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Study Counts Nation's Adult Day Centers, Comes up Short of What's Needed
Published: Apr 23, 2004
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For two years beginning in November 2000, staff at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine conducted a national study of adult day services. The staff had directed the Partners in Caregiving: The Adult Day Services Program, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF).
Key Findings
- The current number of adult day centers — 3,407 — falls far short of what is needed to serve the needs of the population of adults with chronic, debilitating illnesses and their family caregivers. The study estimates that the U.S. population base can support 8,520 adult day centers, with 5,415 more centers needed.
- Average overall enrollment in adult day centers was 42; average daily attendance was 25. The average length of stay was two years.
- The top three problems of adult day centers were adequate funding, recruiting/retaining staff and maintaining census/attendance.
Funding
RWJF provided $401,083 for the study of adult day services.
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Listed below is one grant that supported this project.
| Grant | Awarded to | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Adult day services census |
Wake Forest University School of Medicine (Winston-Salem, NC) ID#: 037535 Nancy J. Cox, M.S.W. 336-716-4941 njcox@wfubmc.edu |
Actual award: $401,083 November 2000 to November 2002 |
RWJF may have supported this project with other grants that are not listed.
Adult Day Centers
By:
Henry RS, Cox NJ, Reifler BV and Absbury C
Publication date:
January 2000
Summary:
Since 1987, RWJF has supported a series of programs to test the usefulness of adult day care and then to promote its replication. This chapter presents a history of the three distinct investments made by the Foundation on this topic.
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