What is Adult Day Care? Who Benefits?

We are so excited to be so close to beginning such a wonderful and beneficial business. We don't look at this as a "business" so much as a "ministry", where we can 'minister' to the elderly people of Dunlap, TN.


I think back to the strain that my Mother was under, when she was trying to care for my Dad at home, and go back and forth to the Nursing Home where her own Mother was being cared for. Those were very hard days for her! My Dad could not be left home alone as his Alzheimer's progressed. He was a danger to himself as he was also at high risk of falling. My Mom was pretty much a prisoner in her own home and if she did have to go out to the store or post office, she had no one to leave my Dad with and had to take him with her. He usually didn't want to go, which presented another problem. Add to this the fact that she was not getting any rest at night, because my Dad was up and down all night long, preventing her from getting a good night's sleep. If she had a job she had to work also, you can imagine the difficulty that would cause.
There are thousands and thousands of people in this situation right now as our population ages. Many are working full-time jobs and have children at home involved in various school activities, and yet, the full-time care and responsibility of caring for an aged family member has fallen upon their shoulders. Adult Day Care can give them some respite and some peace of mind when they have to be away.


Here is an excellent explanation of what Adult Day Care is; who uses it and who benefits from it.


Please follow the link below for a wonderful explanation about Adult Day Care:

http://www.archrespite.org/archfs54.htm