First week of my fieldwork experience took place at Magik adult daycare.
Adult day care centers, are facilities where frail seniors and disabled adults can go during the day from Monday to Friday if they cannot, or do not wish to be home alone. This type of services is regulated as discretion of each state, although the National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) offers some overall guidelines in its Standards and Guidelines for Adult Day Care ( Robinson, n.d.). The centers are one way for the elderly or disabled to avoid or delay entering a nursing home and to give family members who care for them a chance to continue working at their jobs or have some respite during the day ( Robinson, n.d.). The staff usually consists of a social
Adult day care centers, are facilities where frail seniors and disabled adults can go during the day from Monday to Friday if they cannot, or do not wish to be home alone. This type of services is regulated as discretion of each state, although the National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) offers some overall guidelines in its Standards and Guidelines for Adult Day Care ( Robinson, n.d.). The centers are one way for the elderly or disabled to avoid or delay entering a nursing home and to give family members who care for them a chance to continue working at their jobs or have some respite during the day ( Robinson, n.d.). The staff usually consists of a social