“Adult Day Services” are daytime programs designed to meet the needs of adults who need supervised care during the day while returning to their homes or the homes of their loved ones in the evenings. Regular use of the health and social services offered in these programs helps reduce the risk of hospitalization and provides access to health and social services in a supportive environment. Many family caregivers can continue working when they take advantage of adult day programs for their loved ones.
Why choose Bridges of Rouse?
Generally, family members are the majority care providers for disabled or impaired adults. This care permits these adults to stay at home versus placement in a nursing home. Senior day care and senior adult day care enables caregivers to:
- Retain a job outside of their home.
- Have help with the physical part of caring for a loved one.
- The time away may be a rejuvenator for your relationship.
- Avoid the guilt of putting a parent in a "home."
- Obtain respite from what can be a 24 hour responsibility.
A center will monitor medications, offer meals and some physical therapy, and a chance to socialize with other seniors.
Thus, Adult Day Care may be a lower cost way of allowing those that require chronic care to stay at home and in their community.
You should consider an Adult Day Care Center when your loved one:
- has safety issue when left alone.
- seems unable to provide themselves a structure for daily activities
- has extended daily periods of isolation and misses others
While the center staff will provide you information on how to make the transition easier, keep in mind that it may take many visits before your loved one feels comfortable and adjusts to the new environment.
