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The Washington Care Planning Council serves the public as a FREE resource for eldercare questions. We also provide a free referral service to help the public find eldercare providers or advisers throughout the state. For immediate assistance, please call us at the number below. Otherwise, fill out the form and we will have someone get back with you. You incur no obligation for this service. READ OUR DISCLAIMER |
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This website is owned and operated by DISCLAIMER: The sole purpose of our listing service on this website is to assist you in contacting long term care providers or advisors in your area who may be helpful to you. There is no charge to you for using this service. Members of the Care Planning Council, featured on this site, have agreed to abide by an ethical code of conduct. We hope that Council members or anyone else we refer you to will treat you in an honest, fair and equitable manner. However, it is up to you to determine for yourself the integrity, experience or capability of any provider we refer you to. The National Care Planning Council is not responsible if your experience with any of our referrals is not satisfactory. Other service providers and advisers listed on this site, who are not members of the Council, are listed only for information purposes. We have deliberately not provided contact information for these service providers and we neither endorse these providers nor have we any experience with their services. We do not verify the background or business practice of these providers. If you contact any providers listed on this site, who are not members of the Council, we take no responsibility for the services they provide . Some nonmember providers listed on this site may no longer be offering services relating to the listing. If you are aware of any listings that are inaccurate please let us know and we will remove them. |
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About Adult Day Services Adult day care services have been around for about 30 years. A survey completed in 2001 put the number of adult day care centers at 3,493 nationwide. The survey by Partners In Caregiving also indicated that at least twice as many centers are needed as are currently available. The National Adult Day Services Association estimates current numbers of adult day care providers at around 4,000. Adult day services offer an ideal alternative to caregivers by providing a daytime care environment outside of the home. Here is a program where a loved one could be nurtured, stimulated and provided medical care and at the same time provide a welcome relief for the caregiver. It is baffling that such a valuable service goes largely underused by the public. Six hours a day of adult day services is only about 20% of the cost of bringing someone into the home to provide services for the same number of hours. And having a loved one in a protected and stimulating environment can afford necessary rest to overloaded caregivers. Most adult day services will also offer a van service to pick up and drop off loved ones at the house. In addition, most services that have nurses and social workers on staff can provide necessary aid to those care recipients in need of medical and emotional attention. Adult day centers have had a difficult time surviving because of public apathy. In many areas the services would be used but they are simply not available to families. Beginning next year Medicare may start paying for adult day care services in lieu of home health services. This will greatly expand the availability of this valuable service. |