Senior day care Centers are a growing business, but to many these are a new concept. Still, they provide safe surroundings for loved ones while caregivers work, run errands or just seek respite.
Senior Day Care is sometimes called adult day care. These businesses offer senior day care for those who are older, physically or cognitively disabled and cannot be home alone during the day.
Finding senior day care takes some effort, but those who utilize them have found a great deal of help. ARCH National Respite Network and Resource Center offers some good advice via their fact sheet, Adult Day Care: One Form of Respite for Older Adults. They explain that there are three different types of adult day care. They are Adult day social care, Adult day health care and Alzheimer’s or dementia specific adult day care.
They suggest that caregivers do their senior day care research to figure out which type of center will best fit their needs. They also say that quality senior day care programs should include assessments of individual needs before admission, active programming that will offer daily social, recreational and rehabilitive needs of the client.
It is also suggested that the senior day care offer a monitored, individual treatment plan. The senior day care facility should offer referrals and offer the criteria for termination. Does the senior day care offer in-house services such as transportation, meals, health screening and monitoring, educational programs and counseling? Is the senior day care facility safe and secure? Does the senior day care follow state and national guidelines?
You can begin searching or senior day care programs via your local or state Association of Aging or even via your local phone book. you will also want to check with the Better Business Bureau and see if they monitor Senior Day Cares. You can contact The National Council on Aging, The Eldercare Locator and the National Adult Day Services to read their guidelines for senior day care services.

Your family physician, friends and neighbors may also be able to recommend a good senior day care service. No matter what, you will always want to ask and check out all references and credentials.

The cost of senior day care can be anywhere from $25 per day to $79 per day. It is reported that many senior day care programs offer a sliding fee so that families can pay according to their income.
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