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Benefits of adult day care for our clients
Adult day provides a bridge of care for older adults transitioning from full independence to higher levels of care.
Research shows that for participants, adult day care may:
- Stabilize medical conditions and reduce hospitalizations
- Prevent secondary disabilities that result from excessive bed rest or inactivity
- Lead to improved ability to perform daily activities
- Increase self-esteem and dignity
- Improve, stabilize or retard the deterioration of cognitive functioning
- Increase verbal ability and mobility
- Elevate mood and improve behaviors
- Improve nutrition
- Lessen the impact of acute medical changes through monitoring and rapid intervention
- Provide opportunities for friendship and decrease the harmful effects of isolation and loneliness
- Be something to look forward to
- Foster a sense of belonging
- Create a feeling of belonging to a community