Easterseals provides adult day programs for individuals with all types of disabilities, offering community engagement, health care, and personal care. Easterseals adult day service centers provide a place outside the home for adults of all ages and with all types of disabilities to be active in the community, socialize with their peers, and receive needed health and personal care services.
In addition, these valuable programs offer respite, support, and education for family members and other caregivers. Adult day service centers help support the well-being of participants by creating opportunities to build a richer, more enjoyable life while providing necessary health services. Additionally, adult day programs allow time for caregivers to work outside the home, attend to their own needs or the needs of other family members, or travel on a long- or short-term basis.
Adult day services are also an affordable alternative to nursing homes and in-home care. Easterseals adult day services support adults with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, developmental disabilities, and many other disabilities. Depending on the participant's interests and needs, the services offered by adult day centers may include:. Many adult day service centers also provide opportunities for individuals to remain active in the community while under the care and supervision of the center's skilled nursing staff.
For caregivers, many adult day service centers provide support groups to help them understand and meet their family members' needs. Participants in an adult day program enjoy many benefits, from medical help to enjoying social opportunities and emotional support.
Moreover, for adults who have experienced a period of apathy after an illness, death of a loved one or another major change, adult day activities can provide a renewed interest in life.
