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Rural Adult Day Care Center in Vermont Achieved Financial Viability and Expanded Its Services
Published: Sep 01, 2000
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From 1993 to 1996, Elderly Services, Inc. (ESI), which ran an adult day center called Project Independence in rural Vermont, more than doubled its program attendance and achieved financial break-even.
The project was part of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Partners in Caregiving: The Dementia Services Program national program.
Key Results
- In two-and-a-half years, average daily attendance at Project Independence increased more than 100 percent to 40 (the maximum the space could accommodate).
- Elderly Services achieved financial break-even by abandoning its use of a sliding-scale fee in favor of set fees at rough parity to its costs — with available discounts. At the same time it undertook an aggressive outreach to referral sources, expanded hours of operation, and oversaw approximately $50,000 in center renovations.
Funding
RWJF supported this project through a grant of $57,953.
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