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.