Adult Day Programs
Our Adult Day Programs provide meaningful and stimulating daily activities and exercises to meet the social, physical, emotional, intellectual and spiritual needs of our clients in a secure environment. They give participants the opportunity to socialize and offer caregivers support and respite. Trained, professional staff work closely with our clients and their caregivers to ensure the goals of the Adult Day Program are met.
About our in-person programs
Eligibility requirements
Our Adult Day Programs are for individuals who are 18 years or older and:
- Are referred by Home and Community Care (formerly Community Care Access Centre)
- Have a valid Ontario Health Card
- Live in a community setting
- Can adhere to our procedures for medication reminders
- Would benefit from socially interacting with others
How to Participate
Referrals are made through Home and Community Care Supports Central, Community Living Central York and Development Sector Ontario. For more information call 1-888-470-2222 or contact Christina Burns at @email
Referrals can be made for adults over the age of 18 who are frail, socially isolated, or diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, dementia, an acquired brain injury or Aphasia, or other age-related illnesses and could benefit from some support and supervision.
Sample Daily Activity Calendar
A monthly calendar that highlights special events and theme days throughout the year is available at all of our locations.
- Morning discussion and card games
- Music: love song sing-a-long
- History of baseball
- Exercise group
- Arts and crafts
- Bocce ball
- Entertainment: musical performance
- Horticultural therapy: herb planting
Important Information
- A nutritious lunch and morning and afternoon snacks are served daily
- Families are encouraged to drop off and pick up their loved ones or arrange transportation with York Region Transit Mobility On-Request Paratransit (YRT). Our staff can provide you with the Mobility On-Request Paratransit application or you can download it yrt.ca
- Each program has a daily fee for service. Subsidies are available for qualified participants upon intake to the program.
Medication reminders
Families should provide any medications to be taken during the Day Program and details about timings or special requests to the Day Program Staff. Staff will safely store medications once received at the program and deliver to clients. Once reminded, clients will be able to take their medications by themselves as part of our safe medication procedures.
What is new at the in-person program
Our primary goal is to protect our clients and staff while providing fun, stimulating and safe activities and programming. We continue to implement infection prevention and control measures in accordance with emergency orders and guidelines from the Ministry of Health and York Region Public Health. To mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the following Infection Prevention and Control measure will be in place at our Keswick and Maple locations:
- Daily active screening for all staff, clients and visitors
- Ensuring a full inventory of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is available to staff and clients
- Providing refresher training for staff on proper use of PPE and requiring staff to wear masks during service provision
- Directing staff to practice frequent hand hygiene before and after every contact with clients
- Disinfecting the premises regularly
- Cleaning, rinsing and disinfecting all equipment used
- Practicing physical distancing where appropriate/available
- Keeping personal belongings in individuals’ assigned storage cubbies
- Keeping clients with the same peers/cohort each day they attend during meals
- Ensuring that meals will be plated, covered and brought to the individual at a set time (mealtimes will take place in program spaces with appropriate physical distancing)
- Recommending that clients wear a mask as tolerated (if a mask is required, one will be provided)
How to re-join the in-person programs
Adult Day Program staff will contact all previous participants to see if they are interested in returning to the programs. For those interested in returning, an intake reassessment will be competed to ensure participants remain eligible and each client’s’ current needs can be met. Client schedules will be confirmed after all reassessments are complete.
If a client is not eligible to return to the program upon reassessment, we will provide additional supports to connect them to other community services.
About our virtual programs
York Region’s Adult Day Programs (ADP) have opened their doors virtually to clients and caregivers.
The virtual programming gives participants the opportunity to socialize with other clients and offer caregivers support and respite in a new way.
The virtual program uses an online teleconference platform to deliver various activities to participants, allowing individuals to socialize and engage with others in a safe way. Online interaction can bring many of the benefits of socialization to those who are feeling isolated at home while fostering a sense of involvement and community.
The virtual program is available daily from Monday to Friday on the online teleconference platform, Zoom. A weekly program schedule is sent out to clients that includes a variety of online drop-in programs such as exercise classes, music and trivia.
How to Participate
Referrals are made through Home and Community Care Supports Central, Community Living Central York and Development Sector Ontario. For more information call 1-888-470-2222 or contact Christina Burns at @email
Locations
Maple Health Centre - The Meeting Place
10424 Keele Street
City of Vaughan
Monday to Friday
7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For adults over the age of 18 with (including Alzheimer’s disease) and other cognitive impairments.
Maple Health Centre- Aphasia Program
10424 Keele Street
City of Vaughan
Wednesday
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
For adults 18 years and older living with aphasia or related communication disorders
Maple Health Centre- ABI Program
10424 Keele Street
City of Vaughan
Tuesday and Friday
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
For adults 18 years and older, living with the effects of an acquired brain injury.
Maple Health Centre - The Club
10424 Keele Street
City of Vaughan
Monday to Thursday
7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
For adults over the age of 18 who live with enhanced cognitive impairments and physical disabilities, socially isolated, or diagnosed with another age-related illnesses and could benefit from some support and supervision.
Keswick
43 The Queensway North
Town of Georgina
Monday to Friday
7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For adults over the age of 18 who are frail, socially isolated, or diagnosed with dementia (including Alzheimer’s disease), an acquired brain injury or aphasia or other age-related illnesses and could benefit from some support and supervision.
Contact Information
For questions about our Adult Day Programs, contact: 1-877-464-9675 ext. 76079
To be referred to our Adult Day Programs, contact: Home and Community Care (formerly Community Care Access Centre (CCAC))1-888-470-2222
