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Respite For Two
How Do I Choose an Adult Day
Care Center?
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Conduct an individual needs
assessment before admission to determine your loved
one’s abilities and needs
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Is there an active program that
meets his or her daily social, recreational, and
rehabilitative needs?
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Does the center develop an
individualized treatment plan for participants and
monitor it regularly, adjusting the plan as
necessary?
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Are there referrals to other needed
community services?
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Are clear criteria for service and
guidelines for termination established based on the
person’s functional status?
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Is a full range of in-house services
offered, such as personal care, transportation,
meals, health screening and monitoring, educational
programs, counseling and rehabilitative services?
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Does the center provide a safe,
secure environment?
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Are the volunteers qualified and
well-trained?
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Does the center adhere to or exceed
existing state and national standards and
guidelines.
Excerpted from an
ARCH National Respite Network publication
www.archrespite.org/archfs54.htm
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