What is an Old Age/Senior Citizen care center?

Old Age/Senior Citizen daycare is a planned program of activities designed to promote well-being through social and health-related services. Old Age/Senior Citizen day care centers operate during daytime hours, Monday through Friday, in a safe, supportive, cheerful environment. Nutritious meals that accommodate special diets are typically included, along with an afternoon snack.

Old Age/Senior Citizen day care centers can be public or private, non-profit or for-profit. The intent of an Old Age/Senior Citizen day center is primarily two-fold:

• To provide Old Age/Senior Citizen an opportunity to get out of the house and receive both mental and social stimulation.
• To give caregivers a much-needed break in which to attend to personal needs, or simply rest and relax.

Benefits of adult day care.

Kriti Health Care, an Old Age/Senior Citizen day care center provider in Delhi NCR region, summarizes the benefits of Old Age/Senior Citizen daycare well: “Old Age/Senior Citizen daycare offers a win/win situation for everyone in the family—not only the client or member who attends the program but also for the family member who has primary responsibility as caregiver. Old Age/Senior Citizen daycare provides a much-needed respite for the caregiver, affording a break from the physical demands and stress of providing round-the-clock care.”

For the participant, an Old Age/Senior Citizen day care center’s benefits can be extensive:

Is an Old Age/Senior Citizen daycare center right for me?

Good candidates for Old Age/Senior Citizen day care centers are seniors who:

• Can benefit from the friendship and functional assistance a daycare center offers
• Maybe physically or cognitively challenged but do not require 24-hour supervision
• Are in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease
• Are mobile, with the possible assistance of a cane, walker, or wheelchair
• Are continent (in most cases)