We Need More Adult Day Care Now

The Need For Adult Day Care
By Kelly Wheaton
Adult day care services and centers are needed more and more each day. In these difficult times, adult care services are a lifeline for many who need care. Centers can be a place where adults meet to socialize or a place where those suffering from a mental illness can find treatment. This kind of care is needed in all communities.

These centers are designed to provide adults with some social and health services. Care centers are also able to give those who need supervision a safe place outside of their home. These centers provide both professional and compassionate services to adults within a community-based group setting.

There are many who cannot afford a skilled nursing facility or in-home care. For these people, a care center is a perfect solution. Day centers often cost much less than the other options and are open during normal business hours. Some facilities may even be open during evening hours and on the weekend.

All centers are different. Most offer general services. These are meals and snacks, personal care, therapeutic and social activities. Many centers also give transportation to and from the facility. Many social and therapeutic activities include board games or light cardiovascular workouts. Many will give assistance for daily personal needs like eating, grooming, and toileting.

Centers are generally divided into three types. These are social, medical or health, and specialized. As mentioned above, social centers will offer the more basic services in health but provide meals and recreational activities. Centers which deal with medical and health issues offer the general services with more intensive therapeutic services and more social activities. The third type only provides care to those adults in specific care areas. Most of these treat adults with developmental disabilities or diagnosed dementias. The type of facility needed is entirely based on the level of care needed.

Centers like these provide care for many who would not otherwise be able to afford it. As health care costs continue to rise, these centers will become more necessary. Without them, many adults would have no place to go and would be in an unsafe environment at home alone.


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