Happy Employees Make Adult Day Care Centers Rock

by Newworld | Oct 23, 2014 | Blogs

Success in adult day care rests with many factors.  These include having a clinically competent and properly managed memory care initiative, outstanding sanitation program and a meaningful activities routine.  And yet all of these revolve around one other critical...

Small Can Work Well in Adult Day Care

by Newworld | Oct 16, 2014 | Blogs

This week we spent time enjoying the open house event of Open Heart Community Care’s adult day care program.  We thank those who phoned later in the day indicating they could not join us but asked for a time to visit later.  This is an enhanced social model...

When Looking to Use Adult Day Care, Does Initial Approach Matter?

by Newworld | Sep 29, 2014 | Blogs

A one-word answer, YES.  Adult day services are the premier approach to long-term care without causing major emotional disruption in people or forcing them out of their homes.  They get supervision, rehabilitation, interaction with others, meals they might skip at...

Vendors Serving Your Program Must Share Your Ideals….

by Newworld | Sep 1, 2014 | Blogs

I can recall the day Friendly Adult Day Care & Respite Center added the work of a podiatrist to those who attended to our program participants.  It was needed since we served a number of diabetics and their families could not take days off work to take them back...

Customized Training Has Far Greater Value than Generic Products

by Newworld | Aug 26, 2014 | Blogs

As universal as adult day care is, there are still varying requirements based upon where you operate.  This includes different parts of the United States and other countries we serve including Canada, New Zealand and Australia.  While some requirements are truly...

There are Different Types of Predators from Whom You Must Protect Your Program

by Newworld | Aug 16, 2014 | Blogs

Often when we think of the word predator our mind goes to molesters.  This blog does not address issues involving molesters.  Our focus is the development and success of adult day care providers.  Hence we are talking about those predators who look for ways to defraud...

Use the Buddy System to Promote Meaningful Activity Sessions

by Newworld | Aug 12, 2014 | Blog, Training

There is no shortage of those in adult day care who prefer just to be left alone.  Some would prefer to use the day for naps.  The late Oscar Edwards pictured here preferred to spend his time occupying his own mind and was offended if you tried to interrupt his...

Staff Development Should Follow Specific Routine and Thrive from its Consistency

by Newworld | Jul 27, 2014 | Blogs

Staff development is often the first item questioned when a family of an adult day care participant questions an incident. To what extent was this person prepared to respond to this sudden illness? You publish this organizational philosophy but what did you have in...

Large Comes with Challenges; But Often Choices are Slim

by Newworld | Jul 20, 2014 | Blogs

America and other countries have adult day services programs serving hundreds of people per day. You can find some among clinical professionals who will criticize this model of adult day care. In this blog we have often provided both strategic and clinical advice...

Patient Stabilization Center: This Designation Takes Adult Day Care to the Next Level

by Newworld | Jul 16, 2014 | Blogs

Mary Wallace is 88 years old. As sick as she is of being sick she is still pretty feisty. Even with all of that both her personal physician and her daughter know that when she leaves the hospital this time after a bout of pneumonia she cannot be trusted to maintain a...