Crisis in America: Aging Meets Health Care
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Question of the Day: (This question has been asked repeatedly, and often fervently, since early 2006; it continues to be asked to date.)
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Our ADHC facility was visited recently by a team of "Auditors".
How seriously should we take this visit?
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| Continued on FAQ page, where previous questions and answers may also be found. |
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Bulletin! The state of Georgia -- effective July 1, 2008 -- offers a new opportunity
for individuals and groups to provide services to Georgia's
growing frail, chronically ill, elderly population.
Click on State of Georgia for details;
click on Contact Us to get started.
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Face the Challenge! See the Crisis. Seize the Opportunity.
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Looking for Your Edge in a New Business?
- Ride that Wave!
- Think Aging. Think Health Care. Think of the intersection of the two as the most powerful Business Force -- a Tsunami of a Wave -- of the future which is here and now.
- Think how business projections for the next 5, or even just 3, years predict Aging and Health Care singly within the top five hottest businesses.
- Then think ADHC as the centerpiece -- the nucleus -- upon which you can build your edge.
- Then read on. You've come to the right place.
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| The Wave |
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Fact 1. Americans are getting older.
"Our nation is in the midst of a boom in the aging population . . . In 2011, the first wave of the 78 million baby boom generation turns 65."
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Adminstration on Aging
2004 Aging Report
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| Fact 2. Americans are living longer.
"From 1990 to 2000, the population of seniors over age 85 increased by a dramatic 37%, compared to only a 13% rise in the overall population."
- U.S. Census 2000
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Small wonder, Senior Care businesses are booming! From the simplest (as in personal home services) to the most complex (as in telemedicine), no business is growing more vigorously and briskly than businesses that respond to the challenge, the intersection of Aging and Health Care, the Adult Day Health Care program. *
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* One of the question in the FAQs is on the states that currently have a Medicaid-reimbursed program. Effective July 1, 2008, the amendment to the Official Code of Georgia, established the Adult Day Health (ADH) services program for that state.
(Contact us for interest in other states. We will strive to answer you to the best of our knowledge. If we are currently researching, we will say so.)
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| For more, click on the Peach! |
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Why should you be interested in Adult Day Health Care?
or Adult Day Health?
or . . . whatever?
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| Because a Universe of Opportunities Awaits! |
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What is Adult Day Health Care?
Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) is a comprehensive program of care offered within a certified, licensed, community-based, health care center that provides a day of health, therapeutic, and social services to those at risk of being placed in an institution.
What does an ADHC do?
An ADHC enables the frail, elderly, and disabled to continue to live in their own home and community. It is a home-like, safe and comfortable place, with an individualized system of care, where adults can spend the day, have their meals, and participate in programs designed to help them attain the highest level of functioning and quality of life.
How does an ADHC center do that?
The ADHC center provides:
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Continuous supervision and individualized attention.
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Health care professionals, from 8 to 10 disciplines, who specialize in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of the elderly and disabled.
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Socialization and recreation activities designed to stimulate interest, participation and interaction.
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A nutritious hot lunch, as well as breakfast, and mid-morning or mid-afternoon snack.
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Emergency services as they become necessary.
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Transportation to and from the center.
Why does an ADHC center do that?
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To restore or maintain optimal capacity for self-care to frail, elderly, or disabled adults.
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To prevent premature, inappropriate, or personally undesirable institutionalization.
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