to his or her daily activities

Adult day care facilities can provide a variety of services and activities, including:

• Assistance with eating, toileting, and/or walking

• Educational programs

• mental stimulation

• Exercise programs

• Health monitoring (e.g., blood pressure, food or liquid intake)

• meals and snacks

• Social activities

Social activities in adult day care centers can include:

• Crafts

• Exercise

• Games

• Gardening

• Holiday parties

• Music therapy

• Pet therapy

• Relaxation techniques

• Dance