Activities of Daily Living
Rophe Healthcare Adult Day Service Center is designed especially for older adults who want to remain in the community but who cannot be home alone during the day due to a physical, social and/or mental impairment. Adult day service also provides respite for family caregivers, especially those who are employed outside the home, and socialization for isolated older adults. Services offered in adult day service centers include health, medication supervision, personal care and recreational/therapeutic activities. Nutrition management is important for maintaining good brain functioning. We assist the client/family with making healthy meal choices as well as locating additional resources to support the client’s nutritional deficits. (www.illinois.gov/aging)
Our staff are trained to assist with activities of daily living in the areas of feeding, toileting, continence and transferring if support is needed in the home.
Activities of Daily Living
Bringing Energy, Enthusiasm, and Enlargement to the community.
Health & Wellness Care
The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. (http://www.who.int/about/mission/en/)
We will assess the stabilization of each disease process during admission and with each subsequent visit. It is our goal to assess the health needs at the beginning of each visit to avoid emergency care whenever possible.
Medication Management – During the initial assessment we will assess the current medication list and reconcile with the primary care provider. We will also assist with medication reminders to avoid medication errors.
Therapies
Geriatric “frailty” is the result of decline in multiple physical functions and health that some individuals experience as they get older. It is important to recognize that frailty is not a natural result of aging, but instead a condition. While 30% of older adults in the U.S. are considered frail by age 90, 70% are not. Frail elderly persons often experience muscle weakness, falls, balance and walking issues. Additional symptoms may include poor vision, cognitive (thinking) difficulties and depression. (www.aapmr.org)
We will provide our seniors with the necessary physical, occupational, and speech therapies as a home care provider referral and as an integrated service incorporated within their care plan goals. All therapies require PCP approval.
Care Coordination
Care coordination is the deliberate organization of client care activities between two or more participants (including the client) involved in a client’s care to facilitate the appropriate delivery of health care services. (www.ahrq.gov)
Our staff will perform routine assessments to assure the goals of each care plan are on target to meet.
Activities & Care Coordination
Memory Care Activities
There is an array of memory care programs developed for seniors either experiencing new onset or chronic memory loss. It promotes intellectual, physical, and social stimulation for persons of diverse backgrounds and at all stages of dementia. (www.alz.org)
- Art Activities
Art activities provides a means of self-expression. Participants will join in individual or group projects that are designed to promote positive self-esteem. Emphasis is placed on the process of creating, and participants are encouraged to talk about what they are making. Participants have the opportunity to share their finished pieces with the group at the end of each session.
- Music Activities
Music activities is physically and emotionally stimulating and is a great way of reaching and encouraging group interaction. Some participants will prefer singing, while others may enjoy an opportunity to play music. In addition to listening to and playing music, participants are encouraged to share memories and stories associated with the program’s musical selections.
We will provide art and music activities for our clients as a major part of their care plan for those that are currently or at risk for developing any form of dementia.
Nutritional Care
The Administration on Aging’s (AoA) Elderly Nutrition Program support nutritional services to older people throughout the country. The Elderly Nutrition Program, authorized under Title III, is intended to improve the dietary intakes of participants. The legislative intent is to make community-based services available to older adults who may be at risk of losing their independence. The Elderly Nutrition Program provides for congregate meals in group settings, such as senior centers. (www.aoa.gov)
We will assist with appropriate nutritional planning while considering any current or at-risk disease processes.
Referrals for Community Resources
We will make referrals to organizations that specialize in supporting our seniors.
Referrals
Health and Wellness
Fair Housing Referrals
Seniors are especially vulnerable to discriminatory housing practices based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, handicap (disability), or other protected classes.
(http://www.jmls.edu/clinics/fairhousing/pdf/seniors-english.pdf)
We will make referrals to organizations that specialize in supporting our clients through unfair housing practices.
Illinois Attorney General
(http://www.ag.state.il.us/consumers/consumer_publications.html)
HUD
US Dept of Housing and Urban Development
HUD Approved Housing Counseling Agencies
(https://apps.hud.gov/offices/hsg/sfh/hcc/hcs.cfm?&webListAction=search&searchstate=IL)
HUD Housing Discrimination
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
(800) 765-9372
The John Marshall Law School
Fair Housing Legal Support Center & Clinic
315 S. Plymouth Court
Chicago, Illinois 60604
Phone: 312.987.2397 | Fax: 312.427.9438
Email: fairhousingcenter@jmls.edu
(www.jmls.edu/fairhousing)
Illinois Department of Human Rights
The Illinois Department of Human Rights takes and investigates charges of discrimination involving real estate transactions (rentals, sales, and other transactions) involving residential and commercial real property. (www.illinois.gov/dhr)
We will assess the current and potential risks of housing disparities of each of our clients in an attempt to prevent health and physical risks.
Home Health Referrals
Home health care is a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home for an illness or injury. Home health care is usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as care you get in a hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF).
The goal of home health care is to treat an illness or injury. Home health care helps you get better, regain your independence, and become as self-sufficient as possible. (www.medicare.gov)
We will collaborate with our client’s PCPs to assure they have received the appropriate home health care referrals.
Memory Tools
Resource tools for memory care activities for both the client and the caregiver.
Medical Appointments
We will accompany our clients to their medical appointments upon request.
Medical Appointments
We accompany out clients to their medical appointments upon request.
Veteran Assistance
The Illinois Veterans Administration provide an array of services to eligible veterans.
Their mission is to assist veterans with navigating the system of federal state and local resources and benefits; provide long-term health care for eligible veterans in our Veterans’ Homes; partner with other agencies and non-profits to help veterans address education, mental health, housing, employment, and other challenges. (www.illinois.gov/veterans)
We will make appropriate referrals on behalf of any of our veteran clients with the focus of closing any holistic gaps.
Veteran Assistance
We honor our aging veterans.
Social Services
The Illinois Department of Aging provides senior social services through a Senior Help Line. These services range from Care Coordination to Adult Protective services. (www.illinois.gov/aging)
We will provide our clients with an intake assessment to assure there are not any social services missing from their current care plan. We will also conduct the same assessment every 90 days, post hospitalization, and at the onset of any life changing events.
Social Services
Assessments