History

In the 1990s, the demand for Adult Day programs increased due to a need for services that could support the frail elderly and individuals with dementia. Adult Day Services began offering a safe and cost-effective alternative to families and family caregivers that did not want to place their loved ones in a nursing home.

Our Adult Day Services program opened in 1998 as a program of Hospice of Napa Valley, Inc.

Our very first participant is still enrolled today receiving health maintenance therapies - physical, occupational and speech therapy. He has successfully been able to remain in his home vs. being admitted to a nursing home which was a more likely destination for his health status and situation.

We became designated as an ADCRC - Alzheimer's Day Care Resource Center - in 1999.

In January 2005, the program re-located to our new state-of-the-art facility designed specifically for our participant population. The facility includes conference and meeting rooms, a large dining hall, secured gardens and a physical therapy unit.

Most of our participants fall into one of three categories:

• Frail elderly
  Frail elderly are people who, because of health conditions, are not secure staying alone for longer periods of time in their own home.
• Individuals with dementia
  Although Alzheimers is the most commonly named disease associated with dementia, there are many different dementias that affect brain and neurological functions
• Chronically ill or disabled younger adults
  
  This group of participants function well socially with our other participant groups and equally enjoy and benefit from the activities and services we offer. Adults who have had a stroke, an injury or accident, or have other mental or physical disabilities are representative of this group.