1) What are Adult Day Services (Adult Day Care?) 

2) What are the costs compared to Assisted Living or Nursing Home facilities? 

3) What is the value of Active Day Services compared to other long term care options?

4) Are Adult Day Services appropriate for you and your loved one?

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Answers to FAQ's:

1) What are Adult Day Services (Adult Day Care?)

If a relative falls ill with Alzheimer’s disease or some other chronic, debilitating illness, many families may feel as if they have only two options for care: either have someone in the family take on the role as full-time caregiver, or place their loved one in a nursing home.  Other options exist that represent a middle ground between these two difficult extremes. One such option is Adult Day Services.

Adult Day Services are the fastest growing segment of the community based-care market.  It is growing so rapidly because of the aging of America’s population and the desire of families to keep older loved-ones at home and in the community.  Adult Day Services is a program that is designed to meet the needs of adults with functional or cognitive impairments through an individual plan of care.  These programs offer a cost effective alternative to nursing home placement with the goal of improving the client’s ability to remain independent.  The typical Adult Day Health Center provides nursing care and health services, meals, transportation, and therapeutic activities in a safe and structured environment.  Individuals who participate in an Adult Day Health Center attend on a planned basis during specified hours for as few as two days a week.  Adult Day Centers generally operate during normal business hours five days a week, some on Saturdays.  They assist clients to remain in the community, enabling families and other caregivers to continue the care at home.  It also provides much needed respite for the caregiver.

Active Day Inc. calls its programs, ACTIVE DAY CENTERS, because we recognize the importance of stimulating our clients physically, emotionally, and mentally.  Each client benefits from our Activities Programming which enables us to provide activities that meet an individual’s interest and function.  They experience maximum benefit from the activities as a result.  Our Active Fitness Program, a specially designed program for the senior population, increases strength, flexibility, balance, and improves mood.

Our Active Day Centers offer comprehensive medical supervision and social programs in comfortable, club-like settings.  Our activity programs are fun, engaging and educational.   Our centers are inviting, comfortable and above all, non-institutional.  Medically, we have the staff to attend to the special needs of our members which includes providing assistance with medications, personal care, various nursing interventions, wound care and we can even provide Outpatient Rehabilitation services on-site.

Physical, occupational and speech therapies are a natural addition to our facilities by further promoting our clients’ ability to remain independent and by improving their overall health status and level of function. When medically necessary, these skilled services are provided to help our clients overcome or compensate for the effects of illness and disability.  Outpatient rehabilitation improves our clients’ ability to participate in activities of daily living, ambulate and communicate by increasing their strength, range of motion, flexibility, balance and cognitive abilities. All of our therapists are specialists in working with the elderly and are uniquely qualified to provide our Active Rehab Services.

Active Nursing Services includes specialized programs and activities of in-home care. We help our clients with their recovery from disabling conditions, assist clients to regain the skills needed to care for themselves and promote their independence and social interaction.  Our Certified Nursing Assistants and Personal Care Assistants provide for friendly and dignified help with personal care, hygiene and grooming, post hospitalization care and monitoring of medications. Companion Aides are available to sit with clients suffering from social isolation and provide mental stimulation, meal planning and preparation, light housekeeping and shopping. RNs and LPNs are available to more closely monitor medical interventions, provide injections, medication management, other skilled nursing services and act as a consultant to the successful implementation of the plan of care. 

Active Day Inc.’s staff are professional, well-trained and constantly attentive to the individual needs of our clients.  They know that our clients and their families come first, and they are on our term because they have enthusiasm, personal integrity and a strong desire to care for the elderly.

Active Day Centers, Active Rehab Services and Active Nursing Services all work together to provide the comprehensive approach to care that chronically ill individuals need.  Our goal is that by utilizing the variety of programs provided by Active Day Inc. each of our clients and family caregivers will notice a marked improvement in their overall quality of life.

2) What are the costs compared to Assisted Living or Nursing Home facilities? 

Healthcare costs vary considerably based on level of care and geographic region.  The chart below is based on nationwide average costs and may vary from local market conditions. 

1 Assumes the individual is receiving 8 hours of care per day, 21 days of service in a typical month.

2 Based on 2003 Metlife Nationwide Market Survey of Assisted Living Costs

3 Based on 2004 Metlife Nationwide Market Survey of Nursing Home Costs

Each family situation is different and must be evaluated individually.  However, utilizing the combined services of our Active Day Centers, Active Nursing Services and when appropriate, Active Rehab Services family members are better able to keep their loved one out of an institution and save their family some of the expense of long term care.  Although each alternative provides for its own unique benefit, our Active Day Centers still provide the most cost-effective option in long-term care.

3) What is the value of Active Day Services compared to other long term care options:

Healthcare costs vary considerably based on level of care and geographic region.  The chart below is based on nationwide average costs reflected in FAQ#2 and may vary from local market conditions. 

§          Adult day services are the most cost effective care available to individuals with long term care needs.  Based on average annual cost, one day of nursing home care will fund almost five days at an Active Day Center. 

§    Out-of-pocket expenses may qualify as a Tax Deductible Medical Expense.

§    Flexible scheduling further reduces the cost of care:

Active Day Center 2 days per week             $360 - $560 per month

Active Day Center 3 days per week             $540 - $840 per month

Active Day Center 5 days per week             $900 - $1,400 per month