The person attends for the day and comes home in the evening. Programmes range from social to medical; some specialise in dementia. Costs are daily and often lower than the same hours of in-home care.
Some Medicaid waivers and the VA fund attendance.
Why it matters
It gives the person structure and company, and gives a working caregiver their day back.
Further reading: National Adult Day Services Association
Adult day program where you live
The local guide on this, for each city we cover.
- Baltimore, MD
- Boston, MA
- Buffalo, NY
- Charlotte, NC
- Chicago, IL
- Columbus, OH
- Dallas, TX
- Denver, CO
- Detroit, MI
- Houston, TX
- Los Angeles, CA
- Memphis, TN
- Milwaukee, WI
- New York, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- Phoenix, AZ
- San Antonio, TX
- San Diego, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Tucson, AZ