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� / Adult Day Services November 12,2008 Page 2 of 2 From the website of the National Adult Day Services Association(www.nadsa.org): Adult day service centers provide a coordinated program of professional and compassionate services for adults in a community-based group setting. Services are designed to provide social and some health services to adults who need supervised care in a safe place outside the home during the day. They also afford caregivers respite from the demanding responsibilities of caregiving. Adult day centers generally operate during normal business hours five days a week. Some programs offer services in the evenings and on weekends. Although each facility may differ in terms of features, these general services are offered by most adult day centers: Social activities—interaction with other participants in planned activities appropriate for their conditions Transportation—cloor-to-door service Meals and snacks—participants are provided with meals and snacks, those with special dietary needs are offered special meals Personal care—help with toileting, grooming, eating and other personal activities of daily living Therapeutic activities—exercise and mental interaction for all participants. In general, there are three types of adult day centers: social (which provides meals, recreation and some health-related services), medical/health(which provides social activities as well as more intensive health and therapeutic services) and specialized (which provide services only to specific care recipients, such as those with diagnosed dementias or developmental disabilities. Caregivers typically select the type of center a care recipient attends based on the caxe needed. (Emphasis added.) Attached in a letter from Mr. Penn received in response to Staff's request for information. Mr. Penn further explained that for 70 to 80 percent of the clients the fees are paid by the State through a program that provides and arranges a variety of alternative (less expensive) services for elderly persons that would meet the criteria for admission to a nursing home and who are eligible for Medical Assistance or will soon be eligible for Medical Assistance. The rest of the clients pay their own way. Clients stay the entire day, with the usual minimum of two days a week. They are transported by Metro Mobility, Dial-a-Ride, or, if they are outside the service areas of these services, by the center's vehicles. This is very different from"Senior Centers" such as the Gillespie Center. Senior Centers are for able-bodied persons who primarily want a place to hang out and socialize. Conclusion Because of the medical nature of the program Staff concluded Sojourn could be considered a "clinic" and, unless Council is of a different opinion, would issue a letter to that effect.