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Adult Day Health Care
A licensed community-based day program for frail elderly and physically or mentally impaired adults.
Services:
The Interdisciplinary Team including a nurse, social worker, therapist, dietitian, pharmacist, program aides and volunteers working with the patient, family and attending physician to provide the following services:
- personalized treatment plan
- health care monitoring
- physical, occupational and speech therapies
- social services
- psychiatric and psychological services
- activities and socialization
- personal care assistance
- lunch, snacks and nutritional counseling
- door to door transportation
Participant Eligibility:
Services for frail elderly and functionally impaired adults with all of the following:
- A Medical condition requiring treatment or rehab services prescribed by a physician.
- Physical/mental condition that impairs activities of daily living but are not so severe as to require 24 hour institutional care.
- Reasonable expectation that preventive services will maintain or improve the present level of functioning.
- A high potential for further deterioration and probably institutionalization if ADHC were not available.
- Maximum one person assist required for transfers and ambulation.
Referrals:
May be made by patient and family, physician or other health care and social service professionals.
Payment:
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