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Celebrate National Adult Day Services Week
September 20-26, 2009
"Enriching Lives Through Wellness and Creativity"
NEW! MAKE SURE YOUR CENTER IS
COUNTED: Register for the 2009 Adult Day Services Census
The 2009 Adult Day Services Census is a count of every adult day center
currently operating in the United States. Your participation is needed to help
us gather data that will provide critical information to consumers, providers
and policy-makers about the adult day service (ADS) industry. The National Adult
day Services Association (NADSA) and the Ohio State University College of Social
Work (OSU) have partnered with the MetLife Mature Market Institute to conduct a
two-phase study to examine the current state of ADS in the United States and to
identify programs utilizing research-based practices to fight chronic and
debilitating conditions faced by individuals with disabilities.
Learn more...
NEW! NATIONAL AWARD
NOMINATIONS OPEN UNTIL July 15, 2009
Nominate program staff, organizations, legislators and advocates who demonstrate
excellence and support day services for NADSA's Annual Awards. To view previous
winners and learn more details about nominations
click here.
NEW! CALL FOR NADSA
BOARD NOMINATIONS 2009
DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF NOMINATIONS: July 1, 2009
Show your commitment to the value of the National Adult Day Services Association
and help to shape its future! Nominations are open for Treasurer and Board
Members-at-large. You may nominate yourself or someone else. Nominating
candidates for office is a valuable service to the Association and your
thoughtful participation in this process will be greatly appreciated.
View current Board
composition
Each nomination should contain a completed
NADSA Board Candidate Form
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If you have questions about nominations or elections, please contact the
Nomination Committee Chair, Merle Griff
mgriff@sarahcare.com, or call 330-454-3200.
NEW! The National Adult Day
Services Association Annual Conference in partnership with the Washington Adult
Day Services Association to be Held October 2009, in Seattle, WA
The National Adult Day Services Association and the Washington Adult Day
Services Association invite you to join your colleagues from the United States
and Canada in Seattle, Washington, October 9-10, 2009. Planning is underway for
our Annual Conference and our 30th Anniversary Celebration, which will be hosted
at the Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue in downtown Seattle, within blocks of the
Pike Place Market, Seattle Art Museum, Aquarium, Space Needle, an array of
restaurants and shopping and much more.
Learn more…
NEW! Call for Sponsors and
Exhibitors to Support the 2009 National Conference in Seattle, WA
Download the
Sponsor and Exhibitor Brochure and Application
The only national adult day services industry conference and sponsorship
opportunities is designed specifically to reach adult day services workers.
The 2009 National Conference will be held in partnership with the Washington
Adult Day Services Association on October 9-10, 2009, at Red Lion Hotel in
Seattle, Washington.
The National Conference sponsorship opportunities offer your company exposure to
the adult day service provider network on both the state and national level. As
a sponsor, your message is reinforced. This is the perfect opportunity to
introduce your company, renew acquaintance or to reinforce your message to
leading adult day services workers from across the United States and Canada.
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Products that Promote
Adult Day Services: Sharing the Caring Promotional DVD & NADSA Backpack/Tote Bag
- Order yours today!
Living with Alzheimer's
Disease: A Study of Adult Day Health Services in Massachusetts
The Gerontology Institute University of Massachusetts Boston just released its
recent study of Adult Day Health Services in Massachusetts in partnership with
the Alzheimer's Association-MA/NH Chapter and the Massachusetts Adult Day
Services Association. Research focused on four goals of exploration: description
of existing practices, late-stage dementia specific programming, challenges, and
new paradigms for meeting the needs of early-stage early-onset participants.
Read more
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MetLife Mature Market Institute(R) Releases National Survey of Adult Day Services Costs and Annual Home Health Care Rates
The MetLife Mature Market Institute(R) released its national survey of adult day services and home care costs on September 30, 2008, which found that the national average daily rate for adult day services is $64, up $3 per day or 5% from 2007. The national average hourly rate for home health aides is $20, a $1 or 5% increase from 2007. The 2008 national average hourly homemaker/companion rate is $18, unchanged from last year. This year's study includes expanded coverage of statewide averages for all 50 states, in addition to rates for each state's largest metropolitan regions.
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more
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