Campaign for Better Care NC:  Produced by NC Justice Center

In December, Nicole Dozier sat down with Margaret Toman and her mother, Lou Longest, to discuss how adult day care has improved both of their lives.  Watch the video here:  http://youtu.be/oy6MCWetJBY

 
 
 
Amanda Hartness Receives National Media Award from National Adult Day Services Association
 
Congratulations to Amanda Hartness who was awarded the 2011 National Adult Day Services Media Award for her video project in a Masters Degree in Gerontology.  Amanda wanted to appeal to the hearts of the funders and the legislators by telling a poignant story that everyone could relate to.  She knew she also had to appeal to the minds of the funders and the legislators by convincing them of the tremendous value of adult day services.  Click here to view the video.
 

Adult Day Services Director Recognized by Congresswoman Renee Elmers

 
Congresswoman Renee Elmers (R-NC) "gets it"!  A visit with Olu Adebiyi at Family Circle Elder Care in Garner, NC, provided faces and testimonials for the incredible work that happens daily in adult day centers nationwide.  Olu is recognized for her entrepreneurial, sacrifical spirit in the Congresswoman's newsletter.
 
FIGHTING FOR OUR FUTURE
 
NCADSA Executive Director Teresa Johnson emphasized the value and benefits of adult day services to Senator Kay Hagan in her recent tour of North Carolina.  Senator Hagan held a series of roundtables about Federal budget and deficit issues.  Ms. Johnson stressed the savings to mounting health care costs when resources are invested to support home and community-based health services such as adult day services.
 
 North Carolina Adult Day Services Funding Restored!

North Carolina Governor Perdue proposed cuts of $1,106,000 to State Adult Day Care funding which supports aging adults and people with disabilities who need supervised care.   Family caregivers and adult day services supporters told their legislators to support the aging and stop cuts to adult day services.  The legislators listened and restored funding as the NC State Budget was approved on June 15, 2011!  Thank you to everyone who wrote letters, made phone calls and visits to advocate for adult day services.  Because of your support, this vital program can continue to serve vulnerable adults who need supervised daily care in their communities.

 

 

Local Media Matters as Governor's Budget threatens to sever an adult lifeline

North Carolina newspapers are featuring the stories of adult day services.  Read the articles here:

Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem, NC (April 25, 2011)

News & Observer, Raleigh, NC (April 24, 2011)

Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, NC (April 24, 2011)

 
 
 

News & Observer, Raleigh, NC (March 30, 2011)

 
 
 

MetLife Mature Market Institute Releases National Study of Adult Day Services

 Clients Served in Adult Day Services Nearly Doubles as Medical and Social Services Increase Among Centers

 
 
The number of individuals with disabilities and family caregivers using Adult Day Service centers to address their care needs has nearly doubled in the last eight years-and 35 percent more ADS centers exist today, according to a recent study by the MetLife Mature Market Institute.
 
The study, produced in collaboration with the National Adult Day Services Association (NADSA) and The Ohio State University College of Social Work, reports ADS centers serve over a quarter of a million people-an increase of more than 100,000 since 2002. The MetLife Study of Adult Day Services: Providing Support to Individuals and Their Family Caregivers updates the picture of adult day services and offers a framework of the future roles they might play in response to new challenges and opportunities.  Adult Day Services are a growing source of long term care with over 4,600 centers nationwide, which at any given time, serve over 260,000 persons with physical or cognitive impairments or disabilities.  Read the study to learn more...
 
 

 

 Representative Kissell visits Coltrane LIFE Center in Concord

 

 

Represenative Kissell visited Coltrane LIFE Center in June.  Susan Caudle expressed NCADSA's appreciation to Rep. Kissell for being the first North Carolina Congressman to co-sponsor H.R. 3043 Medicare Adult Day Services Act.  Although the Bill did not pass, we are hopeful that a revision of the Bill will be reintroduced.

 

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