Adult Day Health Care

A wide range of supportive health, psychological and social services are offered to aging, declining or disabled adults in a therapeutic, safe, fun, comfortable environment. Socialization, meaningful activity and peer and staff support decrease isolation, loneliness and boredom and enhance quality of life. Day health care can improve, regain, or maintain independence and physical, intellectual, emotional and mental functioning. Day health may enable primarily homebound adults to age in place at home with dignity, preventing or delaying nursing home or institutional placement, or facilitate transition from inpatient care or to or from a nursing home.

Developmentally Disabled and Special Needs Program

During two decades of operation, service needs have changed, and our programming has expanded in response, resulting in addition of a Developmentally Disabled and Special Needs program. Activity curriculums are specifically developed for Developmentally Disabled and Special Needs participants. Individual behavioral management program may be developed, to include activities to maximize behavior and intellectual functioning both at GoldenCare and at home. Biofeedback is also available.

Physical and Mental Health Therapy

With a medical referral, participants may be eligible to receive treatment from licensed therapists who are not contracted by the center, but provide the service on site. 

Nutrition

Nourishing hot breakfasts, lunches, and nutritious afternoon snacks designed by Certified Nutritionists are served daily.

Registered Health Services

Registered Nurses obtain medical recommendations and develop and update Individualized Plans of Care. Nurses administer and monitor medication and medical treatments and may coordinate other medical or health services.

Overall health and functional status assessment is ongoing. Participants are regularly monitored for early recognition and prevention of crises, and ambulation, toileting schedules, environmental aides, and other Activities of Daily Living are also addressed.

Activities

Another focus is mental and spiritual needs. Planned balanced, supervised, individual and group activities are designed to activate, motivate and assist in sustaining, improving or regaining functional independence. Activities promote new interests and facilitate interaction. Reality orientation, current events, memory challenges, games, word and picture puzzles, music, singing, crafts, educational tracts, movies, televised news, newspapers, magazines and books stimulate intellectual activity and memory. Varying levels of physical exercise and movement, including Qigong  and "chair yoga", help meet individual needs and abilities. Personal care training assists in developing self-help skills. Guests entertain, and excursion destinations include sites of interest and shopping venues.

Transportation

We can provide transportation to and from a home. Drivers complete annual DOT physicals, National Certifications and recertifications in emergency procedures, including First Aid, CPR and AED. They and our vehicles excel on State-mandated electronic and on-site inspections.

Payment

In addition to self pay for Adult Day Health and In Home Health Care, possible supports for payment exist. Long-Term Care insurance plans and Veterans Administration often cover services. Although Medicare does not currently cover services, Medicaid does cover when a CLTC (Community Long Term Care) or DDSN (Developmentally Delayed and Special Needs) case worker refers for services. Kindly reference the above "Resources" tab for additional possibilities for short-term or respite vouchers and grants that may pay for Adult Day Health and In Home Heath Care services.