Adult Day Services

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 afford caregivers respite from the demanding responsibilities of caregiving. Adult day centers generally operate during normal business hours five days a week. Some programs offer services in the evenings and on weekends. Although each facility may differ in terms of features, these general services are offered by most adult day centers:

• Social activities—interaction with other participants in planned activities appropriate for their conditions
• Transportation—door-to-door service
• Meals and snacks—participants are provided with meals and snacks, those with special dietary needs are offered special meals
• Personal care—help with toileting, grooming, eating and other personal activities of daily living
• Therapeutic activities—exercise and mental interaction for all participants.
• Medical Services—participants are provided skilled nursing care, as needed, as well as rehabilitative needs (physical, occupational, and speech therapies)