The question is often asked, “Who should attend an Adult Day Center?” The answer is quite simple: “ANYONE who cannot safely be left alone to manage their time, medication, meals, and activities.” Simply put, “ANYONE who cannot function independently on their own” should attend Adult Day Health Care. The question could also be answered who is not appropriate for Adult Day Health Care?: A person who is violent or abusive to self or others, who has an infectious or contagious disease, who needs continual one-on-one assistance, or who cannot be transferred.
AGES OF PARTICIPANTS:
18 TO 105+
COMMON PROBLEMS AT HOME:
- No opportunities to socialize
- Inability to take medication at the right time
- Transferring problems from wheelchair to chair or commode
- Homebound
- No outside activities
- Wandering
- Difficulty with meal preparation, inability to cook
- Memory Loss
- Only sits and looks at TV all day
- Following caregiver around 24 hours a day
COMMON DIAGNOSIS OF PARTICIPANTS:
- Stroke
- Memory Loss
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Schizo/Effective Disorder
- Dementia
- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Seizure Disorder
- COPD
- TIA
- Traumatic Head Injury
- Partial Paralysis
- Depression
- Lonely
- Mental Disabilities
Anyone who cannot remain safely independent at home may benefit from participation in a day program!