PrimeTime Highlights Adult Day Centers
From the Warwick Beacon‘s PrimeTime.
Seniors stay active and healthy with skilled care all day long
Caring for older adults can be challenging when combined with the responsibilities of everyday life. Family caregivers often must juggle supporting the needs of elder loved ones while managing work, their own children and other duties.
As a result, many elders spend their days home alone, with no one to talk to and no one to monitor their well-being. Without physical and social activity, they are at an increased risk for developing long-term conditions like Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s
Adult day centers offer a perfect solution. Seniors spend the day receiving the attention they need as well as care from skilled nurses and trained healthcare workers like CNAs and physical therapists.
Participants leave the house to be socially engaged while our staff motivate them with fun activities, coordinating medication and other health needs, including prescribed therapy. Or they can enjoy their own favorite pastimes like reading or completing puzzles.
“There’s so much to do,” explained Jessica Gosselin, Director of Saint Elizabeth Community’s four adult day centers. “Whether they’re a social butterfly or prefer to keep to themselves, we’ll meet them we’re they’re at, making sure they’re comfortable and cared for all day long.”
Saint Elizabeth’s Adult Day Centers are located in Apponaug, Bristol, South Kingstown and Warwick Neck and they’re open Monday through Friday. Guests attend anywhere from one to five days. Two is the recommended number to help create a sense of stability and belonging. Nutritious meals and snacks are provided, and transportation is available.
Many adult day centers specialize in supporting older adults with memory loss or movement and mobility disorders. Trained staff address these issues individually or in group sessions.
As an alternative to nursing home care, adult day centers are a wonderful option for elders who don’t need 24-hour skilled nursing and wish to remain in their homes, aging in place. These programs also assist working caregivers who are balancing their responsibilities between work and home by providing them with respite and peace of mind.
Designed to help people stay mentally and physically active, while reducing their isolation, adult day centers are also recognized for improving their health, and preventing the decline of their abilities.
Adult day centers are a great way to spend the day.
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