Adult Day Services

Key Findings

The study shows that:

• Almost 80% of centers have professional nursing staff and about 50% have a social worker and physical, occupational, or speech therapy
• Direct care worker-to-participant ratio is 1:6
• Over 80% of participants attend full days and 46% attend five days per week
• Centers are serving populations with higher levels of physical disability and chronic disease
• ADS centers are leaders in providing care to individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
• Approximately 90% provide cognitive stimulation programs
• Most centers provide caregiver support including educational programs (70%) and caregiver support groups (58%)

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