Try: Adult day care is a planned program of activities designed to promote well-being though social and health related services adult day care centers operate during daytime hours monday through friday in a safe supportive cheerful environment nutritious meals that accommodate special diets are typically included along with an afternoon snack adult day care centers offer a variety of activities including arts and crafts musical entertainment and sing-a-longs mental stimulation games such as bingo stretching or other gentle exercise discussion groups books films current events holiday and birthday celebrations local outings benefits benefits of adult day care centers include a safe secure environment enjoyable and educational activities improvement in mental and physical health enhanced or maintained level of independence socialization and peer support nutritious meals and snacks good candidates for adult day care centers are seniors who can benefit from the friendship and functional assistance a day care center offers may be physically or cognitively challenged but do not require 24-hour supervision are in the early stages of alzheimer alzheimer’s disease are mobile with the possible assistance of a cane walker or wheelchair are continent in most cases factors to consider consider using adult day care when a senior can no longer structure his or her own daily activities is isolated and desires companionship can’t be safely left alone at home during the day lives with someone who works outside the home or who is frequently away from home for other reasons during the day time finding adult day care services to locate adult day care centers in your area try your family doctor local social services or health department mental health centers local senior center area agency on aging call 1-800-677-1116 for the aaa in your area yellow pages listings under adult day care aging services senior citizens services and similar categories information references "adult day care centers finding the best center for your needs" by lawrence robinson jeanne segal and monika white 2010 available at
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Keywords: Respite care activities socializing caregiver needs help community resources
*This information is listed as a Fact Sheet and is not explicitly medically licensed