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Article: Adult day care centers.
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- Indiana Business Magazine
- Article date:
- November 1, 1992
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A new trend in the Midwest
Even the most devoted caregiver for an older person needs a break. Maybe the aging person could use new activities or a change of scene. Adult day care is designed to help in both situations.
Just as you'd shop carefully for day care for a child, check out adult centers before dropping off family members. See if the help is friendly--if they're not pleasant to you, there's a good chance they won't be warm with a person left in their care. Try a meal there with your senior; most facilities will let you do this. Other factors to size up: safety, cleanliness, comfort, stimulation and the ratio of personnel to guests.
If the ...