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Adult day care serves two distinct clients: the elderly person who attends program, and the family members who care for them at home.

When someone in a family--a parent, spouse, or relative--becomes frail, forgetful, or unattentive there is increased risk for injury and death. Not only is the impaired person at heightened risk, there is also heightened risk for family members.  Caring for an imparied person is no simple matter. Complex social and psychological issues are often involved in addition to the physical issues of mobility.  Much care and attention is required to keep the activities of daily living flowing.

Time is a scarce commodity. There's never enough of it. When it becomes necessary to care of a parent on top of making a living, on top of caring keeping pace with technology,  tension increases. Being a caregiver to a parent, relative, or friend who is experiencing physical or mental decline is highly stressful in and of itself. When other demands are made, the stress can go through the roof.

It can be wrenching to watch a loved become frail and dependent.

Secondly, the burden of caring for mom or dad can fall on unequally on daughters as well on the those who live the closest. This can be a source of anger and resentment. Thidly, many caregivers have families of their own. They are caring for young children or teenagers in addition to caring for their own aging parent. Fourth many caregivers are also wageearners who have job responsibilities. All of the circustances and emotions of being a

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