Good Day ADHC

Welcome To Good Day

Good Day Adult Day Health Care Center (ADHC) is a licensed adult day health care program that provides a combination of medical, social, and therapy services to disabled adults 18+ and the elderly who have difficulty functioning in their own homes. Our highly qualified staff can provide a structured day program which includes nursing care, meals/nutritional counseling, transportation, social services and restorative therapies such as physical, occupational, and speech therapies, in a warm, caring and secure environment.

MISSION STATEMENT

The MISSION of Good Day Adult Day Health Care center is to provide and to manage coordinated, high quality, comprehensive health and human services in Southern California, with particular attention to the mixture of communities and the underserved. However, there shall be no discrimination based on religion, sex, age, ethnicity, or race. The services will be high quality and delivered in a manner that is consistent with economic, cultural, and social needs of the community. Good Day Adult Day Health Care center will have a sound fiscal system to maintain financial stability and self-sufficiency. Good Day Adult Day Health Care center will provide leadership in health advocacy.

What is an adult day health care center?

Adult day health care is a planned program of activities designed to promote well-being though social and health related services. Adult day health 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 snacks. Adult day health care centers can be public or private, non-profit or for-profit. The intent of an adult day health center is primarily two-fold:

To provide disabled adults and the elderly an opportunity to get out of the house and receive both mental and social stimulation, along with preventative medical care.
To give caregivers a much-needed break in which to attend to personal needs, or simply rest and relax

There are currently approximately 4,000 adult day care centers nationwide, according to the National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA). The proliferation of centers over the past two decades corresponds to the "mushrooming demand for home and community based services" to meet the needs of a rapidly escalating elderly population. Potential candidates for adult day care are disabled adults and seniors who:

May be physically or cognitively challenged and therefore need assistance monitoring their medical and/or mental health
Require assistance with their activities of daily living, BUT do not require 24-hour supervision/care.
Can benefit from the friendship and functional assistance a day care center offers,
Are in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease

Adult day health care center participants need to be mobile, with the possible assistance of a cane, walker or wheelchair, and in most cases, they must also be continent. A social adult day care setting differs from adult day health care, which usually requires a health assessment by a physician before someone is admitted into the program. Adult day health centers, which typically use the term "Adult Day Health Care" (ADHC) in their names, often provide physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and are usually staffed with an RN and other health professionals. A third type of day care provides social and health services specifically for seniors with Alzheimer's or a related type of dementia.