Adult day care is a planned program of activities designed to promote well-being though social and health related services. With life expectancy continuing to rise, we may need assistance as we age. While help of all types is available, a valuable though not well-known service is adult day care, designed for older adults who can no longer manage independently, or who are isolated and lonely. Re-evaluate your need for day care. At some point the person with Alzheimer's may need more care than the center can provide. Center staff and support groups can help evaluate your needs for future care. Visit more than one center so that you can compare the types and quality of services provided. Visit each center before enrollment. Talk to the director, look at the center, and visit all classes. Think about your feelings when you visited each center.

Adult day care centers may be public or private, for profit or non profit. The common theme for all of these types of day care centers is they provide older adults an opportunity to get out of the house for outside stimulation as well as allow caregivers a break, a chance to attend to personal errands or simply a chance to relax. Good candidates are seniors who can benefit from the assistance a day care center offers. Seniors who may be physically or cognitively challenged but do not require 24 hour assistance are also good candidates for what day care services offer. For the participant, adult day care's benefits can be extensive: