Is there adult day care for elders with Alzheimers disease or dementia?
Adult day care provides caregivers with much-needed respite, giving them a break to run errands, spend time with family or just get away from the stress of caregiving. But when a parent has Alzheimer’s disease, caregivers tend to be more reluctant to leave their elderly parent at an adult day care. However, there are adult day care centers that specialize in caring for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, with dementia-tailored activities and staff who are specially trained in the disease. How does a caregiver who has an elderly parent with Alzheimer’s or dementia know if they should consider adult day care? Here are some questions to ask: • Does the elderly parent with dementia seem unable to provide any structure for their daily activities? • Is the elderly parent isolated from others for more than an hour or two each day and misses companionship? • Can the elderly parent with Alzheimer’s or dementia be safely left at home alone? • Does the caregiver work outside the home or
