A proposed adult day care facility in Moulton, Alabama is considered in a business plan consisting of ten pages Financial data is also included. Four sources are cited in the bibliography.
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The need for adult day care is one that continues to grow. Most existing facilities are in areas of moderate or large population, leaving the rural areas without
the option of adult day care. As the population ages, the issue will become even more critical than it is at present. Budgetary constraints as well as quality
of life issues work together to keep senior adults out of nursing homes for as long as possible, but many need interim care that either cannot be found in the
local area or is too costly for many seniors or their families to afford. This is a business plan to establish an adult day care facility in Moulton, Alabama,
a small town in rural northern Alabama and one that currently is not served by such a facility. Introduction
In 1999, single mother "Susan Mehls became sole caretaker of her elderly mother, who has middle-stage Alzheimers disease" (Truman, 2002; p. ITEM02145151). Caught in the
middle as are so many other adult children faced with both child- and eldercare responsibilities, Ms. Mehls "couldnt afford to stay home with her mother, nor could she afford to
set her up in an assisted living situation at home or in a seniors community ... Mehls said she is a prime example of the way most families learn about
adult day care -- they have nowhere else to turn" (Truman, 2002; p. ITEM02145151). At the Almost Family facility in which Mehls enrolled her mother, the daily visitors suffer
from a variety of debilitating conditions such as Alzheimers, dementia, Parkinsons or others. They do not need full time physical care, but they do need a younger adult close