Adult Day Care

• Labeling of Issue: 
• No existing adult day care program
• a program providing regular daily care for adults who cannot be left alone due to age or infirmity
• Hancock Memorial Hospital engaged in feasability study of running such a program
• Goal was to create, mail and tabulate the results of a survey for use by the Hospital committee


• Solution: Needs Assessment Survey
• 1490 questionnaires distributed, 51 returned
• 20 active caregivers, 4 probable in near future
• 8 Male, 19 Female
• 23 respondants reporting knowing others who need service
• Days of usage indicated
• 9 weekday during work hours
• 7 weekends variable
• 3 weekends


• Group Members:
• Jason Crouse
• John Robert Hill
• Dr. Susan Kindig
• Rev. Jerald Mielke
• Robert W. Perry
• Steve Spangler