Neighborhood House Adult Day Care

Neighborhood House Adult Day Services are open Monday Friday, 7:30 AM- 5:30 PM, and centers are located near downtown Salt Lake and Cottonwood Heights.Neighborhood House enriches, empowers and educates children and adults through quality affordable day care and support services. A sliding fee scale based on families ability to pay and door-to-door transportation service offer convenience and affordability for family caregivers.Programming focuses on the specific needs of aging and/or disabled adults. Engaging activities, consistent staff interaction, and regular meals can help older and disabled adults maintain their physical and cognitive health, while simultaneously providing valuable respite for their caregivers. Therapeutic recreation activities are designed to address social, emotional, physical, and cognitive domains, and experienced staff are supported by student interns from local universities and colleges. Other program features include field trips, music therapy, monthly service projects, and intergenerational activities. Individualized therapy plans are implemented upon enrollment and client progress is regularly evaluated. Additionally, we provide medication management, nutritious meals, and are the only adult day service program in Salt Lake County that contracts with Veterans Affairs for daytime supervised care.The average client at Neighborhood House is 80 years old, with age-related cognitive impairment, dementia, and/or other chronic conditions. Younger adult clients are cognitively challenged or physically disabled and benefit from supervised care on a temporary or permanent basis. Collectively, our clients are offered 11 daily activities - all of which are designed to promote independence, feelings of usefulness, social interaction, cognitive stimulation, and physical exercise. Intergenerational activities with Children's Center students integrate Neighborhood House adult clients into a larger population, further reducing social isolation and offering young children an opportunity to better understand aging or disabled adults in their surrounding community. To learn more about Neighborhood House, or to schedule a tour, visit www.nhutah.orgContact Information:Riverside Adult Day Center423 South 1100 WestSalt Lake City, Utah 84104(801) 363-4593Email: [email protected] Adult Day Center1580 East Vine Street (6100 South)Salt Lake City, Utah 84121(801) 277-3264Email: [email protected] Note: This article was submitted by Sarah Scott, MS, MBA. She is the Adult Day Services Director at Neighborhood House and may be reached at 801-363-4593, or by email at [email protected]

Lifestyle changes related to COVID-19 transmission have had a broader impact on older adults than is reflected in current hospitalization and mortality numbers. The abrupt shift to social distancing, required to minimize exposure to a disease that puts them at high risk, has discounted the destructive impact of social isolation and/or the disruption of daily routines on health and wellness.Older adults are frequently challenged by chronic conditions, and their health can be more influenced by what they do in their daily lives than by medical interventions. Sheltering in place - including the removal of formal and informal supports previously available every day - may lead to health risks unrelated to the pandemic. Changes in regular diet or physical exercise can negatively impact heart conditions or lead to increased weakness, frailty, and falls. Social isolation can increase depression and anxiety. The lack of cognitive stimulation from multiple activities can accelerate cognitive decline.[1]Being at home with dependent adults for months at a time may be hard on family caregivers too. Some are homeschooling children. Others have had to relinquish employment or school to provide care to loved ones. Many more have had to forego much needed respite - offered by day programs, senior centers, and more costly long-term care facilities- to offset the cumulative stress of caregiver burden.Neighborhood House Adult Day Services offers affordable day care and support to aging and disabled adults on a sliding scale fee and in full compliance with state and federal health guidelines. It remains open to families in need of respite and offers quality day programming for aging and disabled adults sheltering in place at home. The program utilizes recreational and horticultural therapy to address the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive functions of participants. Experienced staff lead activities, and person-centered therapy plans are developed and regularly evaluated. Additionally, the center offers medication management and nutritious meals three times a day. To learn more about Neighborhood House, or to schedule a tour, visit www.nhutah.org[1] Steinman, M.A., 2020, Meeting the Needs of Older Adults Isolated at Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic, JAMA Internal Medicine, Vol.180 (6), 819-820

With two Adult Day Service centers and a 40+ year history of caring for the community, Neighborhood House is more than just supervised care for older and disabled adults, its a way to connect with a rich legacy and vibrant community.Programs for adults support the physical, cognitive and emotional health of clients. Services are available on a sliding fee scale, making them affordable to those who need them most. Neighborhood House is also the only Adult Day Service program in Salt Lake County that contracts with the Veterans administration for services.Neighborhood House provides door-to-door transportation, nutritious meals, field trips, medication management, and daily activities to support physical, cognitive, and emotional health. Engaging activities, interactions with staff and regular meals can help older or disabled adults maintain or stabilize their physical and mental health, while also providing a valuable respite to their caregivers. Neighborhood House Adult Day Services are open Monday - Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and centers are located near downtown Salt Lake and Cottonwood Heights. The average client at Neighborhood House is 80 years old and has Alzheimer's or dementia. Younger adult clients have typically experienced a traumatic brain injury or stroke and are in need of supervised care on a temporary or more permanent basis.Monthly service projects at Neighborhood House get adults involved in giving back to the communities they are a part of and include preparing care packages for troops overseas during Halloween, delivering donations to local shelters, and tying blankets for children in need. These service projects, and Adult Day Services at Neighborhood House as a whole, are designed to be accessible to those with a range of physical and cognitive abilities. Service projects cultivate a feeling of usefulness among clients and can help improve mood and behavior.Adult Day Services at Neighborhood House also feature intergenerational activities, helping to reduce the isolation that many older and disabled adults may feel. Activities include arts and crafts, simple games, and holiday related events with children.To learn more about Neighborhood House or to schedule a tour, visit: www.nhutah.org or call 801-363-4593Services Offered: Programs designed by a Certified Recreation Therapy Specialist (CRTS) Door-to-door transportation available within our boundaries Nutritious breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack Eleven activities daily Field trips for clients Individualized care plans Title VI Plan Compliance Partnerships with the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Aid and Attendance Program, DSPD and Salt Lake County Care Giver Support and Alternatives Program.Contact Information: Riverside Adult Day Center423 South 1100 WestSalt Lake City, Utah 84104(801) 363-4593Cottonwood Adult Day Center1580 East Vine Street (6100 South)Salt Lake City, Utah 84121(801) 277-3264