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Alzheimer's Day Care Resource Center Program
Alzheimer's Day Care Resource Centers (ADCRC) provide a positive experience and care for persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementia.
The primary purpose of the ADCRCs are to: prevent premature or inappropriate institutional placement of persons with moderate to severe levels of impairment due to dementia; provide support and respite for caregivers; serve as models of the optimum type and level of day care services that are needed by persons with dementia; make training opportunities available to professionals and other persons providing care and treatment for this population; and increase public awareness and knowledge about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
The centers provide services that support the physical and psychosocial needs of persons with Alzheimer's disease or related dementia. Individual care plans are developed for each program participant with activities scheduled in accordance with these plans. The overall objective is to keep the participants as healthy and active as possible by helping them maintain their highest level of functioning and to improve the quality of their lives while providing respite to caregivers.
Persons who have been diagnosed as having Alzheimer's disease or other dementia are eligible to participate, without regard to age or financial resources. Targeted are those persons having moderate to severe levels of care needs and behavioral problems which make it difficult for them to participate in other care programs.
Participants are requested to share in the cost of care through fees based on the cost of services and a sliding fee scale that is specific to each site. Approximately one-third of the sites are administered under Adult Day Health Care licensure and certification, permitting them to accept Medi-Cal eligible persons.