Why Adult Day Care?

Adult day care provides social, recreational and health care programs

in a group setting, along with the following benefits:

1. •Helps cognitively and physically impaired adults maintain or improve their level of functioning. The goal is for them to remain in a community setting, enjoying their sense of dignity and self-worth.
    
   

2. •Offers opportunities for socialization and peer support.
    
   

3. •Offers nursing and social services in a stimulating environment.
    
   

4. •Promotes improvement in mental and physical health.
    
   

5. •Provides assistance to families and/or caregivers who have an adult who cannot be left alone during the day, yet does not need 24 hour care in a nursing home.
    
   

6. •Helps functionally impaired individuals who live alone and need support services to improve or maintain their level of independence.
    
   

7. •Prevents social isolation and the mental deterioration that often accompanies it.
   

Who Uses Adult Day Care?

Individuals who are:

1. •Physically and cognitively impaired
    
   

2. •Socially isolated
    
   

3. •Persons needing assistance with personal care
    
   

4. •Persons needing assistance to function independently
   

       in the community, but not needing 24-hour supervised

Consider Using Adult Day Care

If Your Loved One Needs the Following:

1. •A safe, secure environment
    
   

2. •Social activities
    
   

3. •Assistance with eating, walking, toileting, medications
    
   

4. •Physical, speech, occupational or group therapies
    
   

5. •Monitoring weight, blood pressure, food/liquid intake
    
   

6. •Nutritious meals, snacks or special diet
    
   

7. •Exercise
    
   

8. •Personal care such as bathing, shampooing, shaving, etc.
    
   

9. •Mental stimulation
   

Blessed Assurance Adult Day & Health Care Services, Inc.