Adult Day Services – Social Adult Day and Adult Day Health
There are two types of adult day services (ADS)
- Social Adult Day Services (SADS) - which do not include a medical component in the program and are regulated by the NYS Office for the Aging when funded with aging funds, and
- Adult Day Health Care (ADH) - which includes a medical component and is regulated by the NYS Department of Health.
Social Adult Day Services
A structured, comprehensive program which provides functionally impaired individuals with socialization, supervision and monitoring, personal care and nutrition in a protective setting during any part of the day, but for less than a 24-hour period. Additional services may include and are not limited to maintenance and enhancement of daily living skills, transportation, caregiver assistance and case coordination and assistance. If you are interested in starting a social adult day services program please follow this link.
Adult Day Health Care
Health care services and activities provided to a group of registrants with functional impairments to maintain their health status and enable them to remain in the community. Programs are located at a licensed residential health care facility or an extension site. Programs are approved by the NYS Department of Health. You can access the NYS Department of Health
for more information.