http://senioradvocatenews.com/index.cfm The Senior Advocate Adult Day Care en-us Copyright 2010 The Senior Advocate Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:05:31 EST In a world where nursing home care is often seen as the only alternative when a parent or loved can no longer be left alone, adult day care is often overlooked as a viable alternative. There are two varieties of adult day care facilities. Social day care centers offer primarily organized activities, social interaction, planned meals and supervised care. Adult day/health care locations are licensed by the state, but in addition to similar services offered by social day care centers, they provide medical supervision by a registered nurse on staff. <br /> http://senioradvocatenews.com/article/Health_and_Wellness/Adult_Day_Care/Adult_day_care_services_are_an_underutilized_underrated_alternative_that_can_provide_needed_care/17001 No Author Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:26:00 CDT http://senioradvocatenews.com/article.cfm?articleID=17001 http://senioradvocatenews.com/Media/1/jpg/2008/4/170011.jpg