| Have you thought about adult day care for your | | | | themselves because they don't want to eat alone, |
| senior loved ones? Adult day care can be the | | | | or they don't want to make a full meal just for |
| perfect way for your loved ones to get the care, | | | | themselves, or because they don't feel confident |
| supervision and social interaction that they need | | | | using the stove or cooking with heavy pots and |
| while you get the time that you need to work or | | | | pans. When your loved ones are attending adult |
| meet other family obligations. Senior day care can | | | | day care you can be confident that they are |
| do a lot of good both for you and for your | | | | getting at least one nutritious meal each day. |
| elderly loved ones. If you're on the fence about | | | | Respite for you- Don't feel bad about needing |
| putting your elderly loved ones in adult day care | | | | time for yourself. You can't be the only support |
| consider all of these benefits of adult day care: | | | | for your elderly loved ones, especially if you have |
| One of the things that older people miss the most | | | | a job or a family of your own at home that need |
| once they retire or become ill is a sense of | | | | you. It's ok to say that you need time for |
| purpose, a reason to get up in the morning. | | | | yourself. Senior day care can give you the |
| Spending day after day at home alone waiting for | | | | freedom to work all day without having to worry |
| family or friends to come by can become isolating | | | | about whether or not your elderly loved ones are |
| and can leave your loved one at risk of | | | | ok. Senior day care also gives you the freedom |
| developing depression. Enrolling your adult loved | | | | to take care of any errands or other family |
| one in senior day care can restore a sense of | | | | obligations that you have. Or you can just take a |
| purpose to their lives and give them a reason to | | | | spa day once and awhile to restore your own |
| be excited about getting up every day. | | | | mental and physical health. |
| Another is providing supervision. Many seniors are | | | | Elderly people need mental stimulation and often |
| capable of staying in their own homes longer if | | | | they don't get enough. Activities, crafts, trips, and |
| they have periods of supervision, it's being alone | | | | just being around other people can help your |
| 24 hours a day that makes them more likely to | | | | loved ones exercise their mental muscles so that |
| have an accident in the home. Getting out of the | | | | they will stay sharp and alert for longer. Studies |
| house and being in a supervised setting with other | | | | have shown that seniors that don't get enough |
| seniors gives seniors a chance to remain | | | | social interaction lose their mental faculties at a |
| independent for longer. | | | | much faster rate than seniors that have strong |
| Adult Day Care also benefits nutrition. Many | | | | social ties and get out of the house for activities |
| seniors end up not cooking nutritious meals for | | | | and social occasions regularly. |