by Newworld | Mar 12, 2023 | Blog
About 15 years ago I was in the lobby of one of SE Michigan’s Community Mental Health Agencies. Two, (2) of its executives were discussing what they had just viewed in the parking lot. This was to be a meeting of adult foster care providers and these two, (2)...
by Newworld | Feb 26, 2023 | Blog
Adult day care is a valuable service that provides a safe and engaging environment for older adults or individuals with disabilities who require supervision during the day. It is a program designed to enhance the quality of life for older adults and their families by...
by Newworld | Jan 10, 2022 | Blog
The beauty of the CORF is the expansive number of services it provides. Under one roof – without being in a hospital adjacent to a COVID ward – a patient can benefit from the work of: 1. Nurses2. Rehabilitative Therapists (Occupational and Physical)3. Speech...
by Newworld | Jan 7, 2022 | Blog
I Have a Moral Problem with Adult Day Services Programs Who Take Pride in Avoiding Serving Medicaid Recipients Adult day care/health programs promote medical stability, cut into self-neglect among the elderly and disabled and keep families together. For decades...
by Newworld | Jan 7, 2022 | Blog
You Cannot Bill Medicare Directly for Adult Day Care The question comes up, sometimes multiple times after we answer it. There is no direct bill to Medicare specifically for adult day services. Several years ago, California Representative Linda Sanchez did sponsor a...
by Newworld | Dec 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
Direct Care Training & Resource Center, Inc., a premier provider of international online training for multiple professions – with a special focus on long-term care – has introduced a new course to be made available not later than December 1, 2021. (Likely...
by Newworld | Apr 7, 2021 | Blog
There is no doubt adult day care/health centers have changed the world. They keep families together, assist in managing medication and nutritional considerations for the frail elderly and younger disabled and help protect the employment of family caregivers. They...
by Newworld | Mar 29, 2021 | Blog
A Look at The Inappropriate Discrediting of Day Services Programs Adult day programs and their contributions to the long-term community and to America’s neighborhoods are not new. From the shores of the Florida gulf to the top of Green Bay, Wisconsin these...
by Newworld | Nov 23, 2017 | Blog
Dr. Erma Leverette called three, (3) adult day care centers in the Los Angeles, California area with the goal of gathering information and choosing one in which to enroll her aunt. To her surprise and disappointment, not one of those who answered the phone could...
by Newworld | Aug 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Adult day services providers are a wonderful complement to communities. Reimbursement for services varies nationally, with higher rates in Pennsylvania, New York and California. Many rely upon payment from Medicaid waiver programs, with fees for service set by...
