Today’s
families have more choices in selecting care for their loved ones.
With life expectancy continuing to rise, more and more of us need assistance
as we age. While there are many different types of senior care available, adult day care centers are designed for older adults
who can no longer manage independently, or who are isolated and lonely. Sometimes family members or primary
caregivers may feel reluctant to use adult day care services because they are unfamiliar, or because a loved one is hesitant
to try something new.
The Wells Nursing Home, Adult Day Health Program is located in a specially designated
area of Wells House. The Program offers all of the services of a nursing home in a day setting.
An
Adult Day Health Program is a community-based program similar to adult day care but designed for elders and persons with disabilities
who need a higher level of care, but can still benefit from receiving services in a group setting. Services provided include
physical, occupational and speech therapies, nursing supervision, monitoring of vital signs, blood glucose, blood pressure,
and medications, assistance with bathroom visits, dietary counseling and supervision, psychological counseling and an individualized
plan of care. All services are supervised by trained geriatric specialists.
“ Without the program I don’t
think my mother would still be with us. She looks forward to every day now”. -Caregiver
We help people continue to live in the community by helping them achieve their highest level
of functioning and independence.
Do any of these statements sound familiar?
If I just had some help, mom could remain home.
It’s
so difficult to get dad in the shower.
She has lost weight, she’s just not eating.
She just sits in a chair all day.
Incontinence is a problem we just don’t talk about.
He falls and doesn’t tell me.
She hasn’t taken her pills since last
Thursday.
He
calls 5 times a day for the same thing.
What if she has a diabetic reaction and she is home alone?
Program Services: Medical Monitoring
Social Work
Personal Care
Nursing Care
Dietary Consultation
Nutritional
Lunch and Snacks
Rest and Exercise
Physical, Speech and Occupational Therapies
Diversified
Leisure Time/ Educational Activities
Arrangements
for Emergency Care
With assistance arranging these additional services:
Dental
Laboratory
Beauty and Barber Shop
Podiatry
Radiology
