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Adult day care ptovides an organized and continually <br /> supervised program of 6upportive health and 6ocial <br /> cervices and activities to individuals vho are <br /> functionally impaired for the purpose of encouraginq <br /> and �naintaining optimal capacity for celf-care. 1►t a <br /> tninimum, the folloving services are required to be <br /> include� in an adult day care program: <br /> 1. Personal care services include assistance vith <br /> activities of daily living (e.g., walkinq, <br /> eating, toileting, grooming) and supervision of <br /> personal hygiene. � <br /> 2. Nutrition services �nclude a minimum of one meal <br /> per day vhich is of suitable quality and quantity ' <br /> and supplies at least 1/3 of the daily <br /> nutritional requirement. Specfal diets and <br /> supplemental meals are to be made available if <br /> indicated by a participant's approved plan of <br /> � care. <br /> �. Social vork 6ervices include counseling services <br /> designed to promcte maximum levels of physical <br /> and mental tunctioning by providing psychological <br /> support to deal with particular perconal and <br /> social problems. <br /> � �. Participant activity iervices include planned <br /> recreational and cocial activities iuited to the <br /> needs of participants and designed to encourage <br /> physical and mental exercise and stfmulate iocial <br /> --- - interaction. <br /> 5. Transpertation iezvices include a participant•� � <br /> transportation betveen his/her home and the <br /> program facility. Tr�nsportation may be provided <br /> directly or by agreement or contract vith another <br /> community ageney or local cpecialized _ _ <br /> transportation service. Transportation services <br /> must be able to accommodate participants vho are <br /> wheelchair bound. (See Section C.2. belov.) <br /> In addition, an adult day care program must Aave <br /> provisions for monitoring the health status of <br /> participants and for dealing vith emergency <br /> nealth/medical situations, in case they occur durinq <br /> the period covered by the day care program. These <br /> services may �nclude general nursing services and <br /> tehabilitative services. <br /> B-3 <br />